Terminal Procedures

M78 — Malvern Muni

MALVERN, AR · 2 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 538 ft1 runwayLongest 3,188 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume SC-1Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

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RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 220DPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

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M78 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0730-1630
ARTCC
Memphis Center
Flight service
Jonesboro
NOTAM facility
JBR (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
0E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
January 1964
Airport area
114 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Memphis
Last FAA inspection
2023-09-27

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

M78 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,188 × 60 ft0422N500 ft
Runway layout at M78, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
04/223,188 ft60 ftAsphalt ExcellentMedium intensity
  22 218°Tdisplaced threshold 376 ft

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where M78 is

Latitude, longitude34.3333160, -92.7614990
Elevation538 ft
From Malvern3 nm SE

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FAA remarks for M78

  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • FOR CD CTC LITTLE ROCK APCH 501-379-2908 OR LITTLE ROCK ATCT 501-379-2911.
  • ACTVT MIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF.
  • ROAD & 4 FT FENCE 28 FT FM THLD.
  • APCH RATIO 25:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near M78

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KHOTMeml FldHOT SPRINGS, AR19 nm NW5
9M8Sheridan-Grant County RgnlSHERIDAN, AR20 nm E3
KADFDexter B Florence Meml FldARKADELPHIA, AR21 nm SW3
KSUZSaline County RgnlBENTON, AR21 nm NE5
KLITBill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams FldLITTLE ROCK, AR36 nm NE16
KORKNorth Little Rock MuniNORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR39 nm NE6
KPBFPinebluff Rgnl/Grider FldPINE BLUFF, AR42 nm E5
KCXWConway RgnlCONWAY, AR42 nm N3

VFR charts covering M78

Common questions about M78

What charts are available for M78?

2 current FAA charts for Malvern Muni, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for M78?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at M78?

Malvern Muni has 1 runway. The longest is 04/22 at 3,188 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does M78 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total M78 has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at M78?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is M78 a towered airport?

No — Malvern Muni has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these M78 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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