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Instructor pilot reports that conway ar has a new airport designated cxw and an old airport designated cws and both are named cantrell field; but cxw is not on the sectional and notam's are not available for cwx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1229315 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201412 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CXW.Airport |
| State Reference | AR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
The city of conway; arkansas has a new municipal airport (cxw - cantrell fld). This airport is not depicted on the memphis sectional (dated 18 sep 2014 to 2 apr 2015). The airport is listed in the airport/facility directory south central us the old city airport (cws - dennis F cantrell fld) is still being used and is depicted on the memphis sectional and a/F directory. When conducting a NOTAM search using dins after typing in cws the search returns that there are 'no' NOTAM's for this location. A search of cxw only returns obst tower information for the new airport. Both airports have the same name which could cause confusion during radio communications. Pilots operating in the area of the city of conway may not be aware that there is a new airport that is not depicted on the sectional and that a cws NOTAM search does not address the new airport. Recommend that the airport manager create a NOTAM effective immediately for both airports explaining that the new airport is not depicted on sectional and to reference a/F directory for correct frequencies and airport names.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Instructor pilot reports that Conway AR has a new airport designated CXW and an old airport designated CWS and both are named Cantrell Field; but CXW is not on the sectional and Notam's are not available for CWX.
Narrative: The city of Conway; Arkansas has a new municipal airport (CXW - Cantrell FLD). This airport is not depicted on the Memphis sectional (dated 18 SEP 2014 to 2 APR 2015). The airport is listed in the Airport/Facility Directory South Central U.S. The old city airport (CWS - Dennis F Cantrell FLD) is still being used and is depicted on the Memphis Sectional and A/F Directory. When conducting a NOTAM search using DINS after typing in CWS the search returns that there are 'no' NOTAM's for this location. A search of CXW only returns OBST Tower information for the new airport. Both airports have the same name which could cause confusion during radio communications. Pilots operating in the area of the city of Conway may not be aware that there is a new airport that is not depicted on the sectional and that a CWS NOTAM search does not address the new airport. Recommend that the airport manager create a NOTAM effective immediately for both airports explaining that the new airport is not depicted on sectional and to reference A/F Directory for correct frequencies and airport names.
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