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Transportation in the
South Shore Area
Rail
Rail shipping can be arranged on the Missouri and
Northern Arkansas Railroad with depots in Cotter and Batesville, Arkansas. For
more information, call the M&NA at 800-228-3580.
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Days Transit Time to: |
| Chicago |
2 days |
Dallas |
1 day |
| Kansas City |
1 day |
Los Angeles |
4 days |
| Houston |
2 days |
Memphis |
1 day |
| New York |
4 days |
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Air
Ozark Regional Airport in Midway, 870-481-5418, has a 5,000 foot runway. Charter service is available from Mountain Home
Flight Service, 870-481-5995, or Pro
Aviation, 870-481-6222. Pro Aviation also provides flight instruction and
pilot services. Ground transportation is provided by Sundown
Limousines. Weather
at the airport from NOAA.
Boone County Airport, 870-741-5211, has a lighted runway 6,161 feet long
by 150 feet wide. Charter service is offered by Crown Aviation, 2424
Airport Rd., Harrison, AR 72601, 870-741-4510. Single and multi-engine airplanes
are available.
Marion County Regional Airport in Flippin, 870-453-2241,
serves business aviators and recreational pilots. The airport currently has a
4,100-foot paved, lighted runway, and has a runway extension to 5,000 feet under
construction. Services available are fuel sales (Jet-A, 100-LL) and hangar
space. The airport is open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. It has an instrument landing
system. Corporate aircraft using the airport include Ranger Boats and Mar-Bax
Shirt Company.
There are also landing strips at Gaston's Resort in
Lakeview and at the Valley Fly-In subdivision in Cotter, both on the White
River.
Area residents also use the Springfield, Missouri, and Little Rock, Arkansas,
airports.
Freight Carriers
A few of the freight carriers that serve the area are: United
Parcel Service (1-800-PICK-UPS), Federal
Express (1-800-GO-FEDEX), American
Freightways of Harrison (1-800-874-4723), USA
Truck (1-800-USA-TRUCK), US Xpress
(423-510-3000) and others.
Waterways
Nearest shallow draft port facilities: Port
of Little Rock
Distance to port - About 150 miles - 501-490-1468
Nearest deep water facilities: Port
of New Orleans
Distance to port - About 600 miles - 504-522-2551
Local Bus
Regularly scheduled bus service is available in select areas of the South
Shore region.
Parts of Marion and Baxter Counties are served by North
Arkansas Transportation Service. For current schedule information, call
870-425-6989.
The Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) offers free bus service to
Harrison for shopping, recreation and errands for those who no longer drive. The
bus leaves from Omaha at 8:30 a.m. on Monday; Diamond City and Lead Hill are
served on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.; and on Thursday morning the bus leaves Zinc
at 8:30 a.m.
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