M Graham Clark Downtown Airport (KPLK), Missouri
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
M Graham Clark Downtown Airport (KPLK) is a single-runway general aviation field serving Branson, Missouri. Business aviation traffic remains light, consistent with its role as a regional airport without onsite customs or towered operations.
Runways
M Graham Clark Downtown Airport has one paved runway, 12/30, 3,738 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
M Graham Clark Downtown Airport has Jet A+ and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 7am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
M Graham Clark Downtown Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Springfield-Branson National (KSGF), 38 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
M Graham Clark Downtown Airport recorded 480 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation traffic at KPLK builds through the fall, peaking in November, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 65 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 2.5 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
M Graham Clark Downtown Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Springfield Approach.
There are no safety or overrun areas at the runway ends, and large drop-offs are present. Steep terrain gradients run along the runway pavement edges.
Pilot-activated REIL is available for runways 12 and 30, VASI for runway 30, and MIRL for runway 12/30, activated via CTAF.
A 50:1 obstruction clearance slope applies to the displaced threshold.
A 37:1 obstruction clearance slope applies to the displaced threshold.
Deer are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
General aviation services are available at the east end of the airfield.
Student training activities occur in the area.
Branson-area attractions are located near the airport.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
M Graham Clark Downtown Airport has five airfields within 33 NM. The closest is Branson (KBBG), 5.80 NM south.
Part of the Springfield and the Ozarks area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KPLK
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KPLK.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is there customs clearance available at KPLK?
KPLK, M Graham Clark Downtown Airport, has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is at KSGF, approximately 38 nautical miles away, so international arrivals should plan clearance there before or after a stop at Branson.
What runway length is available at M Graham Clark Downtown Airport?
M Graham Clark Downtown Airport, KPLK, has a single paved runway, 12/30, measuring 3,738 feet by 100 feet with an asphalt surface. There are no safety or overrun areas at the runway ends, and steep terrain gradients run along the pavement edges.
What fuel is available at KPLK?
KPLK stocks 100LL and A+ fuel, with Jet A also available on the field. General aviation services are located at the east end of the airfield, and the airport attends 0700-1700 local, all days.