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Location is Key!

From continental view to a state side view  - one can see Mississippi County, Arkansas is an ideal location to conduct business. With relatively short distances to major cities (airports), the Mississippi River, and the distribution capital of the Unites States (Memphis, TN) - our location can have your goods where they need to be in little or less than a few days! Mississippi County, Arkansas will also be in close proximity to and a mid-way location to the I-69 NAFTA Interstate transportation corridor. This corridor will connect Port Huron, Michigan - the entry point to Canada and Brownsville, TX - the entry point to Mexico. Our location is served by all major logistics companies including: Fed Ex (who is based and has the major hub in Memphis), UPS, and DHL.

Mississippi County Transportation Information

Road, rail, water, and air all converge for your convenience in Mississippi County, Arkansas. Please view the link below to view the highway, rail and Mississippi River Harbor network.

Road, rail and water network is below

images\maps\MS_County_Hwy___Rail_Network Dec 29.pdf

Description of what is seen in the map

Road :: Mississippi County has Interstate 55 (orange outlined in red) and U.S. Highway 61(red) which runs parallel from the north to the south end of the county. The state highways are highlighted in white and run all over the county, east and west as well as north and south. All roads are currently in good condition or being upgraded to better quality. I-40 is less than 50 miles to the south, making Mississippi County, Arkansas an easy drive to and from a number of cities.

Rail :: Mississippi County, Arkansas is proud to work with Burlington-Northern/Sante Fe (BNSF) Railroad Company. The railroad is highlighted in Green and can easily connect any rail freight with the river port or highways. BNSF allows for North/South distribution and connects with major East/West lines. Several industrial sites with rail are available and BNSF service through Mississippi County, Arkansas is approximately four times a day. Please note the connections to the Gulf and West Coast Ports. In addition to BNSF, Mississippi County, Arkansas has nearby access to four  Class-1 railroads they include: UP, CN/IC, CSX and NS which are all in Memphis.

Retrieved from the BNSF website

Air :: The Arkansas Aeroplex is the former Eaker Air Force Base which is located near Blytheville, Arkansas in the northern part of the county. It has one of the longest runways in America in being 11,600 ft long and 300 ft wide, which can accommodate business jets and most cargo aircraft. The Arkansas Aeroplex is equipped with the Federal Aviation Administration six instrument approach. The taxi way is 11,600 ft long and 175 ft wide. The nearest commercial passenger service would be in Jonesboro, AR or Memphis, TN.

Mississippi County, Arkansas has two municipal airports and one city airport.

Blytheville Municipal Airport runway is over 5,000 ft long

Osceola Municipal Airport runway is 3,800 ft long

Manila City Airport in 3,500 ft long

Detailed map of Mississippi County with road, rail, water, air transportation is available for your viewing.

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