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{{Short description|Airport in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma}}
{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Okmulgee Regional Airport
| name = Okmulgee Regional Airport
| image = Okmulgee Regional Airport-OK-08Mar1995-USGS.jpg
| image = Okmulgee Regional Airport-OK-08Mar1995-USGS.jpg
| image-width = 250
| image-width = 250
| caption = 1995 [[USGS]] 1995 [[orthophoto]]
| caption = 1995 [[USGS]] [[orthophoto]]
| IATA = OKM
| IATA = OKM
| ICAO = KOKM
| ICAO = KOKM
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| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner = City of Okmulgee
| owner = City of Okmulgee
| operator =
| operator =
| city-served = [[Okmulgee, Oklahoma]]
| city-served = [[Okmulgee, Oklahoma]]
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| elevation-f = 720
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'''Okmulgee Regional Airport''' {{airport codes|OKM<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx | title = Airline and Airport Code Search | publisher = [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA) | accessdate = November 28, 2012}}</ref>|KOKM|OKM}} is in [[Okmulgee County, Oklahoma]], three miles north of the city of [[Okmulgee, Oklahoma|Okmulgee]], which owns it.<ref name="FAA" /> The [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015 [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] it as a ''[[general aviation]]'' facility.<ref>
'''Okmulgee Regional Airport''' {{airport codes|OKM<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx | title = Airline and Airport Code Search | publisher = [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA) | accessdate = November 28, 2012}}</ref>|KOKM|OKM}} is in [[Okmulgee County, Oklahoma]], three miles north of the city of [[Okmulgee, Oklahoma|Okmulgee]], which owns it.<ref name="FAA" /> The [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2021-2025 [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] it as a ''[[general aviation]]'' airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/current/media/NPIAS-2021-2025-Appendix-A.pdf |title=National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2021-2025), page A-84|publisher=FAA|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf
| title = 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A | format = [[PDF]], 2.03 MB
| work = [http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/index.cfm?sect=2011 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]
| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2010
}}
</ref>


==History==
==History==
Opened as '''Okmulgee Field''' in 1942 as a [[United States Army Air Forces]] airfield. Had three 6'000 hard surfaced runways, (00/18; 04/27; 15/33). began training [[United States Army Air Corps]] cadets under contract to Sooner Air Training Corp. Assigned to Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. Hangar Six, Inc. conducted pilot training. Airfield had four local auxiliary airfields for emergency and overflow landings. Flying training used [[Fairchild PT-19]]s as the primary trainer. Also had several [[PT-17 Stearman]]s. Also provided contract glider training using [[C-47 Skytrain]]s and [[Waco CG-4]] unpowered Gliders.
Opened as '''Okmulgee Field''' in 1942 as a [[United States Army Air Forces]] airfield with three 6,000-ft hard surface runways, (00/18; 04/27; 15/33). began training [[United States Army Air Corps]] cadets under contract to Sooner Air Training Corp. Assigned to Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. Hangar Six, Inc. conducted pilot training. Airfield had four local auxiliary airfields for emergency and overflow landings. Flying training used [[Fairchild PT-19]]s as the primary trainer. Also had several [[PT-17 Stearman]]s. Also provided contract glider training using [[C-47 Skytrain]]s and [[Waco CG-4]] unpowered Gliders.<ref>{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}</ref><ref>Manning, Thomas A. (2005), ''History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002''. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas {{OCLC|71006954|29991467}}</ref><ref>Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), ''Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy'', Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. {{OCLC|57007862|1050653629}}</ref>


Inactivated on June 30, 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on September 30, 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport.
Inactivated on June 30, 1944, with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on September 30, 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport.


[[Central Airlines]] scheduled flights to Okmulgee in 1950–53; in June 1950 it was a stop between [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] and [[Holdenville, Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/cn2/cn5006/cn5006-2.jpg | title= Central Airlines Timetable, June 5, 1950| publisher=www.timetableimages.com | accessdate=January 29, 2019}}</ref>
Central DC-3s landed for a year or two around 1951-52.

<ref>{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}</ref>
<ref>Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.</ref>
<ref>Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas. ASIN: B000NYX3PC.</ref>


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
The airport covers 1,100 [[acre]]s (445 [[hectare|ha]]) at an [[elevation]] of 720 feet (219 m). Its one [[runway]], 18/36, is 5,150 by 100 feet (1,570 x 30 m) concrete.<ref name="FAA" />
The airport covers 1,100 [[acre]]s (445 [[hectare|ha]]) at an elevation of 720 feet (219 m). Its one remaining runway, 18/36, is 5,150 by 100 feet (1,570 x 30 m) concrete.<ref name="FAA" />


In the year ending March 17, 2009 the airport had 12,410 [[general aviation]] operations, average 34 per day. 16 aircraft were then based at the airport: 94% single-engine and 6% multi-engine.<ref name="FAA" />
The airport averaged 34 operations per day for the 12-month period ending July 29, 2019, with 95% transient general aviation and 5% local general aviation.<ref name=AirNav2021>{{cite web|url= https://www.airnav.com/airport/KOKM|title=Okmulgee Regional Airport|publisher=AirNav.com|accessdate=June 16, 2021}}</ref> 19 aircraft were then based at the airport: 18 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.<ref name=AirNav2021/>


In May of 2015, the Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust (TAIT) and the Okmulgee City Council approved a contract to bring operation and management of the Okmulgee Regional Airport under TAIT’s umbrella effective July 1, 2015, while the city would continue to pay airport-related expenses. The one-year contract is intended to bring new clients and businesses to the airport while relieving pressure on the 750-acre TAIT-operated Jones Riverside Airport, 20 minutes north, which has already expanded to capacity.<ref>Casey Smith, “Tulsa Airport board approves operation deal with Okmulgee Regional Airport,” Tulsa World, May 15, 2015.</ref>
In May 2015, the Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust (TAIT) and the Okmulgee City Council approved a contract to bring operation and management of the Okmulgee Regional Airport under TAIT's umbrella effective July 1, 2015, while the city would continue to pay airport-related expenses. The contract was intended to bring new clients and businesses to the airport while relieving pressure on the 750-acre TAIT-operated [[Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport|Jones-Riverside Airport]], 20 minutes north, which has already expanded to capacity.<ref>Casey Smith, “Tulsa Airport board approves operation deal with Okmulgee Regional Airport,” Tulsa World, May 15, 2015.</ref> The contract has since been extended.<ref>Larry Levy, “Contract awarded for airport control tower," Tulsa Business & Legal News, May 18, 2016.</ref>

In 2016, TAIT drafted an Airport Capital Improvement Plan, also known as a Five-Year Plan, for Okmulgee Regional Airport, which was approved by the Okmulgee City Council on November 15, 2016. The document shows improvements and funding sources for fiscal years 2018 through 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.tulsaairports.com/about-tait/capital-improvement-plans/ | title = Tulsa International Airport Website | accessdate = August 16, 2017}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Aviation}}
{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States}}
* [[Oklahoma World War II Army Airfields]]
* [[Oklahoma World War II Army Airfields]]
* [[31st Flying Training Wing (World War II)]]
* [[31st Flying Training Wing (World War II)]]
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== References ==
== References ==
<references />
<references />
{{Commons category|Okmulgee Field}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.okmulgeeairport.org/ Okmulgee Regional Airport]
{{Commons category|Okmulgee Regional Airport}}
* [http://apms.aeronautics.ok.gov/apms.2.0/directory/mainframe.php?type=FRAME&ap_id=OKM Okmulgee Regional (OKM)] at Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
* [http://www.okmulgeeonline.com/189/Airport Welcome to the Okmulgee Regional Airport]
* [http://apms.aeronautics.ok.gov/apms.2.0/directory/mainframe.php?type=FRAME&ap_id=OKM Okmulgee Regional (OKM)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315111540/http://apms.aeronautics.ok.gov/apms.2.0/directory/mainframe.php?type=FRAME&ap_id=OKM |date=2013-03-15 }} at Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
* [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=35.6655&lon=-95.9515&w=500&h=500&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of March 1995] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
* [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=35.6655&lon=-95.9515&w=500&h=500&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of March 1995] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
* {{FAA-procedures|OKM}}
* {{FAA-procedures|OKM}}
* {{US-airport-ga|OKM}}
{{US-airport-ga|OKM}}


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Latest revision as of 13:04, 13 February 2024

Okmulgee Regional Airport
1995 USGS orthophoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Okmulgee
ServesOkmulgee, Oklahoma
Elevation AMSL720 ft / 219 m
Coordinates35°40′05″N 95°56′55″W / 35.66806°N 95.94861°W / 35.66806; -95.94861
WebsiteOkmulgeeAirport.org
Map
OKM is located in Oklahoma
OKM
OKM
OKM is located in the United States
OKM
OKM
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,150 1,570 Concrete
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations12,410
Based aircraft16

Okmulgee Regional Airport (IATA: OKM[2], ICAO: KOKM, FAA LID: OKM) is in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, three miles north of the city of Okmulgee, which owns it.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021-2025 categorized it as a general aviation airport.[3]

History[edit]

Opened as Okmulgee Field in 1942 as a United States Army Air Forces airfield with three 6,000-ft hard surface runways, (00/18; 04/27; 15/33). began training United States Army Air Corps cadets under contract to Sooner Air Training Corp. Assigned to Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. Hangar Six, Inc. conducted pilot training. Airfield had four local auxiliary airfields for emergency and overflow landings. Flying training used Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans. Also provided contract glider training using C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders.[4][5][6]

Inactivated on June 30, 1944, with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on September 30, 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport.

Central Airlines scheduled flights to Okmulgee in 1950–53; in June 1950 it was a stop between Tulsa and Holdenville, Oklahoma.[7]

Facilities[edit]

The airport covers 1,100 acres (445 ha) at an elevation of 720 feet (219 m). Its one remaining runway, 18/36, is 5,150 by 100 feet (1,570 x 30 m) concrete.[1]

The airport averaged 34 operations per day for the 12-month period ending July 29, 2019, with 95% transient general aviation and 5% local general aviation.[8] 19 aircraft were then based at the airport: 18 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.[8]

In May 2015, the Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust (TAIT) and the Okmulgee City Council approved a contract to bring operation and management of the Okmulgee Regional Airport under TAIT's umbrella effective July 1, 2015, while the city would continue to pay airport-related expenses. The contract was intended to bring new clients and businesses to the airport while relieving pressure on the 750-acre TAIT-operated Jones-Riverside Airport, 20 minutes north, which has already expanded to capacity.[9] The contract has since been extended.[10]

In 2016, TAIT drafted an Airport Capital Improvement Plan, also known as a Five-Year Plan, for Okmulgee Regional Airport, which was approved by the Okmulgee City Council on November 15, 2016. The document shows improvements and funding sources for fiscal years 2018 through 2022.[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for OKM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2021-2025), page A-84" (PDF). FAA. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
  5. ^ Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
  6. ^ Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629
  7. ^ "Central Airlines Timetable, June 5, 1950". www.timetableimages.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Okmulgee Regional Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  9. ^ Casey Smith, “Tulsa Airport board approves operation deal with Okmulgee Regional Airport,” Tulsa World, May 15, 2015.
  10. ^ Larry Levy, “Contract awarded for airport control tower," Tulsa Business & Legal News, May 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "Tulsa International Airport Website". Retrieved August 16, 2017.

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