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{{Short description|Airport in Grady County, Oklahoma}}
{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Chickasha Municipal Airport
| name = Chickasha Municipal Airport
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| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner = City of Chickasha
| owner = City of Chickasha
| operator =
| operator =
| city-served = [[Chickasha, Oklahoma]]
| city-served = [[Chickasha, Oklahoma]]
| location = [[Grady County, Oklahoma|Grady County]], near [[Chickasha, Oklahoma]]
| location = [[Grady County, Oklahoma|Grady County]], near [[Chickasha, Oklahoma]]
| elevation-f = 1,152
| elevation-f = 1,152
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121118192728/http://chickasha.org/airport/ Chickasha.org/airport/]
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121118192728/http://chickasha.org/airport/ Chickasha.org/airport/]
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| coordinates = {{coord|35|05|50|N|97|58|04|W|region:US-OK|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA Oklahoma
| pushpin_map = USA Oklahoma
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Oklahoma
| pushpin_label = '''CHK'''
| pushpin_label = '''CHK'''
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'''Chickasha Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|CHK<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 29, 2012}}</ref>|KCHK|CHK}} is a city-owned, public-use [[airport]] located three&nbsp;[[nautical mile]]s (6&nbsp;[[kilometre|km]]) northwest of the [[central business district]] of [[Chickasha, Oklahoma|Chickasha]], a city in [[Grady County, Oklahoma]], United States.<ref name="FAA" /> It is included in the [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015, which [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] it as a ''[[general aviation]]'' facility.<ref>
'''Chickasha Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|CHK<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 29, 2012}}</ref>|KCHK|CHK}} is four miles northwest of [[Chickasha, Oklahoma|Chickasha]], in [[Grady County, Oklahoma]], United States.<ref name="FAA" /> The [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015 [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] it as a ''[[general aviation]]'' facility.<ref>
{{cite web
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|url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf
|url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf
|title=2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A
|title=2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A
|format=[[PDF]], 2.03 MB
|format=[[PDF]], 2.03 MB
|work=National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
|work=National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration
|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration
|date=October 4, 2010
|date=October 4, 2010
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== Facilities and aircraft ==
==Facilities==
Chickasha Municipal Airport covers an area of 720 [[acre]]s (291 [[hectare|ha]]) at an [[elevation]] of 1,152 feet (351 m) above [[mean sea level]]. It has one paved [[runway]] designated 17/35 with a [[concrete]] surface measuring 5,101 by 100 feet (1,555 x 30 m). It also has two unpaved runways with [[grass|turf]] surfaces: 18/36 is 2,840 by 145 feet (866 x 44 m) and 2/20 is 2,525 by 100 feet (770 x 30 m).<ref name="FAA" />
The airport covers 720 [[acre]]s (291 [[hectare|ha]]) at an elevation of 1,152 feet (351 m). Its single paved runway, 17/35, is 5,101 by 100 feet (1,555 x 30 m) concrete. It has two turf runways: 18/36 is 2,840 by 145 feet (866 x 44 m) and 2/20 is 2,525 by 100 feet (770 x 30 m).<ref name="FAA" />


For the 12-month period ending November 8, 2010, the airport had 4,000 [[general aviation]] aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day. At that time there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-[[aircraft engine|engine]], 17% multi-engine, and 3% [[helicopter]].<ref name="FAA" />
In the year ending November 8, 2010 the airport had 4,000 [[general aviation]] aircraft operations, average 10 per day. 36 aircraft were then based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 17% multi-engine, and 3% helicopter.<ref name="FAA" />


==History==
==History==
Opened in October, 1941 as '''Wilson-Bonifils Field''', the airport conducted contract basic flying training for the [[United States Army Air Forces]]. The contractor was the Wilson-Bonfils Flying Schools. Flying training was performed with [[Fairchild PT-19]]s as the primary trainer. Also had several [[PT-17 Stearman]]s and a few [[P-40 Warhawk]]s assigned. The wartime airport had up to six grass runways, with the runways being changed at various times.
Opened in October, 1941 as '''Wilson-Bonifils Field''', the airport conducted contract basic flying training for the [[United States Army Air Forces]]. The contractor was the Wilson-Bonfils Flying Schools. Flying training was performed with [[Fairchild PT-19]]s as the primary trainer. Also had several [[PT-17 Stearman]]s and a few [[P-40 Warhawk]]s assigned. The wartime airport had up to six grass runways, with the runways being changed at times.


Appears that there may have been four auxiliaries associated with Chickasha - Aux #1, Aux #2, Aux #3 & Aux #4 but unconfirmed and location unknown.
There may have been four auxiliaries associated with Chickasha - Aux #1, Aux #2, Aux #3 and Aux #4, but unconfirmed and location unknown.


Inactivated on 1 May 1945 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. The airfield was turned over to civil control at the end of the war though the War Assets Administration (WAA).
Deactivated on 1 May 1945 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. The airfield was turned over to civil control at the end of the war though the War Assets Administration (WAA).

Chickasha had scheduled airline flights on Central Airlines DC-3s for a year or two, ending in 1955.

On May 3, 1999, the airport was hit by an F-2 tornado during the [[1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak]]. No one at the airport was killed, but two hangars and several airplanes were damaged, and an airplane wing was found several miles away when the parent supercell dropped its ninth, and most catastrophic, tornado: an F5, which would pulverize Bridge Creek and the southern/eastern suburbs of Oklahoma City including Moore, Del City, Tinker Air Force Base and Midwest City


==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 ==
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
* 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}}
* 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.
* 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
* 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}}


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121118192728/http://chickasha.org/airport/ Chickasha Municipal Airport] at City of Chickasha website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121118192728/http://chickasha.org/airport/ Chickasha Municipal Airport] at City of Chickasha website
* [http://apms.aeronautics.ok.gov/apms.2.0/directory/mainframe.php?type=FRAME&ap_id=CHK Chickasha Municipal (CHK)] at Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
* [http://apms.aeronautics.ok.gov/apms.2.0/directory/mainframe.php?type=FRAME&ap_id=CHK Chickasha Municipal (CHK)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315111718/http://apms.aeronautics.ok.gov/apms.2.0/directory/mainframe.php?type=FRAME&ap_id=CHK |date=2013-03-15 }} at Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
* [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=11&lat=35.0961&lon=-97.9687&w=700&h=950&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of February 1995] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
* [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=11&lat=35.0961&lon=-97.9687&w=700&h=950&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of February 1995] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
* {{FAA-procedures|CHK}}
* {{FAA-procedures|CHK}}
*Chickasha Wings Inc [http://www.chickashawings.com] , Flight school started in 2003.
* Chickasha Wings Inc [http://www.chickashawings.com] , Flight school started in 2003.
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 3 March 2024

Chickasha Municipal Airport
1995 USGS image
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Chickasha
ServesChickasha, Oklahoma
LocationGrady County, near Chickasha, Oklahoma
Elevation AMSL1,152 ft / 351 m
Coordinates35°05′50″N 97°58′04″W / 35.09722°N 97.96778°W / 35.09722; -97.96778
WebsiteChickasha.org/airport/
Map
CHK is located in Oklahoma
CHK
CHK
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 5,101 1,555 Concrete
18/36 2,840 866 Turf
2/20 2,525 770 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations4,000
Based aircraft36

Chickasha Municipal Airport (IATA: CHK[2], ICAO: KCHK, FAA LID: CHK) is four miles northwest of Chickasha, in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities[edit]

The airport covers 720 acres (291 ha) at an elevation of 1,152 feet (351 m). Its single paved runway, 17/35, is 5,101 by 100 feet (1,555 x 30 m) concrete. It has two turf runways: 18/36 is 2,840 by 145 feet (866 x 44 m) and 2/20 is 2,525 by 100 feet (770 x 30 m).[1]

In the year ending November 8, 2010 the airport had 4,000 general aviation aircraft operations, average 10 per day. 36 aircraft were then based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 17% multi-engine, and 3% helicopter.[1]

History[edit]

Opened in October, 1941 as Wilson-Bonifils Field, the airport conducted contract basic flying training for the United States Army Air Forces. The contractor was the Wilson-Bonfils Flying Schools. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. The wartime airport had up to six grass runways, with the runways being changed at times.

There may have been four auxiliaries associated with Chickasha - Aux #1, Aux #2, Aux #3 and Aux #4, but unconfirmed and location unknown.

Deactivated on 1 May 1945 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. The airfield was turned over to civil control at the end of the war though the War Assets Administration (WAA).

Chickasha had scheduled airline flights on Central Airlines DC-3s for a year or two, ending in 1955.

On May 3, 1999, the airport was hit by an F-2 tornado during the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. No one at the airport was killed, but two hangars and several airplanes were damaged, and an airplane wing was found several miles away when the parent supercell dropped its ninth, and most catastrophic, tornado: an F5, which would pulverize Bridge Creek and the southern/eastern suburbs of Oklahoma City including Moore, Del City, Tinker Air Force Base and Midwest City

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • 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
  • 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
  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for CHK PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.

External links[edit]

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