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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 four miles northwest of [[Chickasha, Oklahoma|Chickasha]], in [[Grady County, Oklahoma]].<ref name="FAA" /> The [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015 [[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>
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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.
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.


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.


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).
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).
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Chickasha had scheduled airline flights on Central Airlines DC-3s for a year or two, ending in 1955.
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 2 hangers and several airplanes were damaged, and a wing of one of the airplanes was found several miles away when the parent supercell dropped its 9th, and most catastrophic tornado.
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 anairplane wing was found several miles away when the parent supercell dropped its ninth, and most catastrophic, tornado.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 19:25, 8 February 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

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

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 anairplane wing was found several miles away when the parent supercell dropped its ninth, and most catastrophic, tornado.

See also

References

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

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