Winchester Regional Airport

Winchester Regional Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	COOKV
IATA code	WGO
Coordinates	39 ° 8 ′ 38 ″  N , 78 ° 8 ′ 40 ″  W Coordinates: 39 ° 8 ′ 38 ″  N , 78 ° 8 ′ 40 ″  W
Height above MSL	221 m (725  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	4 miles southeast of Winchester, VA
Basic data
operator	Winchester Regional Airport Authority
surface	152 ha
Start-and runway
14/32	1676 m × 30 m asphalt

Winchester Regional Airport (IATA: WGO , ICAO : KOKV , FAA LID: OKV ) is a public airport owned by the Winchester Regional Airport Authority. It is located about 4 miles southeast of the Central Business District of Winchester , an independent city in Virginia in the United States that is completely surrounded by Frederick County . The airport was first licensed for commercial air travel in 1937 and was referred to as Winchester Municipal Airport until 1987 .

Unlike many other US airports where FAA and IATA use identical codes, the FAA has assigned the combination OKV to this airport , while the ICAO runs the airport under WGO (the ICAO uses OKV for the airport in Okao, Papua New Guinea ).

Furnishing

Winchester Regional Airport covers an area of ​​375  acres (152  hectares ) and is 221  m above sea ​​level . The asphalt runway is designated 14/32; it is 5500 feet long and 100 feet wide (1676 m × 30 m). The airport is equipped with an instrument landing system and the landing course transmitter is located on the northwest side of the airport.

use

In the 12 months ended May 31, 2013, there were 42,065 aircraft movements at the airport. 40,250 of these were general aviation and 1815 air taxi flights . On this date, 106 aircraft were based at this airport; 89 single-engine and 12 multi-engine aircraft, as well as two jet aircraft , two helicopters and one microlight were registered here.

supporting documents

1. ↑ ^{a b c} FAA Airport Master Record for OKV
2. ↑ From a grass runway to a busy modern enterprise . The Winchester Star. December 27, 2007.
3. ↑ Laura Arenschield: Flying High: The History of Aviation in the Winchester Area Is A Chronicle of Continuing Growth and Progress . The Winchester Star. Archived from the original on February 26, 2005. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 30, 2009. 
4. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: WGO / KOKV - Winchester, Virginia (Winchester Regional Airport)
5. ^ Aviation Safety Network: OKV - Okao Airport, Papua New Guinea
6. ↑ FAA diagram of the airport's instrument approach (PDF)

Web links

• Winchester Aviation Services website with airport information
• FAA Terminal Procedures for OKV , accessed June 25, 2015.