Olympia Airport

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Olympia Airport

IATA: OLM - ICAO: KOLM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Port of Olympia
Serves		Olympia, Washington
Elevation AMSL		206 ft (63 m)
Coordinates		46°58′10″N, 122°54′09″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
8/26	4,157	1,267	Asphalt
17/35	5,501	1,677	Asphalt

Olympia Regional Airport (IATA: OLM, ICAO: KOLM) is a public airport located 4 mi (6.4 km) south of the state capital city of Olympia, Washington. It is about one mile east of Interstate 5, actually within the boundaries of the city of Tumwater which is south of and adjacent to Olympia. The airport has two runways, a passenger terminal, a FAA control tower, and a full-instrument landing approach system.

The field is home to flight instruction, both fixed wing and helicopter, major oxygen and aircraft maintenance facilities, the Washington State Patrol aviation division, and a key navigational aid (Olympia VOR) for commercial flights inbound to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and general aviation aircraft in the region. The airport averages 254 takeoffs or landings a day.

The airport served as a satellite of nearby McChord Field (now AFB) during World War II, and commercial aviation history at the Olympia Airport extends to the 1920's. The airport now supports large corporate jets, cargo aircraft, military helicopters and has a back-up runway lighting system for uninterrupted operations.

The airport is in the midst of a federally funded $15 million improvement project to make it a safer facility, including runway line-of-sight enhancements during summer of 2007.

The airport's industrial park, 300 acres in extent, includes a U.S. Department of Commerce designated Free Trade Zone.

Olympic Flight Museum is located at the Olympia Airport, and Airlift Northwest, the region's air medical transport service uses the airport as one of its medical helicopter bases. The flight museum and the airport plays host to a moderate sized air show each June.