Stillwater Regional Airport

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Stillwater Regional Airport
IATA: SWO - ICAO: KSWO
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of Stillwater
Serves		Stillwater, Oklahoma
Elevation AMSL		1,000 ft (304.8 m)
Coordinates		36°09′40.4″N, 97°05′08.5″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
17/35	7,401	2,256	Asphalt/Concrete
4/22	5,002	1,525	Asphalt

Stillwater Regional Airport (IATA: SWO, ICAO: KSWO) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the city of Stillwater in Payne County, Oklahoma, USA.

[edit] Facilities

Stillwater Regional Airport covers 1,571 acres (636 ha) and has two runways:

• Runway 17/35: 7,401 x 100 ft. (2,256 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
• Runway 4/22: 5,002 x 75 ft. (1,525 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] External links

• FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KSWO
  • ASN accident history for SWO
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KSWO

[edit] History of the Airport

This airport was used for storage of several different types of bombers in the post WW-II era.

• Information from aerovintage.com about some planes being at the airport before being sold [Article here]
• Ponca City News story about the storage of the airplanes at the airport and their sale to Paul Mantz [FAA Inspector Sees Stories in Old Planes]