| Okmulgee Regional Airport | |||
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| 1995 USGS Photo | |||
| IATA: OKM – ICAO: KOKM | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Okmulgee | ||
| Location | Okmulgee, Oklahoma | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 720 ft / 219 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 5,150 | 1,570 | Asphalt |
Okmulgee Regional Airport (IATA: OKM, ICAO: KOKM) is a public airport located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It provides general aviation service.
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Opened as Okmulgee Field in 1942 as a United States Army Air Force airfield. Had three 6'000 hard surfaced runways, (00/18; 04/27; 15/33). began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Sooner Air Training Corp. Assigned to Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. Hangar Six, Inc. conducted pilot training. Airfield had four local auxiliary airfields for emergency and overflow landings. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans. Also provided contract glider training using C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders
Inactivated on 30 June 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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