| Rome State Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: REO – ICAO: KREO | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Oregon Department of Aviation | ||
| Location | Malheur County, near Rome, Oregon | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,053 ft / 1,235 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 6,000 | 1,829 | Gravel |
Rome Airport (IATA: REO, ICAO: KREO), is a public airport located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Rome in Malheur County, Oregon, USA.
The airport was built by the United States Army Air Force about 1942, and was known as Rome Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA).
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.