Ada Municipal Airport
Encyclopedia
Ada Municipal Airport is a public airport
located two miles (3 km) north of the central business district
of Ada
, a city in Pontotoc County
, Oklahoma
, United States
. It is owned by the City of Ada, which is located in southeast Oklahoma, 88 miles (141.6 km) southeast of Oklahoma City
.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, Ada Municipal Airport is assigned ADH by the FAA and ADT by the IATA (which assigned ADH to Aldan Airport
in Aldan, Russia
).
paved runway
s: 17/35 measuring 6,203 x 100 ft (30.5 m). (1,891 x 30 m) and 13/31 measuring 3,103 x 50 ft (15.2 m). (946 x 15 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 12, 2005, the airport had 12,250 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 98% general aviation
and 2% military. There are 48 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single engine, 10% multi-engine and 6% jet aircraft.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located two miles (3 km) north of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Ada
Ada, Oklahoma
Ada is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 16,008 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the city population was estimated at 17,019....
, a city in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
Pontotoc County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 35,143. Its county seat is Ada.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,879 km²...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by the City of Ada, which is located in southeast Oklahoma, 88 miles (141.6 km) southeast of Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, Ada Municipal Airport is assigned ADH by the FAA and ADT by the IATA (which assigned ADH to Aldan Airport
Aldan Airport
Aldan Airport is a civilian airport in Russia located 1 km east of Aldan and 450 km away from Yakutsk. Currently, there is no scheduled passenger service in this airport....
in Aldan, Russia
Aldan, Russia
Aldan is a gold-mining town and the administrative center of Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. Population: -Geography:Aldan is situated in the Aldan highlands, about south of the republic's capital of Yakutsk in the Aldan River basin, on the stream Orto-Sala near its mouth in the...
).
Facilities and aircraft
Ada Municipal Airport covers an area of 770 acres (3.1 km²) which contains two asphaltAsphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s: 17/35 measuring 6,203 x 100 ft (30.5 m). (1,891 x 30 m) and 13/31 measuring 3,103 x 50 ft (15.2 m). (946 x 15 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 12, 2005, the airport had 12,250 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 98% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 2% military. There are 48 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single engine, 10% multi-engine and 6% jet aircraft.
External links
- Aviation Photos: Ada Municipal (KADH) at Airliners.netAirliners.netAirliners.net is an aviation website founded by Johan Lundgren, Sweden, in 1997, evolving from his previous Pictures of Modern Airliners site started in 1994...