Municipal Airport (Oklahoma)
Encyclopedia
Municipal Airport is a public use airport
in Texas County
, Oklahoma
, United States
. The airport is owned by the City of Texhoma
and is located two nautical mile
s (3.7 km
) west of its central business district
. It is also known as Texhoma Municipal Airport.
of 3,462 feet (1,055 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway
s: 3/21 is 3,564 by 48 feet (1,086 x 15 m) with an asphalt
surface; 17/35 is 2,340 by 75 feet (713 x 23 m) with a turf
surface.
For the 12-month period ending June 11, 2009, the airport had 500 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 42 per month. At that time there were 6 aircraft based at this airport: 4 single-engine
and 1 multi-engine and 1 ultralight.
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...
in Texas County
Texas County, Oklahoma
Texas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Texas County was formed at Oklahoma statehood from the central one-third of "Old Beaver County" also known as "No Man's Land"...
, 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...
. The airport is owned by the City of Texhoma
Texhoma, Oklahoma
Texhoma is a town in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 926 at the 2010 census. Founded around the Rock Island Railroad laying tracks through the area, much of the town's local economy is from ranching and livestock...
and is located two nautical mile
Nautical mile
The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...
s (3.7 km
Kilometre
The kilometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second...
) west of its 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"...
. It is also known as Texhoma Municipal Airport.
Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 160 acres (64.7 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 3,462 feet (1,055 m) above mean sea level. It has two 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: 3/21 is 3,564 by 48 feet (1,086 x 15 m) with an asphalt
Asphalt
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...
surface; 17/35 is 2,340 by 75 feet (713 x 23 m) with a turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
surface.
For the 12-month period ending June 11, 2009, the airport had 500 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...
aircraft operations, an average of 42 per month. At that time there were 6 aircraft based at this airport: 4 single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
and 1 multi-engine and 1 ultralight.
External links
- Aerial photo as of 10 February 1995 from USGS The National Map