Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport
Encyclopedia
Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport is a public use airport
located in Kay County
, Oklahoma
, United States
. The airport is five nautical miles (9 km) southwest of the central business district
of Blackwell, Oklahoma
and is owned by the cities of Blackwell and Tonkawa
.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned BKN by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned BKN to an airport in Birni Nkoni, Niger
).
of 1,030 feet (314 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,501 by 60 feet (1,067 x 18 m).
For the 12-month period ending May 6, 2008, the airport had 2,400 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 200 per month. At that time there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine
.
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 in Kay County
Kay County, Oklahoma
Kay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 48,080. Its county seat is Newkirk. The largest city in Kay County is Ponca City.-19th century:...
, 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 five nautical miles (9 km) southwest 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 Blackwell, Oklahoma
Blackwell, Oklahoma
Blackwell is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States, located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 177 and State Highway 11 along Interstate 35. The population was 7,668 at the 2000 census. Blackwell was established following the September 16, 1893 Cherokee Outlet land run by A. J. Blackwell...
and is owned by the cities of Blackwell and Tonkawa
Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Tonkawa is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States, along the Salt Fork Arkansas River. The population was 3,299 at the 2000 census.-History:...
.
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...
, this airport is assigned BKN by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned BKN to an airport in Birni Nkoni, Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
).
Facilities and aircraft
Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport covers an area of 209 acres (84.6 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 1,030 feet (314 m) above mean sea level. It has one 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...
designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,501 by 60 feet (1,067 x 18 m).
For the 12-month period ending May 6, 2008, the airport had 2,400 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 200 per month. At that time there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: 100% 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...
.
External links
- Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport page at Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission website
- Aerial photo as of 20 February 1995 from USGS The National Map