Frederick Municipal Airport (Oklahoma)
Encyclopedia
Frederick Regional Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport
located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district
of Frederick
, a city in Tillman County
, Oklahoma
, United States
. It was formerly known as Frederick Municipal Airport.
of 1,258 feet (383 m) above mean sea level. It has four runway
s:
17/35 is 6,099 by 150 feet (1,859 x 46 m) with an asphalt
surface; 3/21 is 4,812 by 60 feet (1,467 x 18 m) with a concrete
surface; 12/30 is 4,578 by 75 feet (1,395 x 23 m) with a concrete surface; 17L/35R is 3,180 by 50 feet (969 x 15 m) with a concrete surface.
For the 12-month period ending June 9, 2008, the airport had 63,700 aircraft operations, an average of 174 per day: 94% military
and 6% general aviation
. At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine
, 18% multi-engine and 6% military
.
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 three nautical miles (6 km) southeast 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 Frederick
Frederick, Oklahoma
Frederick is a city in Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,940 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tillman County. This is an agriculture based community primarily with wheat, cotton, and cattle....
, a city in Tillman County
Tillman County, Oklahoma
Tillman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 9,287. The county seat is Frederick. .-Geography:According to the U.S...
, 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 was formerly known as Frederick Municipal Airport.
History
Opened on 23 September 1942 as Frederick Army Airfield with four hard-surfaced runways, 3x6000' (00/18; 04/22; 13/31); 1x4380' (09/27). Also was used as civil airport in joint-use agreement. Assigned to United States Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command) as an advanced twin-engine (level 3) pilot training airfield. had four local auxiliary airfields for emergency and overflow landings. Inactivated on 31 October 1945 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 21 September 1946. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport.Facilities and aircraft
Frederick Regional Airport covers an area of 1442 acres (583.6 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 1,258 feet (383 m) above mean sea level. It has four 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 is 6,099 by 150 feet (1,859 x 46 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; 3/21 is 4,812 by 60 feet (1,467 x 18 m) with a concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
surface; 12/30 is 4,578 by 75 feet (1,395 x 23 m) with a concrete surface; 17L/35R is 3,180 by 50 feet (969 x 15 m) with a concrete surface.
For the 12-month period ending June 9, 2008, the airport had 63,700 aircraft operations, an average of 174 per day: 94% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
and 6% 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...
. At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 76% 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...
, 18% multi-engine and 6% military
Military aircraft
A military aircraft is any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a legal or insurrectionary armed service of any type. Military aircraft can be either combat or non-combat:...
.
External links
- Aerial photo as of 8 February 1995 from USGS The National Map