Oakes Municipal Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located two miles (3 km) north of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Oakes

Oakes, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,979 people, 828 households, and 495 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,203.0 people per square mile . There were 908 housing units at an average density of 552.0 per square mile...

, a city in Dickey County

Dickey County, North Dakota

-Major highways:* U.S. Highway 281* North Dakota Highway 1* North Dakota Highway 11* North Dakota Highway 56-National protected areas:*Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge*Maple River National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...

, North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the Oakes Airport Authority.

Facilities and aircraft

Oakes Municipal Airport covers an area of 99 acres (40.1 ha) which contains 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:

• Runway 12/30: 3,500 x 60 ft (1,067 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 17/35: 2,000 x 200 ft (610 x 61 m), Surface: Turf

For the 12-month period ending November 3, 1997, the airport had 2,910 aircraft operations: 96% general aviation

General aviation

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, 3% air taxi

Air taxi

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and <1% military.