University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport
Encyclopedia
University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport , also known as Max Westheimer Airport, is a public general aviation
airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the city of Norman
in Cleveland County
, Oklahoma
, USA
. The airport is run by the University of Oklahoma
. It was originally a US Navy flight training field, established in 1941, and was transferred to the University after the war .
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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...
airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the city of Norman
Norman, Oklahoma
Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the...
in Cleveland County
Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Cleveland County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 255,755 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Norman. Cleveland County is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, 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...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is run by the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
. It was originally a US Navy flight training field, established in 1941, and was transferred to the University after the war .
Facilities
University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport covers 725 acres (293 ha) and has two runwayRunway
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...
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- Runway 17/35: 5,200 x 100 ft. (1,585 x 30 m), Surface: AsphaltAsphaltAsphalt 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...
- Runway 3/21: 4,747 x 100 ft. (1,447 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt