- Okmulgee Regional Airport
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Okmulgee Regional Airport 
1995 USGS Photo IATA: OKM – ICAO: KOKM Summary Airport type Public Owner City of Okmulgee Location Okmulgee, Oklahoma Elevation AMSL 720 ft / 219 m Coordinates 35°40′00″N 095°57′00″W / 35.6666667°N 95.95°WCoordinates: 35°40′00″N 095°57′00″W / 35.6666667°N 95.95°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 5,150 1,570 Asphalt Okmulgee Regional Airport (IATA: OKM, ICAO: KOKM) is a public airport located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It provides general aviation service.
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History
Opened as Okmulgee Field in 1942 as a United States Army Air Force airfield. Had three 6'000 hard surfaced runways, (00/18; 04/27; 15/33). began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Sooner Air Training Corp. Assigned to Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. Hangar Six, Inc. conducted pilot training. Airfield had four local auxiliary airfields for emergency and overflow landings. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans. Also provided contract glider training using C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders
Inactivated on 30 June 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport.
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
- Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
External links
- FAA Terminal Procedures for OKM, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for OKM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for OKM
Army Air Forces Training CommandFlying Training Flying Schools Eastern Flying Training Command · Central Flying Training Command · Western Flying Training CommandSpecialized Schools Bombardier · Contract Flying · Glider Training · Gunnery · Navigator
Technical Training Eastern Technical Training Command · Central Technical Training Command · Western Technical Training CommandCategories:- 1937 establishments
- USAAF Contract Flying School Airfields
- USAAF Glider Training Airfields
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Oklahoma
- Buildings and structures in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
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