Davis Field (Oklahoma)
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Coordinates | 35°39′28″N 095°21′42″W / 35.65778°N 95.36167°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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Muskogee-Davis Regional Airport (IATA: MKO, ICAO: KMKO, FAA LID: MKO) is a city-owned Regional Business Airport located seven miles south of Muskogee, Oklahoma.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.[2]
The airport can accommodate light through heavy transport jet aircraft. It is open 24 hours and is attended 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with after–hours service on request.
Facilities
Muskogee-Davis Regional AIrport covers 1,627 acres (583 ha) at an elevation of 611 feet (186 m). It has three runways: 13/31 is 7,202 by 150 feet (2,195 x 46 m) asphalt; 4/22 is 4,498 by 75 feet (1,371 x 23 m) asphalt; 18/36 is 1,904 by 60 feet (580 x 18 m) asphalt.[1]
In the year ending August 5, 2008 the airport had 8,500 aircraft operations, average 23 per day: 80%
Davis Field Aviation is the fixed-base operator (FBO). Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. seven days a week. Jet fuel as well as full and self serve Avgas are available.
History
Military use
Named in honor of Muskogee native Jack Davis, who was killed in action in the South Pacific in World War II, Muskogee-Davis Regional Airport was previously known as Davis Field, and prior to that, Muskogee Army Airfield, a
Muskogee-Davis Regional Airport was leased again by the U.S. government in December 1956 for use as an Air Force Reserve installation. In early 1957, the
The group mission was to organize, recruit and train Air Force Reserve personnel in the tactical airlift of airborne forces, their equipment and supplies and delivery of these forces and materials by airdrop, landing or cargo extraction systems.
The group was one of three C-119 groups assigned to the
In 1963, the group moved US troops to the Dominican Republic and airlifted Christmas gifts destined for US servicemen in Vietnam. Reassigned to the
In November 1965, Defense Secretary
Today, in addition to its role as a civilian
Historical airline service
Davis Field was first served by both Braniff International Airways and Mid-Continent Airlines beginning in 1946. Braniff served Muskogee as one of many stops on a route between Denver and Memphis which included stops at Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Little Rock. Mid-Continent served the airport as one of several stops on a route between Kansas City and New Orleans. The two carriers used Douglas DC-3 aircraft and merged in 1952 under the Braniff name. Service continued on the Kansas City - New Orleans route but was discontinued on the Denver - Memphis route. Braniff ended flights at Muskogee in the mid-1950s.
Central Airlines began service in the early 1950s using DC-3s as well. Central flew a route between Amarillo and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas which circumvented through Oklahoma stopping at Tulsa and Muskogee among several other smaller cities. By 1961 Muskogee became a stop on a new route between Dallas and Kansas City which also stopped in Tulsa and several smaller cities.
In 1967 Central merged into the original
See also
References
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "Davis Field | the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture".
- ISBN 0-405-12194-6. pp. 247-248
- ^ Official Airline Guide and airline timetables from timetableimages.com
External links
- Legacy of Defense – Oklahoma Historical Society Archived 2020-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Davis Field
- Davis Field Aviation, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- Aerial image as of March 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MKO, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MKO
- AirNav airport information for KMKO
- ASN accident history for MKO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures