Olympia Regional Airport
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Olympia Regional Airport Olympia Army Airfield | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 46°58′10″N 122°54′09″W / 46.96944°N 122.90250°W | ||||||||||||||
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  KOLM Location of Olympia Regional Airport  KOLM KOLM (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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Olympia Regional AirportSeattle-Tacoma International Airport of increasing congestion.[4]
medical helicopter bases; a large private-use heliport, known as Olympia Heliport (FAA LID: 0WN4) is located on airport grounds.[5]
The flight museum and the airport play host to a moderate sized air show each June.
The airport's
Free Trade Zone
.
History
The airport served as a satellite of nearby
McChord Field during World War II
, and commercial aviation history at the Olympia Airport extends to the 1920s. The airport now supports large business jets, cargo aircraft, military helicopters and has a backup runway lighting system for uninterrupted operations. Olympia Airport also has an ILS (Instrument Landing System) and backup power system for operations during bad weather or low visibility. The Olympia VOR, located on the field, also provides Instrument Approaches into the Olympia Airport in low visibility conditions.
The
FAA
funded a $15 million improvement project that was completed in September, 2008. The work focused on runway line-of-sight improvements and enhanced taxiway and runway signage. In the late 1990s, the airport's runway protection zone was extended with the purchase of $5.5 million worth of land on each end of the primary runway, and an above ground fuel facility was constructed.
Facilities and aircraft
Olympia Regional Airport covers an area of 845
air traffic control tower and a full-instrument landing approach system
.
The field is home to fixed wing and helicopter flight instruction, major aircraft and oxygen maintenance facilities, the
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
, as well as use by general aviation aircraft in the region.
Airlines
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Ameriflight | Seattle |
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Olympia Regional Airport. Washington State DOT. Accessed August 17, 2010.
- ^ a b Olympia Regional Airport. Port of Olympia. Accessed August 17, 2010.
- ^ http://www.portolympia.com/DocumentView.aspx?DID=340[permanent dead link]
- ^ Airnav.com: "Olympia Heliport (0WN4)"
External links
- Olympia Regional Airport at Port of Olympia web site
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for OLM, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for OLM
- AirNav airport information for KOLM
- ASN accident history for OLM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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