University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport

Coordinates: 35°14′44″N 097°28′20″W / 35.24556°N 97.47222°W / 35.24556; -97.47222
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University of Oklahoma
Max Westheimer Airport
AMSL
1,182 ft / 360 m
Coordinates35°14′44″N 097°28′20″W / 35.24556°N 97.47222°W / 35.24556; -97.47222
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OUN is located in Oklahoma
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Location of airport in Oklahoma
OUN is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,199 1,585 Asphalt
3/21 4,748 1,447 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2018)48,733
Based aircraft (2022)107

University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport (

reliever airport.[2]

History

The airport was built as a civil airport on land donated by the Neustadt family in the name of World War I pilot Max Westheimer to the

U.S. Navy in 1941 and expanded as a training field; it was then called the Naval Air Station Norman. It was transferred back to the University after the war.[3]

Facilities

The airport covers 727 acres (294 ha) at an elevation of 1,182 feet (360 m) above sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 18/36 is 5,199 by 100 feet (1,585 x 30 m) and 3/21 is 4,748 by 100 feet (1,447 x 30 m).[1]

In the year ending January 1, 2018, the airport had 48,733 aircraft operations, an average of 134 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% military and 1% air taxi. In May 2022, there were 107 aircraft based at this airport: 80 single-engine, 16 multi-engine, 5 jet and 6 helicopter.[1]

The Cleveland County Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol meets on Tuesday evenings in a hangar provided by The University of Oklahoma, east of the terminal.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^
    PDF
    . Federal Aviation Administration. effective May 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "OU/Max Westheimer Tower". Oklahoma Airport Operators Association. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  4. ^ "Norman | Oklahoma Wing". Retrieved 2023-11-15.

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