Winchester Regional Airport

Winchester Regional Airport
IATA: WGO – ICAO: KOKV – FAA LID: OKV
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Winchester Regional Airport Authority
Serves Winchester, Virginia
Elevation AMSL 726 ft / 221 m
Coordinates 39°08′38″N 078°08′40″W / 39.14389°N 78.14444°W / 39.14389; -78.14444
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Map
KOKV
KOKV
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 36,574
Based aircraft 108

Winchester Regional Airport (IATA: WGO, ICAO: KOKV, FAA LID: OKV) is a public use airport owned by the Winchester Regional Airport Authority and located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Winchester, a city in Frederick County, Virginia, United States.[1] It was first recognized by the state as a licensed commercial airport in 1937 and was known as Winchester Municipal Airport until 1987.[2][3]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned OKV by the FAA and WGO by the IATA[4] (which assigned OKV to Okao Airport in Papua New Guinea[5]).

Facilities and aircraft

Winchester Regional Airport covers an area of 375 acres (152 ha) at an elevation of 726 feet (221 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 14/32 which measures 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1] The runway supports instrument landing approaches, with the localizer located on the northwest side of the airport.[6]

For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2007, the airport had 36,574 aircraft operations, an average of 100 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. At that time there were 108 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 2% jet, 1% helicopter and 1% ultralight.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for OKV (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-05-07.
  2. ↑ "From a grass runway to a busy modern enterprise". The Winchester Star. 2007-12-27.
  3. ↑ Laura Arenschield. "Flying High: The History of Aviation in the Winchester Area Is A Chronicle of Continuing Growth and Progress". The Winchester Star. Archived from the original on 2007-03-30.
  4. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: WGO / KOKV - Winchester, Virginia (Winchester Regional Airport)
  5. ↑ Aviation Safety Network: OKV - Okao Airport, Papua New Guinea
  6. ↑ "FAA diagram of the airport's instrument approach".
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