Winchester Regional Airport

Winchester Regional Airport (IATA: WGO, ICAO: KOKV, FAA LID: OKV) is three miles southeast of Winchester, in Frederick County, Virginia.[1] It was recognized by the state as a licensed commercial airport in 1937 and was Winchester Municipal Airport until 1987.[2]

Winchester Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWinchester Regional Airport Authority
ServesWinchester, Virginia
Elevation AMSL726 ft / 221 m
Coordinates39°08′38″N 078°08′40″W
Websitewebsmart66.net/...
Map
KOKV
KOKV
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (June 30, 2015 - June 30, 2016)
Aircraft operations44,115
Based aircraft99

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is OKV to the FAA and WGO to the IATA[3] (which assigned OKV to Okao Airport in Papua New Guinea[4]).

Facilities

Winchester Regional Airport covers 375 acres (152 ha) at an elevation of 726 feet (221 m). Its one runway, 14/32, is 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m);[1] the runway supports instrument landing approaches, with the localizer on the northwest side of the airport.[5]

For the 12 month period ending June 30, 2016, the airport had 44,115 aircraft operations, averaging 121 per day. Of these, 96% (42,250) were general aviation, and 4% (1,865) were air taxi. 99 aircraft were based at the airport at the time: 82 single-engine, 14 multi-engine, 1 jet, 1 helicopter and 1 ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for OKV PDF, effective 2009-05-07.
  2. "From a grass runway to a busy modern enterprise" (PDF). The Winchester Star. 2007-12-27.
  3. Great Circle Mapper: WGO / KOKV - Winchester, Virginia (Winchester Regional Airport)
  4. Aviation Safety Network: OKV - Okao Airport, Papua New Guinea
  5. "FAA diagram of the instrument approach".
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