University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport

University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport (IATA: OUN, ICAO: KOUN, FAA LID: OUN) (Max Westheimer Airport) is a public use airport in Norman, in Cleveland County, Oklahoma.[1] It is owned by the University of Oklahoma.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a reliever airport.[2]

University of Oklahoma
Max Westheimer Airport
Terminal building in 2018
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerUniversity of Oklahoma
ServesNorman, Oklahoma
Elevation AMSL1,182 ft / 360 m
Coordinates35°14′44″N 097°28′20″W
Map
OUN is located in Oklahoma
OUN
OUN
Location of airport in Oklahoma
OUN is located in the United States
OUN
OUN
OUN (the United States)
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

The Cleveland County Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol meets on Tuesday evenings in a hangar provided by the City of Norman, east of the terminal.

University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport is important to the local economy as the aerospace and aviation industries are significant sectors to Oklahoma's economy. The $43.7 billion in yearly aviation and aerospace spending benefits the Oklahoma economy.[3]

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 University of Oklahoma and land from the city of Norman, Oklahoma. It was taken over by 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.[4]

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]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for OUN 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. Norman, Oklahoma. "Economic Impact". www.ou.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  4. "OU/Max Westheimer Tower". Oklahoma Airport Operators Association. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.