University Of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport
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.
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).
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.
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.
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for OUN PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective May 19, 2022.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012.
- ^ "OU/Max Westheimer Tower". Oklahoma Airport Operators Association. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ "Norman | Oklahoma Wing". Retrieved 2023-11-15.
External links
- University of Oklahoma - Max Westheimer Airport
- University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport (OUN) at Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
- Cleveland County Composite Squadron - Civil Air Patrol
- University of Oklahoma LAAS & WAAS Testing
- Aerial image as of February 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective August 8, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for OUN, effective August 8, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for OUN
- AirNav airport information for KOUN
- ASN accident history for OUN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures