Medford Municipal Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 36-47-26.1030N (36.790584)
Longitude: 
 097-44-56.3900W (-97.748997)
Elevation: 
 1092.0 feet MSL (333 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3.2 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. SW of Medford, Oklahoma
Found On: 
 Wichita Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
STEVEN BIRKELBACH
615 N. FRONT ST., PO BOX 123
MEDFORD, OK 73759
580-395-2875		 CITY OF MEDFORD
615 N. FRONT ST.
MEDFORD, OK 73759
580-395-2875

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 03/1948
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
IREG
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2092 feet (638 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 MLC
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  VANCE
118.075
118.075
KANSAS CITY ARTCC
Departure:  VANCE
118.075
118.075
KANSAS CITY ARTCC

  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC (ZKC) ON FREQS 127.8/319.1 (PONCA CITY RCAG) WHEN VANCE APCH CTL (END) CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 580
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Leo's Aviation
  
Unicom 122.8 395-3176 100LL
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Mc Alester(MLC)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 11/27/25 to 0901Z 12/25/25.

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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 SC-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 SC-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near O53

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
19.4 Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport
(KBKN BKN)		 97 94 100LL
25.0 Enid Woodring Regional Airport
(WDG KWDG WDG)		 184 181 100LL, Jet A+
27.2 Anthony Municipal Airport
(ANY KANY ANY)		 324 321 100LL
31.4 Ponca City Regional Airport
(PNC KPNC PNC)		 96 93 100LL, Jet A+
32.5 Harper Municipal Airport
(8K2)		 334 331 100LL
36.4 Wellington Municipal Airport
(KEGT EGT)		 28 25 100LL, Jet A
41.0 Strother Field Airport
(WLD KWLD WLD)		 56 53 100LL, Jet A
44.3 Alva Regional Airport
(KAVK AVK)		 268 264 100LL, Jet A+
46.1 Fairview Municipal Airport
(6K4)		 229 225 100LL
49.5 Stillwater Regional Airport
(SWO KSWO SWO)		 139 136 100LL, Jet A
53.7 Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport
(ICT KICT ICT)		 16 13 100LL, Jet A
54.0 Cook Airfield Airport
(K50)		 30 27 100LL, MOGAS
54.3 Westport Airport
(71K)		 18 15 100LL
55.7 Kingman/Clyde Cessna Field Airport
(9K8)		 341 338 100LL
58.6 Guthrie/Edmond Regional Airport
(GOK KGOK GOK)		 163 160 100LL, Jet A
61.7 Augusta Municipal Airport
(3AU)		 31 28 100LL, Jet A+, MOGAS
62.7 Colonel James Jabara Airport
(KAAO AAO)		 23 20 100LL, Jet A
66.4 Lloyd Stearman Field Airport
(1K1)		 27 24 100LL, Jet A
68.8 Hominy Municipal Airport
(H92)		 107 105 100LL
69.0 Cushing Municipal Airport
(CUH KCUH CUH)		 136 133 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110*G THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
A110-1 100 FT REFINERY 1 NM SW OF ARPT.
A110-2 FOR CD CTC VANCE APCH AT 580-213-6765. WHEN VANCE APCH IS CLSD, CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
A81-APT DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 17/35
Longest Runway: 17/35 is 3007 ft (917 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

O53 Airport Runway Details

Runway 17/35  3007 ft x 60 ft (917 m x 18 m)
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  13.0

Runway 17

Runway 35
Elevation: 
 1092.0 1085.0
Latitude: 
 36-47-40.9680N 36-47-11.2390N
Longitude: 
 097-44-56.3620W 097-44-56.4540W
Runway True Alignment: 
 180 360
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.5 degrees 3.5 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 31 33

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 Low Pressure
Bulk Oxygen: 
 Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

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