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O53

Medford Municipal Airport
Medford, Oklahoma, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	O53
Lat/Long:	36-47-26.1030N 097-44-56.3900W 36-47.435050N 097-44.939833W 36.7905842,-97.7489972 (estimated)
Elevation:	1092 ft. / 332.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:	05E (2005)
From city:	1 mile SW of MEDFORD, OK
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	73759

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1948
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	MC ALESTER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	MLC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
VANCE APPROACH:	118.075
VANCE DEPARTURE:	118.075
WX AWOS-3PT at BKN (19 nm E):	120.575 (580-363-0688)

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.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ODGr356/25.1	WOODRING VOR/DME	109.00	08E
ENDr012/28.0	VANCE VORTAC	115.40	05E
PERr269/28.4	PIONEER VORTAC	113.20	06E

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:

3007 x 60 ft. / 917 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

13.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 17

RUNWAY 35

Latitude:

36-47.682800N

36-47.187317N

Longitude:

097-44.939367W

097-44.940900W

Elevation:

1092.0 ft.

1085.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

175 magnetic, 180 true

355 magnetic, 360 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.51 degrees glide path)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

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

Additional Remarks

-	100 FT REFINERY 1 NM SW OF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC VANCE APCH AT 580-213-6765. WHEN VANCE APCH IS CLSD, CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17		download (153KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (158KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBKN - Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KWDG - Enid Woodring Regional Airport (25 nm S)
KANY - Anthony Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
KEND - Vance Air Force Base (28 nm S)
KPNC - Ponca City Regional Airport (31 nm E)

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Area around O53 (Medford Municipal Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:44	10:44
Sunrise	06:14	11:14
Sunset	20:43	01:43
Evening civil twilight	21:13	02:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Jun-2026 06:45:23
Local (UTC-5)	01-Jun-2026 01:45:23

METAR

KBKN 19nm E	010635Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM VCTS CLR 24/22 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S
KWDG 25nm S	010635Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM SCT110 26/19 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E
KANY 27nm NW	010635Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A2992 RMK AO2
KEND 30nm S	010555Z 24007KT 10SM FEW100 OVC160 26/19 A2989 RMK AO2A SLP106 T02640193 10348 20263 403730221 52030 $
KPNC 31nm E	010620Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM VCTS SCT090 26/21 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW T02610211
KEGT 36nm NE	010635Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A2992 RMK AO2 T02370225

TAF

KPNC
31nm E

010520Z 0106/0206 17010KT P6SM FEW250 FM011800 12008KT P6SM SKC PROB30 0121/0203 -TSRA BKN060CB

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