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O53

Medford Municipal Airport
Medford, Oklahoma, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17		download (157KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (161KB)

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 02-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:02	12:02
Sunrise	07:28	12:28
Sunset	19:13	00:13
Evening civil twilight	19:38	00:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Oct-2026 06:30:25
Local (UTC-5)	02-Oct-2026 01:30:25

METAR

KWDG 25nm S	020615Z AUTO 03010KT 7SM BKN008 OVC014 19/19 A3003 RMK AO2
KANY 27nm NW	020615Z AUTO 04019G26KT 10SM OVC013 17/16 A3009 RMK AO2 PK WND 03027/31
KEND 30nm S	020555Z AUTO 01011KT 10SM -RA OVC009 19/19 A2999 RMK AO2 CIG 009V012 CIG 004 RWY35C SLP147 P0004 60004 T01940186 10226 20194 402410194 52026
KPNC 31nm E	020603Z AUTO 03010KT 10SM BKN013 OVC024 19/18 A3004 RMK AO2 T01890178
KEGT 36nm NE	020615Z AUTO 04019KT 10SM OVC013 17/16 A3010 RMK AO2 T01720156

TAF

KEND 30nm S	012320Z 0123/0224 16012KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN020CB QNH2978INS TEMPO 0123/0124 VRB15G25KT 8000 -TSRA BKN015CB BECMG 0123/0124 03012KT 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN020 QNH2985INS BECMG 0202/0203 02012G18KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2995INS BECMG 0206/0207 01014G22KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 QNH3003INS BECMG 0215/0216 02015G25KT 9999 NSW OVC030 QNH3022INS TX24/0123Z TN16/0213Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0123 NEXT 0210
KPNC 31nm E	020533Z 0206/0306 04015KT P6SM FEW010 FEW020 OVC029 PROB30 0206/0209 3SM -RA BR OVC009 FM021500 03014G20KT P6SM OVC015 FM021900 04013G18KT P6SM BKN025 FM030000 04008KT P6SM BKN050

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