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O53

Medford Municipal Airport
Medford, Oklahoma, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025

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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17		download (151KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (156KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Oct-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:23	12:23
Sunrise	07:50	12:50
Sunset	18:40	23:40
Evening civil twilight	19:07	00:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Oct-2025 01:44:17
Local (UTC-5)	26-Oct-2025 20:44:17

METAR

KBKN 19nm E	270135Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM OVC012 14/14 A3002 RMK AO2
KWDG 25nm S	270045Z 05007KT 7SM BKN010 OVC014 14/14 A3001
KANY 27nm NW	270135Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM BKN007 BKN013 OVC040 14/13 A3001 RMK AO2
KEND 30nm S	270140Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM SCT005 OVC013 15/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144
KPNC 31nm E	270132Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM OVC015 13/13 A3001 RMK AO2 T01330128
KEGT 36nm NE	270135Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM OVC008 12/12 A3003 RMK AO2 T01240117

TAF

KEND 30nm S	262155Z 2621/2724 03007KT 9999 SCT010 BKN015 QNH2993INS BECMG 2702/2703 VRB06KT 9999 BKN007 QNH2999INS BECMG 2705/2706 VRB06KT 4800 BR BKN005 QNH2995INS BECMG 2717/2718 12008KT 9999 NSW BKN010 QNH2985INS TX18/2621Z TN14/2712Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2621 NEXT 2710
KPNC 31nm E	261720Z 2618/2718 09007KT P6SM OVC007 FM262100 03005KT P6SM BKN010 FM270000 05005KT P6SM BKN005 FM270500 06004KT 3SM BR BKN003 FM271600 12004KT 6SM BR OVC007

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