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O53 Medford Municipal Airport
Medford, Oklahoma, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 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
ODGr356/25.1WOODRING VOR/DME109.0008E
ENDr012/28.0VANCE VORTAC115.4005E
PERr269/28.4PIONEER VORTAC113.2006E

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: 36-47.682800N36-47.187317N
Longitude: 097-44.939367W097-44.940900W
Elevation: 1092.0 ft.1085.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 175 magnetic, 180 true355 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.51 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.51 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (157KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (162KB)

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 27-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5811:58
Sunrise07:2412:24
Sunset19:2000:20
Evening civil twilight19:4600:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Sep-2026 21:39:58
Local (UTC-5)  27-Sep-2026 16:39:58
 
METAR
KWDG 
25nm S 		272045Z 10006KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A2991
KANY 
27nm NW 		272115Z AUTO 06009KT 10SM CLR 29/20 A2993 RMK AO2
KEND 
30nm S 		272055Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP102 T03110191 57012
KPNC 
31nm E 		272053Z AUTO 08009G16KT 10SM CLR 30/19 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP115 T03000189 56013 $
KEGT 
36nm NE 		272115Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 30/19 A2994 RMK AO2 T02950187
TAF
KEND 
30nm S 		271600Z 2716/2821 17008KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2993INS BECMG 2717/2718 08006KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2990INS TEMPO 2809/2813 06006KT 4800 BR BKN005 OVC020 BECMG 2813/2815 VRB06KT 9999 OVC030 QNH3002INS TX28/2721Z TN19/2812Z
KPNC 
31nm E 		271720Z 2718/2818 16008KT P6SM SCT070 SCT250 FM272100 09005KT P6SM SCT250
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