David Jay Perry Airport Explained

David Jay Perry Airport
Faa:1K4
Type:Public
Owner:Town of Goldsby
City-Served:Goldsby, Oklahoma
Elevation-F:1,168
Elevation-M:356
Coordinates:35.1551°N -97.4704°W
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:3,006
R1-Length-M:916
R1-Surface:Concrete
R2-Number:17/35
R2-Length-F:1,803
R2-Length-M:550
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

David Jay Perry Airport is a town-owned public-use airport in Goldsby, a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. The airport is located near the interchange of I-35 and State Highway 74. The airport was originally built by the US Navy in 1943 as an octagonal-shaped Outlying Landing Field serving Naval Air Station Norman, OK, six miles to the north.[2] After the war, ownership of the field was transferred to the city of Goldsby, undergoing several improvements and expansions over the following decades.

Facilities and aircraft

David Jay Perry Airport covers an area of 392acres at an elevation of 1,113 feet (339 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways—one designated 17/35 with a 1,803×60 ft (550×18 m) asphalt surface, and one designated 13/31 with a 3,006×60 ft (916×18 m) concrete surface.

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Notes and References

  1. , effective 2008-04-10
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150426174434/http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/WW2/WW2%20R27a%20NJ-TN.htm . 2015-04-26 . dead .