| Dorothy Scott Airport | |
| Nativename: | Dorothy Scott Municipal Airport |
| Nativename-A: | Dorothy Scott International Airport |
| Faa: | 0S7 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner-Oper: | City of Oroville |
| Owner: | City of Oroville |
| Operator: | City of Oroville |
| Location: | Oroville, Washington |
| Coordinates: | 48.9617°N -119.4114°W |
| Image Map Caption: | The state of which Dorothy Scott is located in, Washington. |
| R1-Number: | 15/33 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,014 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,223 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 19,000 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 13 |
| Stat-Year: | 2012 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration |
Dorothy Scott Airport is a public international airport in Oroville, Washington, United States—a city in the Okanogan region[1] —that was opened in August 1937.[2] It is located 2 miles northeast from the town center, being owned by the City of Oroville.[3] Dorothy Scott Airport has been approved for use.[3] The airport has a pavement management plan to repair the airport's one runway.[4] [5]
Dorothy Scott Airport is one of two airports named after a woman who served in World War II for the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) department.[6] Dorothy Scott died during World War II while ferrying aircraft to England and received a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal in 2010.[6] It is classified as an airport of entry by the Washington state,[6] and operates an airport layout plan.[7]
The airport holds a service classification of federal general aviation airport.[6] In 2010, 40 planes left the airport for local military services, while the same number of planes left it as commercial air taxis.[6] 12,000 airplanes left Dorothy Scott for general itinerant use, and 3100 left as general local flights.[6]
The nearest radio navigation aids from the airport that help the pilot are located in three cities: Omak, Penticton, and Naramata.[2] The last two locations are in Canada.[2] Steven Johnson serves as the airports service manager.[8] The airport offers a public taxi transportation service.[9] The airplane's Area Control Center is located in Seattle, Washington.[10]
Johnston claimed that the amount of activity at the Dorothy Scott Airport is "amazing".[11] He felt that throughout August and September 2012, the airport has gotten busier.[11] According to Johnston, a person purchased a US$4000 hangar to be placed at this airport.[11] Big World of Flight—an organization that educates children on aviation—is one company that Johnston noted will stop at the airport in September 2012.[11] He assured that Oroville's priority is the expanding of the airport.[11]