L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport Explained

L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport
Iata:OEO
Icao:KOEO
Faa:OEO
Type:Public
Owner:Village of Osceola
City-Served:Osceola, Wisconsin
Timezone:CST
Summer:CDT
Elevation-F:906
Coordinates:45.3094°N -92.69°W
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:OEO
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-F:5,006
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:4/22
R2-Length-F:2,192
R2-Surface:Turf
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2023)
Stat1-Data:19,850
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2024)
Stat2-Data:66
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport is a village owned public use airport located southeast of the central business district of Osceola, a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport covers an area of 389 acres (157 ha) at an elevation of 906 feet (276 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 10/28 is 5,006 by 75 feet (1,526 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and approved GPS approaches, and 4/22 is 2,192 by 150 feet (668 x 46 m) with a turf surface.

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2023, the airport had 19,850 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day: 93% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 3% military. In July 2024, there were 66 aircraft based at this airport: 57 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 7 glider and 1 ultra-light. The Red Wing Soaring Association is an active glider club based at Simenstad.[3]

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
  2. Web site: NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A . . October 12, 2018 . October 3, 2018.
  3. http://www.soarwisc.com/ Red Wing Soaring Association

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