Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport Explained

Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport
Iata:LAW
Icao:KLAW
Faa:LAW
Type:Public
Owner:City of Lawton
City-Served:Lawton, Oklahoma
Elevation-F:1,110
Website:www.FlyLawton.org
Coordinates:34.5678°N -98.4164°W
Pushpin Map:USA Oklahoma#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label:LAW
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:8,599
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2022
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:24,289
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:53
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport is two miles south of Lawton, in Comanche County, Oklahoma. It is used for military aviation from nearby Fort Sill and Sheppard Air Force Base and is served by American Eagle. Allegiant Air runs occasional charters.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[2] Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 77,533 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 71,389 in 2009 and 68,054 in 2010.[4] [5] [6]

Facilities

The airport covers 1,300 acres (526 ha) at an elevation of 1,110 feet (338 m). Its single runway, 17/35, is 8,599 by 150 feet (2,621 x 46 m) concrete.

In the year ending December 31, 2022 the airport had 24,289 aircraft operations, average 66 per day: 63% military, 30% general aviation, 6% airline, and <1% air taxi. 53 aircraft were then based at this airport: 42 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 4 jet, and 3 helicopters.

Airline and destination

Scheduled passenger service:

Continental Airlines flew to Lawton from 1948 until 1975, with DC-9s starting in 1967. Central Airlines served the city starting in 1953-54;[7] [8] successor Frontier Airlines served it until 1981.

Aircraft

Embraer ERJ-140s and Canadair CRJ-700s on American Eagle and general aviation.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . September 27, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008 . PDF, 1.0 MB . CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . December 18, 2009 .
  4. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB . CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2011 .
  5. Web site: FAA Contract Tower Closure List . . March 22, 2013 . March 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419054745/http://www.aaae.org/?e=showFile&l=TDDZKA . April 19, 2015 . dead .
  6. News: FAA: 149 control towers to close at small airports . . March 22, 2013.
  7. Web site: Central Airlines, Effective December 1, 1953. Timetableimages.com. October 1, 2020.
  8. Web site: Central Airlines, Effective July 1, 1967. Timetableimages.com. October 1, 2020.

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