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O53 Medford Municipal Airport
Medford, Oklahoma, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 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 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 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 14-Nov-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4212:42
Sunrise07:0913:09
Sunset17:2223:22
Evening civil twilight17:4923:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Nov-2026 20:17:31
Local (UTC-6)  14-Nov-2026 14:17:31
 
METAR
KBKN 
19nm E 		141955Z AUTO 12011KT 10SM CLR 12/01 A3013 RMK AO2
KWDG 
25nm S 		141945Z 11011KT 10SM SCT090 12/02 A3012
KANY 
27nm NW 		141955Z AUTO 13011G16KT 2 1/2SM -RA HZ CLR 11/00 A3011 RMK AO2 VIS 1V5
KEND 
30nm S 		141955Z AUTO 12012KT 10SM BKN055 BKN080 OVC190 12/02 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01240017 $
KPNC 
31nm E 		141953Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM CLR 13/M01 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01281006
KEGT 
36nm NE 		141955Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM CLR 12/M02 A3015 RMK AO2 T01201017
TAF
KEND 
30nm S 		140000Z 1400/1424 09007KT 9999 SKC QNH3008INS WND VRB03KT AFT 1404 BECMG 1410/1411 11007KT 9999 FEW040 QNH3017INS BECMG 1416/1417 13012G18KT 9999 SCT030 BKN040 QNH3009INS BECMG 1423/1424 13010G15KT 9000 -RA SCT025 BKN030 620908 QNH3018INS TX11/1421Z TN02/1412Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1400 NEXT 1610
KPNC 
31nm E 		141720Z 1418/1518 10009KT P6SM SCT250 FM141900 12010KT P6SM SCT070 SCT120 FM150200 11009KT P6SM SCT040 OVC060 PROB30 1504/1506 6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM150600 10009KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC040 FM151200 11008KT P6SM -RA OVC025
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