It was operated by the 320th Flying Training detachment, with the Midwest Air School as a contract flying training provider. The Oklahoma Air College, Inc. also was a contractor to the USAAF at El Reno. Fairchild PT-19s were the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned.
During wartime, the airfield had three turf runways, their alignment now unknown. It had several (between 3 and 6) local auxiliary landing fields for emergency or overflow landings. Known auxiliaries were at Calumet and Union City with several others in the El Reno area.
Pilot training at the airfield apparently ended during the summer of 1944, with the reduced demand for new pilots. The airfield was turned over to the local government at the end of the war. [3][4]
The airport covers 698 acres (282 ha) an elevation of 1,420 feet (433 m). It has two runways: 17/35 is 5,600 by 75 feet (1,707 x 23 m) concrete and 18/36 is 4,630 by 190 feet (1,411 x 58 m) turf.[1]
In the year ending February 12, 2008 the airport had 24,825 aircraft operations, average 68 per day: 99.9% general aviation and 0.1% military. 24 aircraft were then based at the airport: 79% single-engine and 21% multi-engine.[1]
Mineral rights leaseedit
Every three years El Reno conducts a bidding for mineral rights on 320 acres (130 ha) of airport land. This is required because the city acquired the facility years ago from the Federal Aviation Administration. The proceeds must be used for either improvements at El Reno airport or other aviation-related purposes. The winning bid was made by Haggard Land Company, which offered $15,000 per acre plus a 20 percent royalty for any oil or gas it extracts from the land. The reported value of the deal to the city was $4,800,000. Mayor Matt White said his goal was to pay off the airport debt, currently estimated at $600,000.[5]
^ abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for RQO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
^National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 4 (PDF, 1.61 MB) June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
^ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
^Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
^Dyer, Ray. "Airpark lands $4.8 million deal." El Reno Tribune. December 3, 2016[permanent dead link]. Accessed December 7, 2016
External linksedit
FAA Terminal Procedures for RQO, effective May 16, 2024
Resources for this airport:
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FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
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SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
January 01, 1970
reno, regional, airport, icao, krqo, canadian, county, oklahoma, united, states, five, miles, southwest, reno, which, owns, national, plan, integrated, airport, systems, 2009, 2013, categorized, general, aviation, facility, mustang, army, airfield2006, usgs, o. El Reno Regional Airport ICAO KRQO FAA LID RQO is in Canadian County Oklahoma United States five miles southwest of El Reno which owns it 1 The FAA s National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009 2013 categorized it as a general aviation facility 2 El Reno Regional AirportMustang Army Airfield2006 USGS OrthophotoIATA noneICAO KRQOFAA LID RQOSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of El RenoServesEl Reno OklahomaElevation AMSL1 420 ft 433 mCoordinates35 28 22 N 098 00 21 W 35 47278 N 98 00583 W 35 47278 98 00583MapKRQOLocationRunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 17 35 5 600 1 707 Concrete 18 36 4 630 1 411 TurfStatistics 2008 Aircraft operations24 825Based aircraft24Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Many U S airports use the same three letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA but this facility is RQO to the FAA and has no IATA code Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Mineral rights lease 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe airport opened in 1943 as a United States Army Air Forces World War II primary stage 1 pilot training airfield by the Army Air Forces Training Command Gulf Coast Training Center later Central Flying Training Command It was known as El Reno Field or Mustang Field It was operated by the 320th Flying Training detachment with the Midwest Air School as a contract flying training provider The Oklahoma Air College Inc also was a contractor to the USAAF at El Reno Fairchild PT 19s were the primary trainer Also had several PT 17 Stearmans and a few P 40 Warhawks assigned During wartime the airfield had three turf runways their alignment now unknown It had several between 3 and 6 local auxiliary landing fields for emergency or overflow landings Known auxiliaries were at Calumet and Union City with several others in the El Reno area Pilot training at the airfield apparently ended during the summer of 1944 with the reduced demand for new pilots The airfield was turned over to the local government at the end of the war 3 4 TWISTEX storm chasers Tim Samaras his son Paul and colleague Carl Young of South Lake Tahoe California lost their lives in an EF3 multiple vortex tornado near this area on May 31 2013 Facilities editThe airport covers 698 acres 282 ha an elevation of 1 420 feet 433 m It has two runways 17 35 is 5 600 by 75 feet 1 707 x 23 m concrete and 18 36 is 4 630 by 190 feet 1 411 x 58 m turf 1 In the year ending February 12 2008 the airport had 24 825 aircraft operations average 68 per day 99 9 general aviation and 0 1 military 24 aircraft were then based at the airport 79 single engine and 21 multi engine 1 Mineral rights lease editEvery three years El Reno conducts a bidding for mineral rights on 320 acres 130 ha of airport land This is required because the city acquired the facility years ago from the Federal Aviation Administration The proceeds must be used for either improvements at El Reno airport or other aviation related purposes The winning bid was made by Haggard Land Company which offered 15 000 per acre plus a 20 percent royalty for any oil or gas it extracts from the land The reported value of the deal to the city was 4 800 000 Mayor Matt White said his goal was to pay off the airport debt currently estimated at 600 000 5 See also editOklahoma World War II Army Airfields 31st Flying Training Wing World War II References edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RQO PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective 3 June 2010 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009 2013 Appendix A Part 4 PDF 1 61 MB Archived June 6 2011 at the Wayback Machine Federal Aviation Administration Updated 15 October 2008 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Shaw Frederick J 2004 Locating Air Force Base Sites History s Legacy Air Force History and Museums Program United States Air Force Washington DC 2004 Dyer Ray Airpark lands 4 8 million deal El Reno Tribune December 3 2016 permanent dead link Accessed December 7 2016External links editFAA Terminal Procedures for RQO effective May 16 2024 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for RQO AirNav airport information for KRQO FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title El Reno Regional Airport amp oldid 1205755254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
