Oxbow Airport (Oregon)
For the Saskatchewan airport, see Oxbow Airport.
| Oxbow Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: OR12 | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | Idaho Power Company | ||||||||||
| Location | Homestead, Oregon | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,806 ft / 550 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°00′15.56″N 116°50′56.57″W / 45.0043222°N 116.8490472°W | ||||||||||
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Oxbow Airport (FAA LID: OR12) is a private airport located one mile south of Homestead in Baker County, Oregon, United States. Large Xs are painted on the runway in various aerial photos such as USGS images from July 1999 and more recent Google maps images.[1][2] Xs may indicate the runway is closed, although the Xs at Oxbow Airport do not conform to FAA Standards for Airport Markings.[3]
References
- ↑ USGS. 11 July 1999 via Terraserver, 45°00′15.5610″N 116°50′56.5650″W / 45.004322500°N 116.849045833°W.
- ↑ Google maps. 45°00′15.5610″N 116°50′56.5650″W / 45.004322500°N 116.849045833°W
- ↑ FAA. AC 150/5340-1, Standards for Airport Markings. pg 18. 40. MARKING AND LIGHTING OF PERMANENTLY CLOSED RUNWAYS AND TAXIWAYS. "For runways and taxiways that have been permanently closed... yellow X’s are placed at each end and at 1,000-foot (300 m) intervals."
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for OR12
- AirNav airport information for OR12
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for OR12
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