Orangeburg Municipal Airport

Orangeburg Municipal Airport (IATA: OGB, ICAO: KOGB, FAA LID: OGB) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) south of the central business district of Orangeburg, a city in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] The airport does not have scheduled commercial airline service.

Orangeburg Municipal Airport
Orthophoto from USGS
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Orangeburg
ServesOrangeburg, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL195 ft / 59 m
Coordinates33°27′25″N 080°51′34″W
Map
OGB
Location of airport in South Carolina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 5,399 1,646 Asphalt
5/23 4,508 1,374 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations22,420
Based aircraft22

During World War II, the 58th Flying Training Detachment, operated by the Hawthorne School of Aeronautics, trained both U.S. and French airmen at what was Hawthorne Field. The detachment was supervised by the 29th Flying Training Wing.

Facilities and aircraft

Orangeburg Municipal Airport covers an area of 300 acres (121 ha) at an elevation of 195 feet (59 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 is 5,399 by 100 feet (1,646 x 30 m) and 5/23 is 4,508 by 100 feet (1,374 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 12, 2011, the airport had 22,420 aircraft operations, an average of 61 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 73% single-engine and 27% multi-engine.[1]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for OGB PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012. External link in |work= (help)


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