Oxbow Airport (Oregon)

For the Saskatchewan airport, see Oxbow Airport.
Oxbow Airport
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 / 45.0043222; -116.8490472
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 2,900 883 Asphalt

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

  1. ↑ USGS. 11 July 1999 via Terraserver, 45°00′15.5610″N 116°50′56.5650″W / 45.004322500°N 116.849045833°W.
  2. ↑ Google maps. 45°00′15.5610″N 116°50′56.5650″W / 45.004322500°N 116.849045833°W
  3. ↑ 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."


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