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Rome State Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
4,053 ft / 1,235 m

6,000
  
1,829

Code
  
REO

Phone
  
+1 503-378-4880

Serves
  
Rome, Oregon

3/21
  
6,000

1,829
  
Gravel

Elevation
  
1,235 m

Rome State Airport

Address
  
Jordan Valley, OR 97910, USA

Owner
  
Oregon Department of Aviation

Rome State Airport (IATA: REO, ICAO: KREO, FAA LID: REO) is a public use airport located 20 nautical miles (23 mi, 37 km) southwest of the central business district of Rome, in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is owned by the Oregon Department of Aviation.

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History

The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Rome Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA).

Facilities and aircraft

Rome State Airport covers an area of 147 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 4,053 feet (1,235 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with a gravel surface measuring 6,000 by 150 feet (1,829 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending May 13, 2009, the airport had 100 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 8 per month.

References

Rome State Airport Wikipedia