Corvallis Municipal Airport
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| IATA: CVO – ICAO: KCVO – FAA LID: CVO | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Corvallis | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Corvallis, Oregon | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 250 ft / 76 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°29′50″N 123°17′22″W / 44.49722°N 123.28944°WCoordinates: 44°29′50″N 123°17′22″W / 44.49722°N 123.28944°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | ci.corvallis.or.us/... | ||||||||||||||
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  CVO Location of airport in Oregon | |||||||||||||||
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Corvallis Municipal Airport (IATA: CVO, ICAO: KCVO, FAA LID: CVO) is a city owned, public use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) southwest of the central business district of Corvallis, a city in Benton County, Oregon, 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 offers full service and self serve fuel: 100LL and Jet A. Maintenance is also available on the ramp. Helicopter and fixed-wing flight instruction is also available through Corvallis Aero Service.
History
The site was built during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces for bomber training as Corvallis Army Airfield. The original hangar is still being used today.
Facilities and aircraft
Corvallis Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,490 acres (603 ha) at an elevation of 250 feet (76 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 is 5,900 by 150 feet (1,798 x 46 m) and 9/27 is 3,545 by 75 feet (1,081 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending February 18, 2010, the airport had 52,300 aircraft operations, an average of 143 per day: 97.5% general aviation, 1.5% military, and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 153 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 1% jet, and 11% helicopter.[1]
Cargo Carriers
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ameriflight | Newport OR, Portland, Salem |
| FedEx Feeder[3] | Portland, Salem |
References
- 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for CVO (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "FedEx Feeder Routes". Empire Airlines. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
External links
- Corvallis Municipal Airport at City of Corvallis website
- Corvallis Aero Service, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- Oregon State Flying Club
- Aerial image as of May 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CVO, effective March 31, 2016
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CVO
- AirNav airport information for KCVO
- ASN accident history for CVO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures