Stan Stamper Municipal Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Hugo | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hugo, Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 572 ft / 174 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′05″N 095°32′31″W / 34.03472°N 95.54194°W | ||||||||||
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Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (IATA: HUJ, ICAO: KHHW, FAA LID: HHW) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of the central business district of Hugo, a city in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[2]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned HHW by the FAA and HUJ by the IATA.[3]
History
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The Hugo City Council named the airport after Stan Stamper, a local newspaper publisher, who served for 18 years as a member of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission. Stamper (1953-) is an accomplished aviator, with multiple aviation ratings including Commercial, Instrument, Multi-Engine, and Flight Instructor ratings. He was named Aviator of the Year in Oklahoma in 1997, and to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 2012.
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Stan Stamper Municipal Airport covers an area of 167 acres (68 ha) at an elevation of 572 feet (174 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,007 by 75 feet (1,221 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 26, 2008, the airport had 1,250 aircraft operations, an average of 104 per month: 96% general aviation and 4% military. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine and 8% helicopter.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for HHW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 4 (PDF, 1.61 MB) Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (IATA: HUJ, ICAO: KHHW, FAA: HHW)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
External links
[edit]- Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HHW) page at the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Airport Directory
- Aerial photo as of 16 March 1996 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HHW, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for HHW
- AirNav airport information for KHHW
- ASN accident history for HUJ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
