L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport

L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerVillage of Osceola
ServesOsceola, Wisconsin
OpenedDecember 1948 (1948-12)
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL906 ft / 276 m
Coordinates45°18′34″N 092°41′24″W / 45.30944°N 92.69000°W / 45.30944; -92.69000
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OEO is located in Wisconsin
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Location of airport in Wisconsin
OEO is located in the United States
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OEO (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 5,006 1,526 Asphalt
4/22 2,192 668 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2023)19,850
Based aircraft (2024)66

L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (IATA: OEO[2], ICAO: KOEO, FAA LID: OEO) is a village owned public use airport located southeast of the central business district of Osceola, a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport covers an area of 389 acres (157 ha) at an elevation of 906 feet (276 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 10/28 is 5,006 by 75 feet (1,526 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and approved GPS approaches, and 4/22 is 2,192 by 150 feet (668 x 46 m) with a turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2023, the airport had 19,850 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day: 93% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 3% military. In July 2024, there were 66 aircraft based at this airport: 57 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 7 glider and 1 ultra-light.[1] The Red Wing Soaring Association is an active glider club based at Simenstad.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for OEO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search (OEO: Osceola / Municipal)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Red Wing Soaring Association Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine