Crater Lake Klamath Regional Airport Kingsley Field |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Klamath Falls | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Klamath Falls, Oregon | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,095 ft / 1,248 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°09′22″N 121°43′59″W / 42.15611°N 121.73306°WCoordinates: 42°09′22″N 121°43′59″W / 42.15611°N 121.73306°W | ||||||||||||||
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Location in Oregon | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Aircraft operations | 39,004 |
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Based aircraft | 170 |
Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport (Klamath Falls Airport) (IATA: LMT, ICAO: KLMT, FAA LID: LMT) is in Klamath County, Oregon five miles southeast of Klamath Falls, which owns it. It is used by general aviation, military aviation and a few airline flights. In 2013 the Airport changed its name to Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 15,856 enplanements in 2011, a decrease from 21,353 in 2010.
As Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, the airport is the home of the Oregon Air National Guard's 173d Fighter Wing (173 FW) flying the F-15 Eagle. An Air Education and Training Command (AETC)-gained unit, the 173 FW specializes as an advanced air-to-air combat training center for Regular Air Force and Air National Guard F-15 pilots, as well as hosting joint and combined air combat exercises for all US military services and those of Canada. Kingsley Field is home to a USAF flight surgeon training school. The 173d Fighter Wing is currently under the command of Colonel James C. Miller.