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Klamath Falls Airport

Crater Lake Klamath Regional Airport
Kingsley Field
Summary
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°W / 42.15611; -121.73306Coordinates: 42°09′22″N 121°43′59″W / 42.15611°N 121.73306°W / 42.15611; -121.73306
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
LMT is located in Oregon
LMT
LMT
Location in Oregon
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 10,301 3,140 Asphalt/Concrete
7/25 5,258 1,603 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 39,004
Based aircraft 170
Aircraft operations 39,004
Based aircraft 170

Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport (Klamath Falls Airport) (IATA: LMTICAO: KLMTFAA 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.


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