University-Oxford Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | University of Mississippi | ||||||||||
Serves | Oxford, Mississippi | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 452 ft / 138 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°23′04″N 089°32′12″W / 34.38444°N 89.53667°WCoordinates: 34°23′04″N 089°32′12″W / 34.38444°N 89.53667°W | ||||||||||
Website | www.OleMiss.edu/... | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in Mississippi | |||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Aircraft operations | 65,811 |
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Based aircraft | 39 |
University-Oxford Airport (IATA: UOX, ICAO: KUOX, FAA LID: UOX) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Oxford, a city in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. The airport is owned by the University of Mississippi. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
University-Oxford Airport covers an area of 297 acres (120 ha) at an elevation of 452 feet (138 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,600 by 100 feet (1,707 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 65,811 aircraft operations, an average of 180 per day: 89% general aviation, 9% air taxi, 2% military, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 39 aircraft based at this airport: 64% single-engine, 28% multi-engine, and 8% jet.