Summary
Okeechobee County Airport (IATA: OBE, ICAO: KOBE, FAA LID: OBE) is a general aviation airport located 3 mi (4.82 km) northwest of Okeechobee, in Okeechobee County, Florida.
Okeechobee County Airport Connors Army Auxiliary Field | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Okeechobee County | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Okeechobee, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 34 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°15′57.5″N 80°51′04″W / 27.265972°N 80.85111°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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  OBE Location of Okeechobee County Airport  OBE OBE (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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History edit
The airport was opened in April 1940 as Conners Field. It was leased by the United States Army Air Corps in 1941 as an auxiliary training field, and used by the Hendricks Army Airfield B-17 Flying Fortress training school near Sebring during World War II. The runways and other facilities were improved by the Army, and the airport was used for training touch-and-go landings landings and emergencies. No permanent military units or personnel were assigned. With the end of the war in 1945, the site was returned for civil use.
Since then, Okeechobee has been operated as a general aviation airport.
See also edit
References edit
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- World War II airfields database: Florida
External links edit
- FAA Terminal Procedures for OBE, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for KOBE
- AirNav airport information for KOBE
- ASN accident history for KOBE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KOBE