Owatonna Degner Regional Airport(IATA:OWA,ICAO:KOWA,FAALID:OWA) is three miles northwest ofOwatonna,inSteele County, Minnesota.[1]Its IATA identifier "OWA" comes from the first three letters of the city of Owatonna. The airport is used forgeneral aviation.
Owatonna Degner Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City ofOwatonna, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Owatonna, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| ElevationAMSL | 1,146 ft / 349 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°07′24″N93°15′36″W/ 44.12333°N 93.26000°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Owatonna Degner Regional Airport | ||||||||||||||
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History
editAirport construction started in 1946. It was completed and the airport opened in 1947 with four unpaved runways. In 1987 the City Council of Owatonna renamed the airport Glenn J. Degner Airfield, after one of the original aviation pioneers of Owatonna. In the 1990s, the concrete runway was lengthened to 5,500 feet (1,700 m) and an instrument landing system was added. The airport was renamed The Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in August 1999.[2]
Accidents
editEast Coast Jets Flight 81was a business jet flight operated by East Coast Jets and destined for Owatonna. The plane crashed on July 31, 2008, while attempting a go-around at the airport, killing all eight passengers and crew on board.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^abFAA Airport Form 5010 for OWAPDF.Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 12, 2019.
- ^"Owatonna Degner Regional Airport History".RetrievedOctober 7,2019.
- ^Deegan, Jim (August 7, 2008)."NTSB preliminary report issued in crash that killed Bethlehem-area pilots".The Express-Times.RetrievedOctober 7,2019.
External links
edit- Owatonna Degner Regional Airport
- Minnesota Public Airports (OWA)atMinnesota Department of TransportationAirport Directory
- Aerial image as of 2019fromGoogle Maps
- FAA Terminal Procedures for OWA,effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNavairport information for KOWA
- ASNaccident history for OWA
- FlightAwareairport informationandlive flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations:current,past three days
- SkyVectoraeronautical chart for KOWA
- FAAcurrent OWA delay information