Corvallis Municipal Airport (IATA: CVO, ICAO: KCVO, FAA LID: CVO) is a city owned, public use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) southwest of the central business district of Corvallis, a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011â€"2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
The airport offers full service and self serve fuel: 100LL and Jet A. Maintenance is also available on the ramp. Helicopter and fixed-wing flight instruction is also available through Corvallis Aero Service.
History
The site was built during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces for bomber training as Corvallis Army Airfield. The original hangar is still being used today.
Facilities and aircraft
Corvallis Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,490 acres (603 ha) at an elevation of 250 feet (76 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 is 5,900 by 150 feet (1,798 x 46 m) and 9/27 is 3,545 by 75 feet (1,081 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending February 18, 2010, the airport had 52,300 aircraft operations, an average of 143 per day: 97.5% general aviation, 1.5% military, and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 153 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 1% jet, and 11% helicopter.
Cargo Carriers
References
External links
- Corvallis Municipal Airport at City of Corvallis website
- Corvallis Aero Service, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- Oregon State Flying Club
- Aerial image as of May 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CVO, effective September 14, 2017
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CVO
- AirNav airport information for KCVO
- ASN accident history for CVO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
