University-Oxford Airport
airport in Mississippi, United States of America
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.
Facilities and aircraft
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 February 28, 2021, the airport had 60,253 aircraft operations, an average of 165 per day: 89% general aviation, 9% air taxi, 3% military, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 12 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, and 3 jet.
Historical air service
In 1975, Southern Airways became the first airline to serve Oxford with direct flights to Greenwood and Memphis using Martin 404 piston airliners. There were two flights per day to each destination. Republic Airlines took over both routes using Swearingen Metroliners after they merged with Southern Airways in 1979.
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