Terminal Procedures

O53 — Medford Muni

MEDFORD, OK · 2 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 1,092 ft1 runwayLongest 3,007 ftNon-toweredVolume SC-1Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 170BPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 350CPDF

O53 airport information

Control tower
No
ARTCC
Kansas City Center
Flight service
Mc Alester
NOTAM facility
MLC (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
5E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
March 1948
Airport area
127 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Wichita
Last FAA inspection
2024-08-14

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

O53 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Approach118.075Vance

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,007 × 60 ft1735N1,000 ft
Runway layout at O53, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
17/353,007 ft60 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  17 180°TPAPI (2-box) 3.51°
  35 360°TPAPI (2-box) 3.51°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where O53 is

Latitude, longitude36.7905840, -97.7489970
Elevation1,092 ft
From Medford1 nm SW

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FAA remarks for O53

  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • 100 FT REFINERY 1 NM SW OF ARPT.
  • DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF.
  • FOR CD CTC VANCE APCH AT 580-213-6765. WHEN VANCE APCH IS CLSD, CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near O53

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KBKNBlackwell-Tonkawa MuniBLACKWELL, OK19 nm E4
KWDGEnid Woodring RgnlENID, OK25 nm S10
KANYAnthony MuniANTHONY, KS27 nm NW3
KENDVance AFBENID, OK28 nm S22
KPNCPonca City RgnlPONCA CITY, OK31 nm E6
8K2Harper MuniHARPER, KS33 nm NW2
F22Perry MuniPERRY, OK33 nm SE3
KEGTWellington MuniWELLINGTON, KS36 nm NE4

VFR charts covering O53

Common questions about O53

What charts are available for O53?

2 current FAA charts for Medford Muni, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for O53?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at O53?

Medford Muni has 1 runway. The longest is 17/35 at 3,007 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does O53 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total O53 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is O53 a towered airport?

No — Medford Muni has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these O53 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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