L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport
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L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Village of Osceola | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Osceola, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 906 ft / 276 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°18′34″N 092°41′24″W / 45.30944°N 92.69000°W | ||||||||||||||
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L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (IATA: OEO[2], ICAO: KOEO, FAA LID: OEO) is a village owned public use airport located southeast of the central business district of Osceola, a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[3]
L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport covers an area of 389 acres (157 ha) at an elevation of 906 feet (276 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 10/28 is 5,006 by 75 feet (1,526 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and approved GPS approaches, and 4/22 is 2,192 by 150 feet (668 x 46 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2023, the airport had 19,850 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day: 93% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 3% military. In July 2024, there were 66 aircraft based at this airport: 57 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 7 glider and 1 ultra-light.[1] The Red Wing Soaring Association is an active glider club based at Simenstad.[4]
