Okeechobee County Airport

Okeechobee County Airport
Connors Army Auxiliary Field
2006 USGS airphoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerOkeechobee County
ServesOkeechobee, Florida
LocationUnincoroporated Okeechobee County
Elevation AMSL34 ft / 10 m
Coordinates27°15′57.5″N 80°51′04″W / 27.265972°N 80.85111°W / 27.265972; -80.85111
Websitewww.co.okeechobee.fl.us
Map
OBE
Location of Okeechobee County Airport
OBE
OBE (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
14/32 4,000 1,219 Asphalt

Okeechobee County Airport (IATA: OBE, ICAO: KOBE, FAA LID: OBE) is a general aviation airport located 3 mi (4.82 km) northwest of Okeechobee, in unincorporated Okeechobee County, Florida.[1]

History

The airport was opened in April 1940 as Conners Field. It was leased by the United States Army Air Corps in 1941 as an auxiliary training field, and used by the Hendricks Army Airfield B-17 Flying Fortress training school near Sebring during World War II. The runways and other facilities were improved by the Army, and the airport was used for training touch-and-go landings landings and emergencies. No permanent military units or personnel were assigned. With the end of the war in 1945, the site was returned for civil use.

Since then, Okeechobee has been operated as a general aviation airport. The Florida Division of Forestry has a base at the airport.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has two runways, both paved with asphalt. Runway 5/23 measures 5,000 ft x 100 ft (1524 x 30 m); runway 14/32 measures 4001 x 75 ft (1220 x 23 m).[3][4] Both runways have full-length parallel taxiways.[2]

The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel–both avgas and jet fuel–and offers it 24 hours per day. Services such as hangars and courtesy cars are available; there are also amenities such as internet, a crew lounge, and snooze rooms.[5]

Local pilots and aircraft owners have access to t-hangars and box hangars.

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ^ Geography Division. 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Okeechobee County, FL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 23 (PDF p. 24/31). Retrieved 2025-04-10. Okeechobee County Arprt - Find the icon of the aircraft.
  2. ^ a b "Okeechobee County Airport" (PDF). Florida Flyer. Florida Department of Transportation Aviation Office. Fall 2008. pp. 1, 4.
  3. ^ "AirNav: KOBE - Okeechobee County Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  4. ^ "AOPA Airports". www.aopa.org. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  5. ^ "Okeechobee County Airport FBO FBO Info & Fuel Prices at Okeechobee County (KOBE)". FlightAware. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  6. ^ Scruggs, Danielle (2025-02-24). "Plane crash in Okeechobee under investigation". WPBF. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  7. ^ "Aviation Investigation Final Report No. ERA25LA125, C K ING ADVENTURE LLC CCX-2000 Registration N63CK". National Transportation Safety Board. 2025-05-09. Retrieved 2026-02-23.


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