Dorothy Scott Airport is a public international airport in
Oroville, Washington
Oroville is a city located in the northern bulk of the Okanogan Highlands in north-central Washington, United States. Oroville is a member municipality of Okanogan County, Washington, situated between Omak and Penticton. The population was 1, ...
, United States—a city in the
Okanogan region—that was opened in August 1937.
It is located 2 miles northeast from the town center, being owned by the City of Oroville.
Dorothy Scott Airport has been approved for use.
[ The airport has a pavement management plan to repair the airport's one runway.
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History
Dorothy Scott Airport is one of two airports named after a woman who served in World War II
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for the Women Airforce Service Pilots
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(WASP) department.Congressional Gold Medal
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in 2010.[ It is classified as an ]airport of entry
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by the Washington state,[ and operates an airport layout plan.
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Facilities and aircraft
The airport holds a service classification of federal general aviation
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airport.[ In 2010, 40 planes left the airport for local military services, while the same number of planes left it as commercial air taxis.][ 12,000 airplanes left Dorothy Scott for general itinerant use, and 3100 left as general local flights.][
The nearest radio navigation aids from the airport that help the pilot are located in three cities: ]Omak
Omak ( Merriam (1997), p. 869) is a city located in the foothills of the Okanogan Highlands in north-central Washington, United States. With an estimated 4,845 residents as of 2010, distributed over a land area of , Omak is the largest municipa ...
, Penticton
Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2016 Canadian Census, its population was 33,761, while its census agglomeration
The ce ...
, and Naramata
Naramata is an unincorporated community in the Okanagan region of south central British Columbia. On the eastern shore of southern Lake Okanagan, the locality is by road about north of Penticton.
Name origin
In November 1906, John Moore Robinso ...
.[ The last two locations are in Canada.][ Steven Johnson serves as the airports service manager.]Area Control Center
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is located in Seattle, Washington
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.
Growth
Johnston claimed that the amount of activity at the Dorothy Scott Airport is "amazing".[ According to Johnston, a person purchased a US$4000 hangar to be placed at this airport.][ Big World of Flight—an organization that educates children on aviation—is one company that Johnston noted will stop at the airport in September 2012.][ He assured that Oroville's priority is the expanding of the airport.][
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References
{{Portal bar, Aviation, United States
Airports in Washington (state)
Transportation buildings and structures in Okanogan County, Washington