Oswego Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use

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located in

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, three miles (5 km) east of the

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of Oswego, a city in Labette County,

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Facilities and aircraft

Oswego Municipal Airport contains one

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: 17/35 with a

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pavement. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 600 aircraft operations, an average of 50 per month: 70% local

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and 30% transient general aviation. At that time there were 3 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-

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Future Expansion

The City of Oswego is currently planning to construct a new runway with dimensions 3,200 ft x 60 ft. Fuel services and new hangars, as well as repairs to the current runway, are being studied.Airport
/ref> A new access road is being constructed to the airport from U.S. Highway 160. It was expected to be completed by the spring of 2011. The airport's proximity to the Joplin,

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area provides an opportunity for increased expansion into the

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and

areas.

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