Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport (IATA: OLE, ICAO: KOLE, FAA LID: OLE) is a city-owned, public-use airport located 10 nautical miles (12 mi, 19 km) north of the central business district of Olean, a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Olean | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Olean, New York | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,135 ft / 651 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°14′28″N 078°22′17″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.cityofolean.org/... | ||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() OLE Location of airport in New York | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport covers an area of 426 acres (172 ha) at an elevation of 2,135 feet (651 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 4/22 is 4,800 by 100 feet (1,463 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface; 16/34 is 2,135 by 100 feet (651 x 30 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 9, 2009, the airport had 25,550 aircraft operations, an average of 70 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine and 8% multi-engine.[1]
Olean has had airline service in the past, including local service carrier Mohawk Airlines. In 1968, Mohawk served Olean 2 flights a day using Fairchild FH 227 equipment. One flight went to Jamestown, NY, continuing on to Cleveland and the other flight went to Syracuse.[3]