Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (IATA: HUJ, ICAO: KHHW, FAA LID: HHW) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of the central business district of Hugo, a city in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[2]
Stan Stamper Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Hugo | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hugo, Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 572 ft / 174 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′05″N 095°32′31″W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned HHW by the FAA and HUJ by the IATA.[3]
Stan Stamper Municipal Airport covers an area of 167 acres (68 ha) at an elevation of 572 feet (174 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,007 by 75 feet (1,221 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 26, 2008, the airport had 1,250 aircraft operations, an average of 104 per month: 96% general aviation and 4% military. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine and 8% helicopter.[1]
The Hugo city council named the airport after Stan Stamper, a local newspaper publisher, who served for 18 years as a member of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission. Stamper (1953-) is an accomplished aviator, with multiple aviation ratings including: Commercial, Instrument, multi-engine, and Flight Instructor ratings. He was named Aviator of the Year in Oklahoma in 1997. Stamper was named to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 2012.