Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (IATA: OWA, ICAO: KOWA, FAA LID: OWA) is three miles northwest of Owatonna, in Steele County, Minnesota.[1] Its IATA identifier "OWA" comes from the first three letters of the city of Owatonna. The airport is used for general aviation.
History
Airport construction started in 1946. It was completed and the airport opened in 1947 with four unpaved runways. In 1987 the City Council of Owatonna renamed the airport Glenn J. Degner Airfield, after one of the original aviation pioneers of Owatonna. In the 1990s, the concrete runway was lengthened to 5,500 feet (1,700 m) and an instrument landing system was added. The airport was renamed The Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in August 1999.[2]
Accidents
East Coast Jets Flight 81 was a business jet flight operated by East Coast Jets and destined for Owatonna. The plane crashed on July 31, 2008, while attempting a go-around at the airport, killing all eight passengers and crew on board.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for OWA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 12, 2019.
- ^ "Owatonna Degner Regional Airport History". Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ Deegan, Jim (August 7, 2008). "NTSB preliminary report issued in crash that killed Bethlehem-area pilots". The Express-Times. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
External links
- Owatonna Degner Regional Airport
- Minnesota Public Airports (OWA) at Minnesota Department of Transportation Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of 2019 from Google Maps
- FAA Terminal Procedures for OWA, effective May 16, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KOWA
- ASN accident history for OWA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KOWA
- FAA current OWA delay information
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