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The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission's mission is to promote aviation, which includes fostering the growth of the aerospace industry and ensuring that the needs of commerce and communities across Oklahoma are met by the state's 113 public airports that comprise the state’s air transportation system.
 



LATEST OAC & STATE AVIATION NEWS
 

Aeronautics Commission to meet at ODOT for May 2012 Meeting - May 9, 2012

The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting on May 10, 2012, beginning at 10 a.m. in the first floor Commission Room at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation located at 200 NE 21st Street in Oklahoma City. 

To access the agenda for the May 10 meeting, please click OAC meeting agenda.

 

Growing Roots for More STEM - The Washington Post, 4/22/2012

Local technology companies, concerned by a growing pool of jobs and an inadequate number of qualified employees, have increasingly focused on initiatives to improve what they call STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The focus is partly out of necessity. Many companies, such as defense contractors who need employees with security clearances, simply can’t find enough people to fill their jobs.

Many are beginning to broaden their approach from a focus on university programs and newly minted graduates. (Click here to read the entire article)
 

Amanda Boozer Art2012 State Aviation Art Contest Winners Announced
Artists To Be Recognized During Ceremony at State Capitol
- March 21, 2012

Officials with the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission have announced the winners of  Oklahoma's 2012 International Aviation Art Contest. The students will be recognized for their artwork during an awards ceremony scheduled for April 19 at 2 p.m. in the Governor’s Blue Room at the state Capital. Read more.
 

 

Aeronautics Commission Approves 2012-2014 Capital Improvement Program, Includes Largest State-Funded Airport Project in History - March 15, 2012

Last week, during its regularly scheduled meeting in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission approved its three-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which includes a project to extend the runway and parallel taxiway system at Enid’s Woodring Regional Airport from 5,600 feet to 8,000 feet. Read more.
 

Ardmore Airport of Year 2012Aviation Group Selects Ardmore Municipal as State’s Top Airport for 2012 - March 2, 2012

Ardmore Municipal Airport was named the 2012 “Airport of the Year” on Tuesday by the Oklahoma Airport Operators Association during an aviation partnership conference in Tulsa.

Other award recipients recognized during the partnership conference included Joyce Benge with Barnard Dunkelberg & Company of Tulsa, who received the Pioneer Award, and HW Lochner, Inc. with offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, which received the Corporate Award. In addition, Curtis Brown, project manager for Garver, LLC of Norman, was presented with the President’s Award. Read more.

 

 

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