Okeechobee County Airport

Okeechobee County Airport Connors Army Auxiliary Field
2006 USGS airphoto
IATA: OBE – ICAO: KOBE – FAA LID: OBE
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Okeechobee County
Location	Okeechobee, Florida
Elevation AMSL	34 ft / 10 m
Coordinates
Website	www.co.okeechobee.fl.us
Map
KOBE Location of Okeechobee County Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 5,000 1,524 Asphalt 14/32 4,000 1,219 Asphalt

Okeechobee County Airport (IATA: OBE, ICAO: KOBE, FAA LID: OBE) is a general aviation airport located 3 mi (4.82 km) northwest of Okeechobee, in Okeechobee County, Florida.

History

The airport was opened in April 1940 as Conners Field. Leased by the United States Army Air Corps in 1941 as an auxiliary training field for the Hendricks Army Airfield B-17 Flying Fortress training school near Sebring during World War II. Runways and other facilities improved by the Army, used for training touch-and-go landings and emergencies. No permanent military units or personnel assigned. With the end of the war in 1945, returned for civil use.

Operated as a general aviation airport ever since.

See also

• Florida World War II Army Airfields

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• World War II airfields database: Florida

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for OBE, effective July 11, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for OBE
  • AirNav airport information for OBE
  • ASN accident history for OBE
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for OBE