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Okeechobee County Airport
Connors Army Auxiliary Field
2006 USGS airphoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerOkeechobee County
ServesOkeechobee, Florida
LocationUnincoroporated Okeechobee County
Elevation AMSL34 ft (10 m)
Coordinates27°15′57.5″N 80°51′04″W / 27.265972°N 80.85111°W / 27.265972; -80.85111
Websitewww.okeechobeecountyfl.gov/departments/airport-industrial-park
Map
OBE is located in Florida
OBE
OBE
Location of Okeechobee County Airport
OBE is located in the United States
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OBE (the United States)
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 unincorporated Okeechobee County, Florida.[1]

History

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

Since then, Okeechobee has been operated as a general aviation airport. The Florida Division of Forestry has a base at the airport.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

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The airport has two runways, both paved with asphalt. Runway 5/23 measures 5,000 ft x 100 ft (1524 x 30 m); runway 14/32 measures 4001 x 75 ft (1220 x 23 m).[3][4] Both runways have full-length parallel taxiways.[2]

The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel–both avgas and jet fuel–and offers it 24 hours per day at the self service fuel farm. Full service fuel is available 7 days a week form 8am-5pm EST. Services such as an overnight hangar and a courtesy van, available during hours of operation, are available; there are also amenities such as internet and a crew lounge with free coffee and water.[5][6]

Local pilots and aircraft owners have access to t-hangars and box hangars.

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ↑ Geography Division. 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Okeechobee County, FL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 23 (PDF p. 24/31). Retrieved 2025-04-10. Okeechobee County Arprt - Find the icon of the aircraft.
  2. 1 2 "Okeechobee County Airport" (PDF). Florida Flyer. Florida Department of Transportation Aviation Office. Fall 2008. pp. 1, 4.
  3. ↑ "AirNav: KOBE - Okeechobee County Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  4. ↑ "AOPA Airports". www.aopa.org. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  5. ↑ "Okeechobee County Airport FBO FBO Info (KOBE)". FlightAware. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  6. ↑ "Okeechobee County Airport Fuel Prices (KOBE)". AirNav. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  7. ↑ Scruggs, Danielle (2025-02-24). "Plane crash in Okeechobee under investigation". WPBF. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  8. ↑ "Aviation Investigation Final Report No. ERA25LA125, C K ING ADVENTURE LLC CCX-2000 Registration N63CK". National Transportation Safety Board. 2025-05-09. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
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