Olympia Regional Airport ( IATA : OLM , ICAO : KOLM , FAA LID : OLM ) is a public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) south of the central business district of Olympia , a city in Thurston County and the capital of the U.S. state of Washington . It is owned by the Port of Olympia. It is about one mile (1.6 km) east of Interstate 5 , actually within the boundaries of the city of Tumwater which is south of and adjacent to Olympia. The airport was identified in the Washington State Department of Transportation Long Term Aviation Study as a field that could potentially serve to relieve Seattle-Tacoma International Airport of increasing congestion.
7-514: Olympic Flight Museum is located at the Olympia Airport, and Airlift Northwest, the region's air medical transport service uses the airport as one of its medical helicopter bases; a large private-use heliport, known as Olympia Heliport ( FAA LID : 0WN4 ) is located on airport grounds. The flight museum and the airport play host to a moderate sized air show each June. The airport's industrial park , 300 acres (1.2 km) in extent, includes
14-541: A U.S. Department of Commerce -designated free trade zone . The airport served as a satellite of nearby McChord Field during World War II , and commercial aviation history at the Olympia Airport extends to the 1920s. The airport now supports large business jets, cargo aircraft, military helicopters and has a backup runway lighting system for uninterrupted operations. Olympia Airport also has an ILS (Instrument Landing System) and backup power system for operations during bad weather or low visibility. The Olympia VOR, located on
21-482: A full-instrument landing approach system . The field is home to fixed wing and helicopter flight instruction, major aircraft and oxygen maintenance facilities, the Washington State Patrol aviation division, and a key navigational aid (Olympia VOR ) that is used by commercial flights inbound to Seattle-area airports, including Seattle-Tacoma International Airport , as well as by general aviation aircraft in
28-400: The annual Olympic Air Show, featuring a selection of heritage and current military aircraft demonstrations. The museum was founded in 1998. In 2003, the museum started hosting an annual airshow called the "Gathering of Warbirds". This United States aerospace museum–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Washington state museum-related article is
35-474: The field, also provides instrument approaches into the Olympia Airport in low visibility conditions. The FAA funded a $ 15 million improvement project that was completed in September of 2008. The work focused on runway line-of-sight improvements and enhanced taxiway and runway signage. In the late 1990s, the airport's runway protection zone was extended with the purchase of $ 5.5 million worth of land on each end of
42-456: The primary runway, and an above ground fuel facility was constructed. Olympia Regional Airport covers an area of 845 acres (342 ha ) at an elevation of 208 feet (63 m) above mean sea level . It has two asphalt paved runways : 17/35 is 5,500 by 150 feet with precision markings (1,676 x 46 m) and runway 8/26 is 4,157 by 150 feet with basic markings (1,267 x 46 m). The airport has a passenger terminal , an air traffic control tower and
49-521: The region. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Olympic Flight Museum The Olympic Flight Museum is an aviation museum at the Olympia Airport in Olympia, Washington , USA. The museum has more than 10 vintage planes and helicopters on display, most of which are in airworthy condition. The museum also hosts
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