Stilwell / Cherokee Nation Airport
1PP · Stilwell, Oklahoma · Adair County · map
Stilwell / Cherokee Nation Airport is a public-use airport owned by Cherokee Nation, 3 miles ssw of Stilwell, Oklahoma, 1,084 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 4,208 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Stilwell / Cherokee Nation Airport?
Its FAA code is 1PP.
Where is Stilwell / Cherokee Nation Airport?
It is 3 miles ssw of Stilwell, Oklahoma, 1,084 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Stilwell / Cherokee Nation Airport?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 4,208 feet long, asphalt.
Does Stilwell / Cherokee Nation Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Stilwell / Cherokee Nation Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 1PP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Cherokee Nation
- Elevation
- 1,084 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- October 2019
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,208 × 60 ft | Asphalt, poor |
- Runway 17: trees 30 ft high 450 ft from the end
- Runway 35: trees 33 ft high 222 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Tahlequah Municipal (20 nm northwest), Sallisaw Municipal (21 nm south), Smith Field (27 nm north), Drake Field (28 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Tenkiller Lake Airpark (14 nm west), Tahlequah Municipal (20 nm northwest), Sallisaw Municipal (21 nm south), Smith Field (27 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Oklahoma · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- The cracks in the runway need to be repaired. Numbers need repainting and centerline stripes need repainting. A wind cone needs to be added.
- 28 feet tree 158 feet from runway 35 end 40 feet right of approach. 21 feet tree 38 feet from runway 35 end 87 feet right of approach.
- Markings svrly faded.
- Markings svrly faded.
- CL, nrs, white an X
- CL, nrs, white an X
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degree slope
- Severe cracks and veg on runway
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Stilwell from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Stilwell, Oklahoma: 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Oklahoma.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 4 training center examiners.
- Joshua Paul Jones private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Fayetteville, AR (28 nm) · (303) 913-4218 · [email protected]
- Reginald Howell Henderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · TAC Air · Fort Smith, AR (29 nm) · (479) 651-1919 · [email protected]
- Zachary Duane Caldwell private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · TAC AIR · Fort Smith, AR (29 nm) · (479) 650-0245 · [email protected]
- Chad Maxwell Cox private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; helicopters · Bentonville, AR (41 nm) · (501) 732-0658 · [email protected]
All 16 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Stilwell 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Oklahoma 1,299 since 1982 · 180 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Oklahoma 130 landing places
- Oklahoma 5,644 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/1PP.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.