Tenkiller Lake Airpark
44M · Cookson, Oklahoma · Cherokee County · map
Tenkiller Lake Airpark is a public-use airport owned by Cherokee County Airport Authority, 1 mile southwest of Cookson, Oklahoma, 877 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 2,600 feet of grass. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Tenkiller Lake Airpark?
Its FAA code is 44M.
Where is Tenkiller Lake Airpark?
It is 1 mile southwest of Cookson, Oklahoma, 877 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Tenkiller Lake Airpark?
Its one runway, 05/23, is 2,600 feet long, grass.
Does Tenkiller Lake Airpark have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Tenkiller Lake Airpark?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Tenkiller Lake Airpark?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: T3 Aerosports LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Tenkiller Lake Airpark?
3 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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Tenkiller Lake Airpark…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 44M
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Cherokee County Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 877 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1970
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,600 × 75 ft | Grass, good | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: VASI, two boxes on the left, trees 22 ft high 72 ft from the end
- Runway 23: VASI, two boxes on the left, trees 20 ft high 144 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Tahlequah Municipal (14 nm north), Sallisaw Municipal (17 nm south), Muskogee-Davis Regional (21 nm west), Fort Smith Regional (36 nm southeast).
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
- Ctn: deer on and in the vicinity of runway.
- Activate VASI runway 05 and 23 - the common traffic frequency. Low-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 dusk to dawn.
- Airpark is residential
- Board of commissioners of Cherokee county
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 Cookson from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Cookson, Oklahoma: 11 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- T3 Aerosports LLC 4 aircraft · Vian, 14 miles away T3 Aerosports is a flight school located at Sallisaw Municipal Airport in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 2 training center examiners.
- Reginald Howell Henderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · TAC Air · Fort Smith, AR (36 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 (36 nm) · (479) 650-0245 · [email protected]
- Joshua Paul Jones private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Fayetteville, AR (41 nm) · (303) 913-4218 · [email protected]
All 15 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- 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 · 5 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Cookson 11 aircraft · 11 piston singles
- T3 Aerosports LLC 4 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- 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 5,646 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/44M.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 26, 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.