MidAmerica Industrial Park Airport
Encyclopedia
The MidAmerica Industrial Park Airport http://www.maip.com/transportation.php is located in the MidAmerica Industrial Park, four nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Pryor, Oklahoma, United States
United States
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. The public-use airport has a 5000 feet (1,524 m) runway capable of handling most business jets, a PAPI system
Precision Approach Path Indicator
Precision approach path Indicator is a visual aid that provides guidance information to help a pilot acquire and maintain the correct approach to an aerodrome or an airport. It is generally located beside the runway approximately 300 metres beyond the landing threshold of the runway...

 and 24-hour credit fueling system with both jet fuel
Jet fuel
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 and avgas
Avgas
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. The airport is classified as a regional business airport (RBA).

Services

The airport has 14 enclosed hangars, 12 open T hangars and tie downs available. Tulsa Life Flight, a helicopter ambulance service formerly based solely at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, opened a second base of operations at MidAmerica Industrial Park’s airport.http://www.maip.com/news/090908-1.php

Founded in 1960, MidAmerica Industrial Park, has evolved into one of the leading centers for manufacturing, processing and distribution in the United States. Often described as the nation's largest rural industrial park, MidAmerica is located between Pryor Creek and Chouteau
Chouteau, Oklahoma
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 in northeast Oklahoma just about 38 miles (61.2 km) east of Tulsa. The development has been recognized by leading economic development publications as a top-ranked expansion or relocation site for growing companies and has been named as a "Certified Industrial Park" by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
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The 9000 acres (36.4 km²) park is owned and operated by a public trust with the sole mission of increasing area employment by bringing new businesses to the region and assisting existing businesses. http://www.maip.com/overview.php

News

Tulsa Life Flight, http://www.tulsalifeflight.com/ a helicopter ambulance service formerly based solely at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, will open a second base of operations at MidAmerica Industrial Park’s airport. Tulsa Life Flight was established in 1979. It was the thirteenth helicopter air ambulance to be established in the US and the first in Oklahoma. To date, Tulsa Life Flight has completed more than 42,200 accident free flights which is a record held only by a few programs in the world. The aircraft are owned and operated by Air Methods Corporation, the largest air ambulance corporation in the world. The firm contracts with Saint Francis Hospital to provide aircraft, pilots and mechanics.
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