# Vance Air Force Base (END / KEND)

**Vance Air Force Base** (IATA: END, ICAO: KEND) is a medium airport in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in Jul 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 9,217 ft (2,809 m). It is operated by Air Education and Training Command.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kend

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: END / KEND
- FAA: END
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Air Education and Training Command
- Serves: Enid, Oklahoma, United States
- Opened: Jul 1943
- Elevation: 1,307 ft / 398 m
- Coordinates: 36.3392, -97.9165
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 9,217 ft / 2,809 m
- Instrument procedures: 14 approaches, 5 departures
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.vance.af.mil
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_Air_Force_Base (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3497392
- Weather station: KEND
- Ident: KEND

## Timeline

- Jul 1943: Vance Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17C/35C | 9,217 ft / 2,809 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 17R/35L | 9,217 ft / 2,809 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 17L/35R | 5,024 ft / 1,531 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00135AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 9,217 ft / 2,809 m | #1,596 of 29,858 | #341 in North America | #252 in US |
| Elevation | 1,307 ft / 398 m | =13,775 of 43,403 | =5,941 in North America | =4,586 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.075 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 115.400 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 22.540 |
| DEP | DEP | 120.525 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.255 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [SWO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kswo.md) Stillwater Regional Airport · 48 mi / 77 km
- [PNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpnc.md) Ponca City Regional Airport · 53 mi / 85 km
- [OKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kokc.md) OKC Will Rogers World Airport · 68 mi / 109 km
- [TIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktik.md) Tinker Air Force Base · 70 mi / 113 km
- [WWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwwr.md) West Woodward Airport · 90 mi / 144 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kend/data