Post USAF Closure Use
On 1 June 1971, the City of Clinton conveyed 101.43 acres (0.4105 km2) by Quitclaim deed to the General Services Administration (GSA). On 3 June 1971, the United States of America and the City of Clinton, Oklahoma, by mutual agreement, terminated the lease dated 15 September 1954.
On 1 July 1971, the City of Clinton, Oklahoma, granted Midwestern Oklahoma Development Authority (MODA) a leasehold interest for a portion of the site, with said lease containing provisions for sub-leasing property. On 16 August 1972, MODA leased to the United States of America a portion of the former Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base.
On 28 February 1975, the lease between MODA and the United States of America was terminated, with the United States retaining the right to reenter and use part of the land and improvements in the event of a national emergency. On 6 October 1989, the leasehold interest between MODA and the City of Clinton was terminated
Today the site continues as the Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark and the runway is one of the longest in the world. The runway is used daily for private non-commercial aircraft.
In addition, the runway at Clinton-Sherman is routinely used for training purposes by USAF and USN aircraft at nearby bases. This includes Lockheed C-5A/B Galaxy, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, and Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers from Altus AFB; Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS and U.S. Navy E-6 Mercury TACAMO aircraft from Tinker AFB; Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft from Oklahoma City Air National Guard Base; Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons from Tulsa Air National Guard Base; and Raytheon T-1 Jayhawks and Northrup T-38 Talons from Vance AFB. The U.S. Air Force has also used the Clinton-Sherman site for training exercises such as "Mighty Force" and other exercises with personnel from Altus AFB or Tinker AFB.
The location of the former naval air station World War II runways to the north and west of the main runway are still visiable on aerial photographs of the airport; however they are not viable runways.
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