Mesotech AWOS Installation at Elk City Regional Business Airport, Elk City, Oklahoma
Tevis Pappas, Pappas Technologies Inc. / Mesotech International, Inc.
Elk City, Oklahoma (August 9, 2022) – Pappas Technologies Inc. installed and commissioned a Mesotech Airport Weather Advisor® AWOS-3PT Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) at Elk City Regional Business Airport (KELK) in Elk City, Oklahoma on August 9, 2022. Airport Weather Advisor® is the flagship product of Mesotech International, Inc, a Sacramento, California based manufacturer of meteorological instrumentation systems. The AWOS supports aviation safety by providing up to the minute weather reports to pilots via radio, telephone, and the internet.
The new Airport Weather Advisor® installation at the Elk City Regional Business Airport replaces an obsolete system and brings new capabilities to the airport. The installation was completed by Pappas Technologies Inc. and Texas AWOS Service LLC of Atlanta, TX. The AWOS-3PT system at KELK features a live data feed to Mesotech’s AWOS Live cloud platform, bringing up-to-the-second weather data from KELK to computers and mobile devices worldwide.
Elk City, Oklahoma is a shining example of western hospitality with a proud pioneering history and a high quality of life. A principal center of trade for Western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle, Elk City is a growing economy built around the historic Route 66 highway which runs right through the center of the city. That strong sense of history and community can be experienced by visiting the area’s Old Town Museum Complex where Oklahoma pioneer life is recreated, or the National Route 66 Museum and National Transportation Museum. Visit the Centennial Carousel featuring 36 hand carved wooden horses or enjoy a day at Elk City Lake. After a trip to the museum or one of the many parks, stop and see a show at the Red Carpet Theatre which has over 50 years and more than 196 major productions to its credit with a cast representing four or five surrounding communities or see a game at Red Rock Stadium and see what makes Elk City an ideal place to live and work.
The Elk City Region Business Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile northeast of the central business district of Elk City. The airport has one paved asphalt runway and covers 364 acres at an elevation of 2,013 feet above mean sea level. The runway is identified as 17/35 and is 5,399 x 75 feet (1,646 x 23 meters). The airport averages 22 flight operations a day and houses 31 aircraft including a helicopter. With a newly updated facility and some of the most competitive fuel prices in the area, the Elk City Regional Business Airport offers an individualized quality service. The new Mesotech AWOS system will support the existing general aviation operations at the airport and support.
About Mesotech International, Inc.
Mesotech International, Inc. is based in Sacramento, CA and has designed, manufactured, and installed meteorological monitoring systems for over 25 years. Mesotech’s flagship product, Airport Weather Advisor®, is an FAA-certified, ICAO compliant, and USAF approved Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) for airports and military airfields. Awarded Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year (Region IX) in 2014, Mesotech is a US Air Force prime contractor who provides new systems, engineering, and logistics support for over 200 military installations worldwide.