Air Direct provides private jet charter service from Durant Regional Airport – Eaker Field (KDUA), a convenient gateway to Durant, the Choctaw Nation, Lake Texoma, and communities throughout southern Oklahoma. Our Citation Excel, N560AD, is based nearby at Cox Field (KPRX) in Paris, Texas—about a 15-minute flight away under typical conditions.
That proximity makes Durant a natural part of Air Direct's home-region charter market. We can reposition N560AD to KDUA for on-demand departures, giving Durant-area travelers direct access to a midsize business jet without first driving south toward the Dallas-area airports.
Durant Regional Airport – Eaker Field is a city-owned regional airport located just southwest of Durant. Its 6,800-foot by 100-foot asphalt Runway 17/35 provides ample pavement for business-jet operations, with RNAV approaches to both runway ends, AWOS weather reporting, pilot-controlled lighting, and Jet-A service.
Oklahoma classifies KDUA as a National Business airport, reflecting its role in corporate, economic-development, and regional transportation activity. The airport's location near U.S. 69/75 also makes it a practical gateway for businesses and travelers throughout Bryan County and the broader Texoma region.
The field itself has a distinctive aviation story. The present airport was established by the U.S. Navy in 1943 as an auxiliary wartime airfield and later became Durant's municipal airport. It carries the name of General Ira C. Eaker, a Durant native and pioneering military aviator who commanded the U.S. Eighth Air Force during World War II.
The Durant Regional Airport FBO is operated by the City of Durant and offers the kind of practical support that makes a local private-charter departure easy: 24-hour fuel availability, a comfortable terminal, conference room, flight-planning room, pilot lounge, Wi-Fi, courtesy transportation, and a dedicated shuttle to Choctaw Casino & Resort.
One of the most interesting parts of the operation is its connection with Southeastern Oklahoma State University's Aviation Sciences Institute. The airport notes that members of its certified line-service staff are professional-pilot students from Southeastern, giving students hands-on aviation experience while supporting visiting aircraft and crews.
KDUA is immediately adjacent to Southeastern's campus, making the airport an unusual combination of regional business gateway, active general-aviation field, and university aviation training environment.
Air Direct has operated under FAA Part 135 since 2002 and is based at Cox Field (KPRX) in Paris, Texas, about a 15-minute flight from Durant under typical conditions. This keeps KDUA close enough to serve efficiently while allowing Durant passengers to begin and end their trip at their local airport.
When you charter with Air Direct, you work directly with the air carrier conducting your flight. We own and operate Citation Excel N560AD, provide our own qualified flight crews, and manage the trip from the initial quote through completion of the flight.
Midsize comfort, generous baggage capacity, and complimentary Starlink Wi-Fi.
N560AD offers a spacious midsize cabin with seating for up to nine passengers, a private aft lavatory, fold-out work tables, passenger power outlets, and room to stand and move about during flight.
The Citation Excel's large external baggage compartment makes N560AD well suited for business luggage, family trips, golf equipment, lake gear, and other trips where baggage capacity matters.
Complimentary Starlink Wi-Fi lets you stay connected for work, communication, or entertainment while you travel.
Durant is home to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma's headquarters and serves as an important administrative, business, cultural, and economic center for southeastern Oklahoma. The Nation's executive and judicial branches operate in Durant, and its enterprises span hospitality, healthcare, construction, manufacturing, retail, economic development, and other industries.
The nearby Choctaw Cultural Center gives visitors an opportunity to experience Choctaw history, art, language, and culture, while Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant is one of the region's major hospitality and entertainment destinations.
For executives, tribal business travelers, vendors, guests, entertainers, and other visitors, KDUA provides direct access to Durant without the additional ground trip from a larger commercial airport.
Durant calls itself the City of Magnolias and the Gateway to Lake Texoma. Its historic downtown, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Choctaw Nation institutions, and location on the U.S. 69/75 corridor give the city a mix of university-town character, regional business activity, Native American heritage, and outdoor recreation.
Lake Texoma is one of the defining destinations of the region, drawing visitors for boating, fishing, lake homes, resorts, and recreation. Durant also hosts the annual Magnolia Festival of Oklahoma and is home to a collection of local landmarks and museums, including the Three Valley Museum and the city's famously outsized peanut monument.
Whether the trip is business with the Choctaw Nation, a university visit, a weekend at Lake Texoma, entertainment at the resort, or simply home in southern Oklahoma, departing from KDUA keeps the first and last leg of the trip close to Durant.
Private travel built around Durant, Texoma, and your schedule.
Start the trip at Durant's own regional airport instead of beginning with a drive toward the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
A 6,800-foot runway, instrument approaches, Jet-A, AWOS, ground transportation, and a full-service FBO make KDUA well suited to business aviation.
Choose when you want to leave and when you want to return. Your itinerary is built around the trip you need to make—not a published airline schedule.
Business meeting, university visit, family trip, weekend away, or a longer cross-country journey—private charter lets the itinerary revolve around you. Citation Excel N560AD is well suited for both regional and cross-country travel, with nonstop capability depending on passenger load, baggage, winds, weather, airport conditions, and required fuel reserves.
From KDUA, Air Direct can plan trips throughout the United States and to approved destinations in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Tell us where you need to go and we'll build the trip around your itinerary.
Tell us where you're going, when you'd like to leave, and who's traveling. We'll provide a charter quote based on your itinerary from KDUA.
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