Wiley Post Airport Explained

Wiley Post Airport
Iata:PWA
Icao:KPWA
Faa:PWA
Type:Public
Owner:City of Oklahoma City
Operator:Oklahoma City Airport Trust
City-Served:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Elevation-F:1,299
Elevation-M:396
Coordinates:35.5342°N -97.6469°W
Website:WileyPostAirport.com
Pushpin Map:USA Oklahoma#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Oklahoma / United States
Pushpin Label:PWA
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:4,214
R1-Length-M:1,284
R1-Surface:Concrete
R2-Number:17L/35R
R2-Length-F:7,199
R2-Length-M:2,194
R2-Surface:Concrete
R3-Number:17R/35L
R3-Length-F:5,002
R3-Length-M:1,524
R3-Surface:Asphalt/concrete
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 7/7/2021)
Stat1-Data:55,293
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:334
Footnotes:Sources: airport website[1] and FAA[2]

Wiley Post Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. The facility covers 1,143 acres (463 ha) and has three runways.

It was named after Wiley Post, the first pilot to fly solo around the world, who died in the same 1935 crash as the namesake of the city's other major airport, Will Rogers World Airport.

It is the FAA-designated reliever airport for Will Rogers World Airport and serves business and corporate air travelers and functions as a center for general aviation. In addition, the northwest Oklahoma City airport provides an environment for aviation-related industry.

In the year ending July 7, 2021, Wiley Post logged 55,293 flight operations. This figure accounts for only those operations logged by the air traffic control tower, which is open daily from 7 A.M. until 10 P.M.

The airport provides a base for over 300 aircraft in its leased hangars. These range from single and twin engine planes to turboprop and jet aircraft.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.wileypostairport.com/ Wiley Post Airport
  2. , effective July 13, 2023