Wiley Post Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Oklahoma City | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Oklahoma City Airport Trust | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,299 ft / 396 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°32′03″N 097°38′49″W / 35.53417°N 97.64694°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | WileyPostAirport.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wiley Post Airport (IATA: PWA, ICAO: KPWA, FAA LID: PWA) is a city-owned public-use airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[2]
It was named after Wiley Post, the first pilot to fly solo around the world, and holds the distinction of being named after a person who died in an airplane crash (as does the city's other major airport, Will Rogers World Airport - both men died in the same crash in 1935).
It is the FAA-designated reliever airport for Will Rogers World Airport and serves business and corporate air travelers and functions as a lively center for general aviation. In addition, the northwest Oklahoma City airport provides a thriving environment for aviation-related industry.
In 2007 Wiley Post logged 74,519 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 fully leased hangars. These range from single and twin engine planes to turboprop and jet aircraft. A growing number of licensed private pilots consider Wiley Post their airport home, and their activities give the facility a strong community orientation.
References
- ^ Wiley Post Airport, official site
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for PWA PDF, effective 2008-06-05
External links
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective May 16, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PWA, effective May 16, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PWA
- AirNav airport information for KPWA
- ASN accident history for PWA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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