Will Rogers World Airport

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Will Rogers World Airport
Satellite image
Characteristics
ICAO code KOKC
IATA code OKC
Coordinates

35 ° 23 '35 "  N , 97 ° 36' 3"  W Coordinates: 35 ° 23 '35 "  N , 97 ° 36' 3"  W.
Height above MSL 395 m (1296  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 7 miles southwest of Oklahoma City
Street I-44 / I-240 / US 62 / OK 3 / OK 152
Local transport METRO route 11
Basic data
operator Oklahoma City Airport Trust
surface 3220 ha
Terminals 1
Passengers 4,419,119 (2019)
Air freight 28,938 t (2019)
Flight
movements 		113,172 (2019)
Runways
13/31 2377 m × 46 m asphalt / concrete
17L / 35R 2988 m × 46 m concrete
17R / 35L 2987 m × 46 m concrete

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A Shuttle by United Boeing 737 at Will Rogers Airport

The Will Rogers World Airport ( IATA code : OKC , ICAO code : KOKC ) is the most important civil airport in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , and is located about 11 kilometers from the city center.

The airport was named in honor of comedian and legendary cowboy Will Rogers , who was killed in a plane crash.

In 2019 the airport was used by approximately 4.42 million passengers, making it the most important airport for passenger transportation in Oklahoma.

history

During the Second World War, the airport was called Will Rogers Field . It was purely a military airfield and served the US Air Force as a training airport. Between July 1942 and November 1943 he was constantly occupied by units for exercises. Exercises in the first phase took place here, after which the units were relocated to other military airfields to continue training.

After the last renovations in the 1960s, the facilities fell into disrepair. In the late 1990s, the Oklahoma City Airport Trust acquired the site with the aim of building an airport for civil aviation. Construction began in 2001. At first, the regional airline Great Plains Airlines used the airport, but in 2004 the airline went bankrupt. The operating company then expanded the airport; this work was completed in November 2006.

Traffic figures

Source: Will Rogers World Airport
Will Rogers World Airport traffic figures 1999–2019
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons )
(with airmail)		 Flight movements
2019 4,419,119 28,938 113.172
2018 4,341,469 29,231 110.063
2017 3,925,358 28,762 118.018
2016 3,715,374 27,596 119,521
2015 3,720,455 28,343 117.402
2014 3,834,009 28,952 122,771
2013 3,657,467 29,017 112,578
2012 3,683,051 31,748 119.933
2011 3,561,605 31,095 130.816
2010 3,466,127 31,095 122,485
2009 3,384,671 31,914 129,320
2008 3,715,593 32,695 136,856
2007 3,737,135 32,713 121,415
2006 3,612,889 33,719 110,582
2005 3,575,664 33,369 110.295
2004 3,379,883 32,176 107.068
2003 3,260,114 32,270 165.415
2002 3,193,753 34,649 168.504
2001 3,321,695 47,288 176,499
2000 3,481,789 51,963 159,591
1999 3,470,824 53,174 164.053

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Oklahoma City (2019)
rank city Passengers airline
01 Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas 314,480 American
02 Denver , Colorado 254.210 Frontier , Southwest , United
03 Atlanta , Georgia 217,550 delta
04th Houston-Bush , Texas 167.040 United
05 Houston – Hobby , Texas 135.810 Southwest
06th Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 121,380 American, United
07th Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona 119,330 American, Southwest
08th Las Vegas , Nevada 95,750 Allegiant , Southwest
09 Dallas – Love , Texas 91,350 Southwest
10 St. Louis , Missouri 75,060 Southwest

Web links

Commons : Will Rogers World Airport  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ News: Publications. FlyOKC.com, accessed October 27, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Oklahoma City Dept. of Airports: News: Statistics. Will Rogers World Airport, accessed May 2, 2020 .
  3. ^ Oklahoma City, OK: Will Rogers World (OKC). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed May 2, 2020 .
  4. ^ Cities served nonstop. FlyOKC.com, accessed May 2, 2020 .