Will Rogers World Airport
Will Rogers World Airport | |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | KOKC |
IATA code | OKC |
Coordinates | |
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 |
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
year | Passenger volume | Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail) |
Flight movements |
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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
rank | city | Passengers | airline |
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1 | Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas | 314,480 | American |
2 | Denver , Colorado | 254.210 | Frontier , Southwest , United |
3 | Atlanta , Georgia | 217,550 | delta |
4th | Houston-Bush , Texas | 167.040 | United |
5 | Houston – Hobby , Texas | 135.810 | Southwest |
6th | Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois | 121,380 | American, United |
7th | Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona | 119,330 | American, Southwest |
8th | Las Vegas , Nevada | 95,750 | Allegiant , Southwest |
9 | Dallas – Love , Texas | 91,350 | Southwest |
10 | St. Louis , Missouri | 75,060 | Southwest |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ News: Publications. FlyOKC.com, accessed October 27, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Oklahoma City Dept. of Airports: News: Statistics. Will Rogers World Airport, accessed May 2, 2020 .
- ^ Oklahoma City, OK: Will Rogers World (OKC). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed May 2, 2020 .
- ^ Cities served nonstop. FlyOKC.com, accessed May 2, 2020 .