Wiley Post Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Oklahoma City | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Oklahoma City Airport Trust | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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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  PWA Location of airport in Oklahoma / United States  PWA PWA (the United States) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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, United States. The facility covers 1,143 acres (463 ha) and has three runways.[2]
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.[2] 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.
