Wiley Post Airport
| Wiley Post Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PWA – ICAO: KPWA – FAA LID: PWA | |||
| Summary | |||
| 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 | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 13/31 | 4,213 | 1,284 | Concrete |
| 17L/35R | 7,198 | 2,194 | Concrete |
| 17R/35L | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Statistics (2005) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 82,367 | ||
| Based aircraft | 453 | ||
| Sources: airport website[1] and FAA[2] | |||
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, in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States.[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 [edit]
- ^ Wiley Post Airport, official site
- ^ a b FAA Airport Master Record for PWA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-06-05
External links [edit]
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective May 2, 2013
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PWA, effective May 2, 2013
- 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 latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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