Wiley Post Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Wiley Post Airport


IATA = PWA
ICAO = KPWA
FAA = PWA
type = Public
owner = City of Oklahoma City
operator = Oklahoma City Airport Trust
city-served = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
location =
elevation-f = 1,299
elevation-m = 396
coordinates = coord|35|32|03|N|097|38|49|W|region:US_type:airport
website = [http://www.wileypostairport.com/ WileyPostAirport.com]
r1-number = 13/31
r1-length-f = 4,213
r1-length-m = 1,284
r1-surface = Concrete
r2-number = 17L/35R
r2-length-f = 7,198
r2-length-m = 2,194
r2-surface = Concrete
r3-number = 17R/35L
r3-length-f = 5,000
r3-length-m = 1,524
r3-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
stat-year = 2005
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 82,367
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 453
footnotes = Sources: airport website [ [http://www.wileypostairport.com/ Wiley Post Airport] , official site] and FAAFAA-airport|ID=PWA|use=PU|own=PU|site=19137.*A, effective 2008-06-05]

Wiley Post Airport airport codes|PWA|KPWA|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. It was named after Wiley Post, the first pilot to fly solo around the world.

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.

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