- 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 sevennautical mile s (13 km) northwest of thecentral business district of Oklahoma City, in Oklahoma County,Oklahoma ,United States . It was named afterWiley 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 forgeneral 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 leasedhangar s. These range from single and twin engine planes toturboprop and jet aircraft. A growing number of licensedprivate pilot s consider Wiley Post their airport home, and their activities give the facility a strong community orientation.References
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