Wiley Post Airport

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. The facility covers 1,143 acres (463 ha) and has three runways.[2]

This article is about the airport in Oklahoma. For the airport in Alaska, see Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport.
Wiley Post Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Oklahoma City
OperatorOklahoma City Airport Trust
ServesOklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Elevation AMSL1,299 ft / 396 m
Coordinates35°32′03″N 097°38′49″W
WebsiteWileyPostAirport.com
Map
PWA
Location of airport in Oklahoma / United States
PWA
PWA (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 4,214 1,284 Concrete
17L/35R 7,199 2,194 Concrete
17R/35L 5,002 1,524 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations70,027
Based aircraft323
Sources: airport website[1] and FAA[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 December 5, 2017, Wiley Post logged 70,027 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.

References
  1. Wiley Post Airport, official site
  2. FAA Airport Master Record for PWA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-06-05


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