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Enid Woodring Regional Airport
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Enid Woodring Regional Airport (IATA: WDG, ICAO: KWDG, FAA LID: WDG) is a city-owned, public-use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) southeast of the central business district of Enid, a city in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] It is also referred to as Woodring Airport and was formerly known as Enid Woodring Municipal Airport. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] It is mostly used for military training flights based at Vance Air Force Base.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Enid | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Enid, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,167 ft / 356 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°22′42″N 097°47′20″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.enid.org/... | ||||||||||||||
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Scheduled passenger flights on Great Lakes Airlines to Denver and Liberal were discontinued in August 2006. The service was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. From the early 1950s well into the 1960s, the airport was served by Central Airlines.[3][4]
A new terminal building was built in 2019 and now contains the FBO service area, a Flight Planning Room, a Pilot Lounge, and conference room. There is also a restaurant in the terminal building. Outdoors is the Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park, which honors Oklahoma veterans. Ceremonies are held annually on Memorial Day to honor fallen soldiers. A veterans museum at the site is open Thursdays through Saturdays.