Will Rogers World Airport
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Will Rogers World Airport (IATA: OKC, ICAO: KOKC, FAA LID: OKC), also known as Will Rogers Airport or simply Will Rogers, is a passenger airport located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, about 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city's downtown area. It is a civil-military airport on 8,081 acres (3,270 ha) of land.[2][3] Although the official IATA and ICAO airport codes for Will Rogers World Airport are OKC and KOKC, it is common practice to refer to it as "WRWA" or "Will Rogers".
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Oklahoma City Department of Airports | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Oklahoma City Airport Trust | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Oklahoma City metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,296 ft / 395 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°23′35″N 097°36′03″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | flyokc | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The airport is named for comedian and legendary cowboy Will Rogers, an Oklahoma native who died in an airplane crash near Utqiagvik, Alaska in 1935.[4] The city's other major airport, Wiley Post Airport, along with the Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport in Utqiagvik, are named for Wiley Post, who also died in the same crash. Will Rogers World Airport is the only airport to use "World" in its designation. Although Will Rogers offers U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) services for customs and immigration, there are currently no scheduled international flights.
Will Rogers World Airport is the busiest commercial airport in the state of Oklahoma. In 2019, the airport handled nearly 4.42 million passengers, marking the busiest year on record three years in a row.[5] Southwest Airlines carries the most passengers at Will Rogers World Airport, with a market share of nearly 48% as of April 2022.[6]