Wiley Post Airport

This article is about the airport in Oklahoma. For the airport in Alaska, see Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport. For the seaplane base in Washington, see Will Rogers–Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base.

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

Wiley Post Airport
IATA: PWA ICAO: KPWA FAA LID: PWA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Oklahoma City
Operator	Oklahoma City Airport Trust
Serves	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Elevation AMSL	1,299 ft / 396 m
Coordinates	35°32′03″N 097°38′49″W
Website	WileyPostAirport.com
Map
PWA Location of airport in Oklahoma / United States Show map of Oklahoma PWA PWA (the United States) Show map of 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 (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 7/7/2021) 55,293 Based aircraft 334
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 July 7, 2021, Wiley Post logged 55,293 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.

Accidents

• On March 4, 2008, a Cessna Citation I operated by Interstate Helicopters impacted terrain 4.1 miles SW of Wiley Post Airport after takeoff because of wing structure damage caused by impact with one or more large birds (American white pelicans). All 5 occupants (2 crew, 3 passengers) were killed.^[3]

See also

• List of airports in Oklahoma