Air
Oklahoma City is a major air transportation and maintenance center, with three major airports and numerous other smaller ones. Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is the principal commercial airport of the state and is the anchor of the city's network; located on the SW side of the city, the airport is completing the second phase of an expansion plan and is currently expanding its non-stop flight offerings (with emphasis on its top-15 O/D destinations). Will Rogers also serves as a major maintenance facility with numerous companies providing maintenance to large passenger aircraft. In addition, JPATS has its hub facility at the airport and numerous cargo carriers and air shuttles operate at the airport.
Wiley Post Airport (PWA) is located in the West Oklahoma City suburb of Bethany and is the FAA-designated reliever airport for Will Rogers World Airport. It also is the primary general and corporate aviation airport for the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
Tinker Air Force Base is the largest military air depot in the nation and is located in SE Oklahoma County.
Clarence E. Page Municipal Airport is a city-owned public use airport located in Canadian County.
Sundance Airpark is a privately owned public use airport located in Canadian County.
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Famous quotes containing the word air:
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—Louis B. Lundborg (1906–1981)
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With beauty, which is varying every hour;
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—Michelangelo Buonarroti (1474–1564)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)