# Wiley Post Airport (PWA / KPWA)

**Wiley Post Airport** (IATA: PWA, ICAO: KPWA) is a small airport in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in Feb 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 7,199 ft (2,194 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PWA / KPWA
- FAA: PWA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Opened: Feb 1943
- Elevation: 1,300 ft / 396 m
- Coordinates: 35.5342, -97.6471
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 7,199 ft / 2,194 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches, 11 departures, 7 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.wileypostairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiley_Post_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8001635
- Weather station: KPWA
- Ident: KPWA

## Timeline

- Feb 1943: Wiley Post Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17L/35R | 7,199 ft / 2,194 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 17R/35L | 5,002 ft / 1,525 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 13/31 | 4,562 ft / 1,391 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Concrete | 135° / 315° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00739AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 7,199 ft / 2,194 m | #3,357 of 29,858 | #756 in North America | #564 in US |
| Elevation | 1,300 ft / 396 m | =13,900 of 43,403 | =6,006 in North America | =4,645 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | OKE CITY APP/DEP | 120.450 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.725 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| RDO | MC ALESTER RDO | 122.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.900 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [KHSD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khsd.md) Sundance Airpark · 5.7 mi / 9.2 km
- [OKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kokc.md) OKC Will Rogers World Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [KRCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kf29.md) Clarence E Page Municipal Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [1OK8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1ok8.md) 5B Ranch Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [8OK2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ok2.md) Baker Airstrip · 16 mi / 26 km
- [TIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktik.md) Tinker Air Force Base · 17 mi / 27 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwa/data