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{{Infobox airport 
| name         = Wiley Post Airport
| image        = 
| IATA         = PWA
| ICAO         = KPWA
| FAA          = PWA
| type         = Public
| owner        = City of Oklahoma City
| operator     = Oklahoma City Airport Trust
| city-served  = [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], United States 
| location     = 
| elevation-f  = 1,299
| elevation-m  = 396
| coordinates  = {{coord|35|32|03|N|097|38|49|W|region:US_type:airport}}
| website      = [http://www.wileypostairport.com/ WileyPostAirport.com]
| pushpin_map            = USA Oklahoma#USA
| pushpin_relief         = yes
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of airport in Oklahoma / United States
| pushpin_label          = '''PWA'''
| pushpin_label_position = right
| r1-number    = 13/31
| r1-length-f  = 4,214
| r1-length-m  = 1,284
| r1-surface   = Concrete
| r2-number    = 17L/35R
| r2-length-f  = 7,199
| r2-length-m  = 2,194
| r2-surface   = Concrete
| r3-number    = 17R/35L
| r3-length-f  = 5,002
| r3-length-m  = 1,524
| r3-surface   = Asphalt/concrete
| stat-year    = 2021
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations (year ending 7/7/2021)
| stat1-data   = 55,293
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data   = 334
| footnotes    = Sources: airport website<ref>[http://www.wileypostairport.com/ Wiley Post Airport], official site</ref> and [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=PWA|use=PU|own=PU|site=19137.*A}}, effective July 13, 2023</ref>
}}

'''Wiley Post Airport''' {{airport codes|PWA|KPWA|PWA}} is a city-owned public-use [[airport]] located seven nautical miles (13&nbsp;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.<ref name=FAA />

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.<ref name="FAA" /> 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 [[hangar]]s. These range from single and twin engine planes to [[turboprop]] and [[jet engine|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.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=20080304-0|title=N113SH|accessdate= July 26, 2023}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of airports in Oklahoma]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FAA-diagram|00739}}
* {{FAA-procedures|PWA}}
{{US-airport-ga|PWA}}

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