WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT

'Will Rogers World Airport' is located in southwestern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Will Rogers airport (as it is often called) is located 6 statute miles from downtown Oklahoma City and is the principal commercial airport of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area.
The airport is named in honour of comedian and legendary cowboy, the late Will Rogers, himself a prominent resident of the Oklahoma.
In 2006, over 3.6 million passengers,^[1] passed through Will Rogers World Airport, making it the second busiest airport in the state in terms of passenger traffic.

Contents

Terminal and Expansion

Other Notables

Passenger Airlines

Charter Airlines

Cargo Airlines

Transportation

Car Hire

Key Staff

References

External links

Terminal and Expansion

Will Rogers World Airport (WRWA) has undergone a massive renovation in recent years. The 1960s-era twin concourses of the old terminal building were demolished to make way for a larger, expanded terminal with modern functionalities with integrated concourses and high ceilings.
The architecture of the building uses native stone along with loft-ceilings, plate glass and brushed metal. This provides a more open feel to the terminal waiting areas, similar to the large hub airports without being quite so large in scale.

There are also nice touches outside the terminal building including a Plaza Garden, updated signage, and modern landscaping. This is an attempt to integrate native Oklahoma landscapes into the airport grounds providing a great introduction into the new modern Oklahoma City and the surrounding area.
Phase-II of the renovation project was officially completed in November 2006^[2]. The terminal currently has 17 gates via the West Concourse and Main Terminal airside in addition to expanded baggage claim, restaurants, bar, and retail space; almost all of which is beyond the two TSA checkpoint lanes. Recently, smaller concessions including a CNBC Express were added in the ticket lobby, pre-security.
Sonic has a restaurant at the center court.
Will Rogers has Wi-Fi options available throughout the facility and other passenger conveniences. The airport recently opened a cafe in the lobby area, to provide an option for guests who are not flying passengers.
The airport is currently seeing construction of a new parking facility, which will increase capacity by a reported 40% due to increase passenger demand. Currently there are roughly 5,500 parking spaces at the airport. The airport is expected to announce additional parking expansion ideas as it looks toward future long term growth.
There is a Phase-III capital plan which calls for the construction of a new concourse to the East, with up to 8 additional gates in addition to expanded retail, restaurant, and baggage areas. This will be undertaken as passenger traffic warrants.

Other Notables

The Federal Aviation Administration has major facilities on the airport grounds, including the headquarters for the 'Air Route Traffic Control' and Training Academy. AAR Oklahoma has a major MRO (maintenance, repair, overhaul) facility and regional headquarters at Will Rogers World Airport; in addition there are other aircraft maintenance and AOG (aircraft on ground) organizations based there.
The U.S. Department of Justice has major Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS) facilities at Will Rogers World Airport. The Federal Transfer Center and its principal air hub is built on the west side of the airport grounds, off of Taxiway G.
Will Rogers World Airport is home to MetroTech's aviation career center, and is also usually the site of the annual Aerospace America airshow.
Will Rogers World Airport is used by military flights of the Oklahoma Air National Guard as well as air taxi and corporate service, although most of these flights utilize the Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City's FAA-designated reliever facility.
Will Rogers World Airport is unique in that its name only mentions a famous person and makes no reference to its city location, much like John F. Kennedy International. It is also one of only a handful of major airports not to use the "International" designation and is the only airport to use the term "World" in its name.
Will Rogers World Airport also holds the distinction of being named after a person who died in an airplane crash, as does the city's other major airport, Wiley Post Airport.

Passenger Airlines

Will Rogers World Airport provides the Oklahoma City area with about 91 daily departures, with daily non-stop service to 26 cities. Many of the flights continue as direct service to other major markets and international connections.
Airport officials have been very busy expanding service and new announcements have been arriving quite frequently. Below is a list of airlines which operate at Will Rogers World Airport and the non-stop cities they fly to/from.


★ American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)

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★ AmericanConnection operated by Trans States Airlines (St. Louis)

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★ American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)

★ Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)

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★ Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cleveland [begins September 30], Houston-Intercontinental)

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★ Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland [begins September 30], Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)

★ Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)

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★ Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)

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★ Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)

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★ Delta Connection operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Los Angeles)

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★ Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)

★ ExpressJet Airlines (Albuquerque, Austin, Ontario, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego)

★ Frontier Airlines (Denver)

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★ Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines (Denver)

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★ Frontier JetExpress operated by Horizon Air (Denver) [ends November 30]

★ Northwest Airlines (Memphis)

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★ Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul)

★ Southwest Airlines (Baltimore/Washington, Dallas-Love, Denver [begins November 4], Houston-Hobby, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Phoenix, St. Louis)

★ United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)

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★ United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Washington-Dulles)

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★ United Express operated by SkyWest (Los Angeles)

★ US Airways

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★ US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix)

Charter Airlines

★ Champion Air (Cancun [seasonal], Las Vegas, Puerto Vallarta [seasonal])

★ Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS)

Cargo Airlines

★ Airborne Express

★ DHL

★ Federal Express

★ United Parcel Service

★ United States Postal Service

Transportation

Transportation options at Will Rogers airport might be somewhat limited when compared to other major cities. Taxi and shuttle service is offered by a number of companies to downtown Oklahoma City. Greyhound and other intercity scheduled and charter bus companies provide service to the airport but this usually must be pre-arranged.
As for public transit, Metro Transit currently has a route to the facility but there are plans to reduce or eliminate it in summer 2007. There is some talk of building a rail option but this is years away from anything concrete.
Numerous hotels have the typical shuttle service to the airport and there are a number of car hire options available, most of which have on-site terminal facilities and business priority (frequent customer) loyalty options. Below is a listing of the car hire facilities at Will Rogers with any loyalty programs available noted.

Car Hire

'ON TERMINAL FACILITIES'

★ Avis

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★ Avis Preferred

★ Budget

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★ Budget ''Fastbreak'' Service

★ Dollar

★ Enterprise

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★ Special Members' line

★ Hertz

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★ Gold Counter

★ Thrifty

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★ Blue Chip
'OFF TERMINAL FACILITIES'

★ Advantage Rent A Car

★ Alamo

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★ ''Online Check-In'' Service sm

★ National

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★ Emerald Aisle/Executive Selection

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★ Emerald Reserve

Key Staff

★ Mark Kranenburg, Director of Airports

★ Cheryle Pierce, Business Manager

★ John Goodwin, Maintenance Director

★ Jennifer James McCollum, Public Information & Marketing Director

References

1. http://www.flyokc.com/releases/december06.pdf
2. http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=5674227 KSWO TV report

External links

★ Will Rogers World Airport (official site)

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