Wiley Post Airport is a city-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located seven nautical miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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, in Oklahoma County

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

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, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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, United States

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.

It was named after Wiley Post

Wiley Post

Wiley Hardeman Post was a famed American aviator, the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits. His Lockheed Vega aircraft, the Winnie Mae, was on display at the National Air and Space Museum's...

, the first pilot to fly solo around the world, and holds the distinction of being named after a person who died in an airplane crash (as does the city's other major lapd airport, Will Rogers World Airport

Will Rogers World Airport

Will Rogers World Airport , also known as Will Rogers Airport or simply Will Rogers, is located in southwestern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 6 miles from downtown and is the principal commercial airport of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area...

 - both men died in the same crash).

It is the FAA

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-designated reliever airport for Will Rogers World Airport

Will Rogers World Airport

Will Rogers World Airport , also known as Will Rogers Airport or simply Will Rogers, is located in southwestern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 6 miles from downtown and is the principal commercial airport of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area...

 and serves business and corporate air travelers and functions as a lively center for general aviation

General aviation

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. In addition, the northwest Oklahoma City airport provides a thriving environment for aviation-related industry.

In 2007 Wiley Post logged 74,519 flight operations. This figure accounts for only those operations logged by the air traffic control tower

Control tower

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 which is open daily from 7 A.M. until 10 P.M.

The airport provides a base for over 300 aircraft

Aircraft

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 in its fully leased hangar

Hangar

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s. These range from single and twin engine planes to turboprop

Turboprop

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 and jet

Jet engine

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 aircraft. A growing number of licensed private pilot

Private Pilot

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s consider Wiley Post their airport home, and their activities give the facility a strong community orientation.