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OKC Meaning

OKC Airport Meaning

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OKC Meaning:

OKC stands for Will Rogers World Airport


Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OKC (Will Rogers World Airport) is classified as a small hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of OKC's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) Characteristics:

      City: Oklahoma City
      State: Oklahoma
      FAA: Will Rogers World Airport
      IATA: OKC
      ICAO: KOKC
      Role: P-S

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


OKC is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding OKC, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

OKC meaning is Will Rogers World Airport.

Will Rogers World Airport can be abbreviated as OKC.

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