Airport Guide to Oklahoma (OKC)

Airport Name

Will Rogers World Airport (Oklahoma)

Airport Location

The airport is located 5 miles from Oklahoma City.

Terminals

1

IATA Code

OKC

Telephone

(405) 680 3200

Airport Overview

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Will Rogers World Airport is named after the celebrated comedian, vaudeville performer and actor. The airport is served by 11 airlines including American Airlines, Continental, Delta, Northwest and Southwest. There are about 90 departures a day to 26  nonstop destinations around the U.S. More than 3.5 million people traveled through the airport in 2006. www.flyokc.com

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Getting into Town

Taxi: Taxis are available by the Central Island of the lower level; fare schedules are posted inside the taxis.

Limousine: A limousine service is available from City Limousine (tel: 405 733 5466).

Bus: Oklahoma City Metro Transit runs a daily service to/from the airport; bus no.29 runs a frequent daily service to Union Bus Station in Oklahoma City. Jefferson Bus Company operates a daily bus service to Lawton and Wichita Falls (Texas). For more information and schedules, contact the Union Bus Station (tel: 405 235 6425). Public minibus shuttles meet all scheduled flights arriving at the airport; to arrange to be collected from home, business or hotel, reservations must be made by telephone. The companies providing this service include Airport Express (tel: 405 681 3311) and Metro Express (tel: 405 681 3311).

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Car Parking

Passenger pick-up and drop-off areas are located directly outside the entrances of the upper and lower levels. No parking or waiting is allowed in these areas. Two cell-phone waiting areas are located nearby. A multi-level hourly parking lot is located close to the terminal, with direct access; the first hour of parking is free. To the north of the hourly lot is the five-story daily parking garage; there is a elevator on each level to carry passengers to the underground travelator, which connects to the terminal from the lower level. Long-term parking is available on both the north and west sides of the five-level garage; the west car park is semi-covered. Shuttle buses run between the car parks and the terminal. For further information on car parking, contact AMPCO (tel: 405 680 3250).

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Information Desks

There is one Travelers Aid information desk (tel: 405 680 3271 or 405 680 3317 for paging) in the baggage claim area on the first floor and one information desk in the Departures area on the second floor, just inside the main entrance to the terminal.

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Airport Facilities

Money and communications: Two ATMs are located at each end of the ticket counter level; however, there is no bureau de change facility at the airport.

Eating and drinking: There are restaurants, snack bars and bars in the concourses and one snack shop located before security.

Shopping: Newsstands and gift shops are located in the concourse and one newsstand can be found before security. Several new shops have opened as part of the expansion project. Shops at the airport include speciality luggage, regional gifts and souvenirs, a newspaper vending machine and a CNBC News shop.

Luggage: A Skycap porter service is available outside the terminal.

Other facilities: There is a nursery and a first aid service next to the travel agents. There is a shoeshine service in Arrivals, next to the car rental desks after baggage claim.

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Airport Hotels

The Sheraton Four Points Hotel (tel: 405 681 3500) is located within the airport grounds; a free shuttle bus operates between the terminal and the airport 24 hours a day on request. All of the following hotels are within 7 miles of the airport and most offer a free shuttle service: the AmeriSuites Oklahoma City Airport (tel: 405 682 3900), Best Western Saddleback Inn (tel: 405 947 7000), Clarion Hotel Airport (tel: 405 942 8511), Comfort Inn (tel: 405 943 4400), Comfort Suites (tel: 405 943 2700), Econo Lodge (tel: 405 942 5955), Embassy Suites (tel: 405 682 6000), Hampton Inn Airport (tel: 405 682 2080), Hilton Garden Inn Oklahoma City Airport (tel: 405 942 1400), Holiday Inn Oklahoma City Airport (tel: 405 685 4000), Holiday Inn Express Airport (tel: 405 948 3366), La Quinta Inn (tel: 405 942 0040), Marriott Courtyard Oklahoma City Airport (tel: 405 946 6500), Oklahoma City Airport Travelodge (tel: 405 947 8651), Quality Inn Southwest (tel: 405 632 6666), Ramada Airport North (tel: +1 405 681 9000), Ramada Airport South (tel: 405 631 3321), Days Inn Airport (tel: 405 947 8721), Sleep Inn (tel: 405 946 1600) and Super 8 (tel: 405 947 7801).

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Airport Disabled Facilities

Elevators, ramps and disabled toilets are all provided at the airport. There is a TTY telephone at the Travelers Aid booth on the baggage reclaim level. MedRide/Airport Express provides wheelchair and special needs transportation to various locations in the region (tel: 405 685 8267).

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Airport Conference and Business Facilities

The VIP room on the third floor holds 50-60 people. There are also three conference rooms; a small conference room that holds ten people and a second, larger one that can accommodate up to 20 people are both located on the third floor; a large conference room on the ticket counter level holds 50-60 people (tel: 405 680 3200). Wireless Internet access is available throughout the entire terminal.

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Directions

From Oklahoma City or from the west, take I-40 to exit 145; exit to the south and follow Meridian Avenue to the airport. From the north, follow the I-35 south to I-44; take I-44 west for about 15 miles to exit 116B, Airport Road, then follow Airport Road west to Meridian Avenue; take the Meridian Avenue southbound exit and follow Meridian Avenue south to the airport. From the south, follow I-35 north to I-240 west; follow I-240 west to I-44 (the I-240 merges with I-44 west of May Avenue); take exit 116B, Airport Road and take the left-hand exit; then follow Airport Road west to Meridian Avenue, take the Meridian southbound exit and follow Meridian Avenue to the airport. From the southwest or northeast, follow I-44 to exit 116B, Airport Road exit; follow Airport Road west until Meridian Avenue, take the Meridian southbound exit and follow Meridian Avenue to the airport.

Car Rentals

Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz and Thrifty are all represented at the airport, with desks located on the Arrivals level 1.

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