After which famous man (known as 'Oklahoma's favourite son') is Oklahoma City's airport named?
"Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City The Federal Transfer Center (FTC), Oklahoma City is a United States federal prison for male and female inmates in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice, and houses offenders and parole violators who have yet to be assigned to a permanent prison facility. Most inmates who enter the federal prison system come through the facility. FTC Oklahoma City is located adjacent to the Will Rogers World Airport, and serves as the main hub of the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System,"
"Will Rogers World Airport Will Rogers World Airport , Will Rogers Airport or simply Will Rogers, is an American passenger airport in Oklahoma City located about 6 miles (8 km) Southwest of downtown Oklahoma City. It is a civil-military airport on 8,081 acres (3,270 ha) of land. Although the official IATA and ICAO airport codes for Will Rogers World Airport are OKC and KOKC, it is common practice to refer to it as ""WRWA"" or ""Will Rogers"". The airport is named for comedian and legendary cowboy Will Rogers, an Oklahoma native who died in an airplane crash near Barrow, Alaska"
"Rogers Airport. Both occupants survived, one had minor injuries. On November 15, 2016, a Southwest Airlines employee, Michael Winchester was shot and killed in a parking garage; a 45-year-old suspect, Lloyd Dean Buie, was subsequently found dead of an apparently self-inflicted wound. Winchester was the father of Kansas City Chiefs long snapper James Winchester and himself a former punter and member of the Oklahoma Sooners' 1985 national championship college team. Will Rogers World Airport Will Rogers World Airport , Will Rogers Airport or simply Will Rogers, is an American passenger airport in Oklahoma City located about 6 miles (8 km)"
"property into a lake, a children's park, and was known to blast loud music for people over his $7,500 hi-fi stereo system through loudspeakers attached to the roof of his house. Harvey Young Airport Harvey Young Airport (FAA LID: 1H6) is an airfield located at 1500 S. 135th East Ave. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, owned by Aviation Management Group LLC. The Tulsa aviation community received Harvey Young Airport as a gift from a local airplane owner, Mr. Harvey Young in 1985, the year of his death. In 1940, aged 22, Young was flying around the Tulsa area and decided to land"
"for $25,000. Two monuments at the crash site commemorate the death of the two men and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The nearby Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport located in Utqiagvik, Alaska bears their names. Wiley Post Airport, a large FAA designated reliever airport in Oklahoma City, is named after Post. Oklahoma City's major commercial airport is named after Will Rogers, so that both victims of the crash are honored by airports in Oklahoma City. The Will Rogers – Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base is a seaplane base located on Lake Washington, at the north end"
"asphalt runway, 35/17, 3300 ft long. There are no refueling services available at the airport. Carnegie, Oklahoma Carnegie is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,723 at the 2010 census, a 1.7 percent decline from 1,752 at the 2000 census. Carnegie was named after the famous Scottish American philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie. The original name of the town was Latham. The town was originally platted as North and South Latham. North Latham was north of the Washita River, while South Latham was south of the river. North Latham was really intended to be the commercial hub,"
"Wiley Post Airport Wiley Post Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 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"
"Jean Kouns, Cynthia Zell, and Mary Furlich efficiently tending to the main cabin. Descendants of the original founding Braniff family members were on hand at a special celebration in Oklahoma City, home of Braniff's first flight in June 1928. The Braniff descendants enjoying refreshments at Braniff Gate 22 at Will Rogers World Airport were Braniff co-founder Paul Revere Braniff's son John Paul Braniff, Sr., and John Paul's son Michael S. Braniff. The two Braniff's were the guests of honor aboard the inaugural flight of Braniff, Inc., out of Oklahoma City heading to DFW Airport. Flight 103 departed 20 minutes late"
"Knoxville mansion, built in 1872 at the corner of Locust Street and Union Avenue, was one of the first structures in the city designed by Joseph Baumann, whose architectural firm later designed many of the city's most prominent buildings. The mansion has been drastically modified to serve as a Masonic temple. McGhee's son-in-law, Lawrence Tyson, was a World War I general and United States senator. McGhee Tyson Airport is named for McGhee's grandson (Tyson's son), World War I pilot Charles McGhee Tyson (1889–1918). Charles McClung McGhee Charles McClung McGhee (January 23, 1828 – May 5, 1907) was an American industrialist"
"P. Stafford Airport, and the Stafford Air & Space Museum. The Stafford Building at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City is named after him. In Hydro, Oklahoma, 60 miles west of Oklahoma City, Stafford was honored with a corn maze, which was intentionally cut to be visible from space. Thomas P. Stafford Thomas Patten Stafford (born September 17, 1930; Lt Gen, USAF, Ret.) is an American former Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy, Stafford commissioned in the United States Air Force, flying the F-86"
"Legion, and Enid passed a $50,000 bond, making it the first city in Oklahoma to use bonds to fund an airport. Enid's Airport was renamed Enid Woodring Municipal Airport on May 30, 1933 after Lieutenant Irvin A. (Bert) Woodring, born February 1, 1902 in Enid, Oklahoma. Irvin A. Woodring was one of the U.S. Army Air Corps' ""Three Musketeers of Aviation"" along with fellow pilots John J. Williams and William Lewers Cornelius. The group performed aerobatics at the National Air Races. J.J. Williams died in practice at Mines Field, Los Angeles on September 11, 1928. Charles Lindbergh, for whom the"
"in his hometown of Enid, Oklahoma, was renamed Vance Air Force Base in his honor on July 9, 1949. He was further honored when Gate 40 of Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, was renamed ""Vance Gate"" on May 9, 1997. Leon Vance Leon Robert ""Bob"" Vance Jr. (August 11, 1916 – July 26, 1944) was a Medal of Honor recipient who served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Leon Robert Vance Jr. was born and raised in Enid, Oklahoma. Vance attended Enid schools from first grade through high school. His father, Leon Robert Vance Sr.,"
"Kansas City Downtown Airport, which is now formally named for him. So much successful development happened during Wheeler's two terms as mayor that a 2002 profile in the conservative Kansas city business magazine ""Ingram's"" said: ""Many regard this as the last golden age of Kansas City with the construction of KCI, Worlds of Fun, Crown Center, and the Truman Sports Complex."" Wheeler ran for the U.S. Senate in 1976 and garnered less than 2% of the vote in the Democratic primary in a race that was won by Jerry Litton, who died in a plane crash en route to the"
"Clover, Jenna Clover, and Juliana Clover What would eventually become Santa Monica Airport was originally named Clover Field in his honor. The field was dedicated to him in 1923 before a crowd of 50,000. Cloverfield Boulevard in Santa Monica recalls the airport's original name. Greayer's Oak Park, named for him, is located where West Avenue 38 dead-ends into North Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. A group of childhood friends planted an oak tree in his honor there in the early 1920s. On present-day maps the name is often incorrectly given as ""Greaver"". He and 19 other Los Angeles High School"
"Green was known as ""the President's man"", as a strong supporter of Democratic Presidents, and one of Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower's strongest Democratic supporters. Green was also a civil rights leader, working closely with then-Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson to pass voting rights bills, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1957. The state's largest airport is named T.F. Green Airport after him. J. Howard McGrath, first a governor after defeating incumbent Vanderbilt in 1940, also went on to serve for many years in a federal capacity. McGrath was appointed U.S. Solicitor General by Truman in October 1945, and"
"limestone brick bearing a plaque that reads, ""Cromwell Dixon, World's Youngest Aviator, Loved By All."" It sits in the Greenlawn Cemetery, in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. A monument commemorating his historic Continental Divide flight was erected in 1912, but it was moved a few times over the years. It was finally placed in Morrison Park, southwest of the Helena Regional Airport, on October 6, 2009. The week before, September 30 was declared ""Cromwell Dixon Day"" by the Lewis and Clark County Commissioners. Cromwell Dixon Drive in Helena is named after him. Cromwell Dixon Cromwell Dixon (July 9, 1892 –"
"in 1935. The city's other major airport, Wiley Post Airport, along with the Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport in Barrow, Alaska, are named for Wiley Post, who also died in the same crash. Will Rogers World Airport is the only airport to use the designation ""World"" in addition to no reference to its city location. Although Will Rogers offers US Customs and Immigration Services, there are currently no scheduled international flights. Will Rogers World Airport is the busiest passenger airport in the state of Oklahoma. In 2017, the airport handled 3.92 million passengers, marking its busiest year on record. Southwest"
"submarine. While hunting for the submarine, Cook misjudged his altitude because of cloudy weather and struck the side of a mountain (Ouassio Hill) crashing to his death. He is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Section O, Grave 440. In his honor, the Indianapolis Municipal Airport was renamed Weir Cook Municipal Airport and in 1944 a Liberty ship was named H. Weir Cook. In 1976, Weir Cook Municipal Airport was renamed Indianapolis International Airport, but due to the outcry by veterans' groups, the newly constructed terminal building of the airport was named after him on October"
"the west. The main airport roadway, International Gateway, connects directly to I-670. On May 25, 2016, the Ohio General Assembly passed a bill to rename the airport from Port Columbus International Airport to its current name, in honor of astronaut and four-term U.S. senator John Glenn. The name change was unanimously approved by the airport's nine-member board on May 24, 2016. Ohio Governor John Kasich signed the bill into law on June 14, 2016 with the name change becoming official 90 days later. On June 28, 2016, a celebration of the renaming was held and new signage bearing the airport's"
"duly satisfied, Hall Caine Airport officially came into being on April 30, 1935. Hall Caine Airport flourished from 1935 until it ceased commercial operations in 1937. Gordon Hall Caine Gordon Ralph Hall Caine (15 August 1884 – 26 June 1962) was a British publisher and Conservative politician. Caine was the son of British novelist Hall Caine and his wife Mary Chandler. He was born at Hampstead London. His father had dramatic interests in America and in 1902 Gordon Caine was in America to study business methods and consider publishing an American version of Household Words. With his brother, Derwent Hall"
"sparked massive interest in aviation around the nation. In Oklahoma, the interest was manifested in the Oklahoma Air Tour of 1928. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma, it involved aviators flying to various Oklahoma town expressing an interest in aviation. The five-day tour, departing Oklahoma City on May 14, 1928, flew eighteen thousand cumulative miles and stopped at eighteen towns. An estimated 100,000 people turned out to view the twenty two aircraft and hear the pilots, that included Paul R. Braniff, promote the benefits of commercial aviation. The Oklahoma cities of Altus, Miami, and Guthrie, built airports specifically"
"the busiest airport in the newer EU member states. Formerly known as Warsaw-Okecie Airport ""()"" or Okecie International Airport, the airport bore the name of its Okęcie neighborhood throughout its history, until its renaming for Polish composer and former Warsaw resident Frédéric (Fryderyk) Chopin in 2001. Despite the official change, ""Okecie"" ""()"" remains in popular and industry use, including air traffic and aerodrome references. An underground railway station connected from the airport to Warsaw's suburban rail system was opened in June 2012 in time for the Euro 2012 football championships, and on 25 November 2013, the airport announced accommodating –"
"two sons, Leon and Sobieski, and other family members. Many of the family members returned to the East Coast. A nearby monument has been separately erected for his son Thaddeus and his wife. Thaddeus Lowe's granddaughter Pancho Lowe Barnes was also an aviation pioneer. The Mount Lowe Railway was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 6, 1993. The mountain itself still bears his name. Lowe is a member of the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Hall of Fame. Lowe Army Heliport at Fort Rucker, Alabama is named in his honor. Lowe was portrayed by Stuart Whitman in"
"is named in his honor. In 2002, Aspire Public Schools founded a small 6-12 grade school called ""Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy"" in Oakland. Also, at Oakland International Airport, Terminal 2, which houses Southwest Airlines and their airplane flights, is named the ""Lionel J. Wilson Terminal."" Wilson married twice. With his first wife, Gloria, he had three sons: Steve, and twins Robin and Lionel. On August 12, 1950, he remarried to Dorothy P. McGuinness in Los Angeles. His brothers include Harold, Kermit, Julius and Warren Barrios Wilson, who was also an attorney in Oakland. Lionel Wilson (politician) Lionel Joseph Wilson"
"working in the college, he was in the insurance industry and vice-president of W.R. Hoyt and Company. Clark was a flying enthusiast who would travel the country seeking donations for school advancements, improvements, and construction projects. The airport at College of the Ozarks is named after him. Clark received many honors and awards, including the Shrine Civic Service Award; the Family Foundation ""In God We Trust"" Family Award; and the General Washington Honor Medal, from the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge in 1974 and 1978. Clark was elected President General of the Sons of the American Revolution in 1974. The"
"1972 with Kansas City International Airport. The April 1957 Official Airline Guide (OAG) showed: The downtown airport has been renamed for Charles Wheeler who was mayor when Kansas City International opened. Richards Road, which serves the airport, is named for John Francisco Richards II, a Kansas City airman killed in World War I (and whose name was also applied to Richards Field and Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base). Despite concerns about the airport being unsafe, Air Force One frequently uses it during Presidential visits. Today the airport is used for corporate and recreational aviation. The terminal building today houses VML, a"
"Durant Regional Airport–Eaker Field Durant Regional Airport–Eaker Field is three miles (5 km) south of Durant, Oklahoma. It was established in September 1943. The airport is home to Southeastern Oklahoma State University's Aviation Sciences Institute. The airport is named for SOSU alum General Ira Eaker, a 1917 graduate of Southeastern who served in World War I and World War II. During World War II, General Eaker was commander of the Eighth Air Force in England and led several historic bombing missions against targets in occupied Europe and Germany. The City of Durant named an airfield west of town in honor"
"constructed in nearby Claremore on the site purchased by Rogers in 1911 for his retirement home. On May 19, 1944, Rogers's body was moved from a holding vault in Glendale, California, to the tomb. After his wife Betty died later that year, she was also interred there. A casting of the Davidson sculpture that stands in National Statuary Hall, paid for by Davidson, was installed at the museum. Both the birthplace and the museum are open to the public. Many landmarks were named in Rogers' honor: Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, where a recent expansion and renovation included"
"Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center is administered as one of the FAA Regional Offices. Located in Oklahoma City on the grounds of Will Rogers Airport, with around 7,500 direct federal employees, the Aeronautical Center is one of the Department of Transportation's largest facilities outside the Washington, DC, area, and one of the 10 largest employers in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The center is named for Senator Mike Monroney, ""Mr. Aviation"", who wrote and sponsored the act that created the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA Logistic Center is an certified organization that supports the National Airspace System"
"Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center is administered as one of the FAA Regional Offices. Located in Oklahoma City on the grounds of Will Rogers Airport, with around 7,500 direct federal employees, the Aeronautical Center is one of the Department of Transportation's largest facilities outside the Washington, DC, area, and one of the 10 largest employers in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The center is named for Senator Mike Monroney, ""Mr. Aviation"", who wrote and sponsored the act that created the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA Logistic Center is an certified organization that supports the National Airspace System"
"that time there were 97 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 6% jet aircraft, and 2% helicopters. Solberg's son and namesake, Thor Solberg Jr., died Dec 16, 2017. The airport is currently run by two generations of Thor Solberg's heirs. His children, Lorraine Solberg and Suzy Solberg Nagle, maintain day-to-day operations with the help of four grand-children. The Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2007. In 2007, the event was the largest summertime hot air balloon festival in North America and it was run by Howard Freidman and Sally Mazzochi. Solberg"
"Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport is a public airport six miles (10 km) east of downtown Amarillo, in Potter and Randall Counties, Texas, United States. The airport was renamed in 2003 after NASA astronaut and Amarillo native Rick Husband, who died in the Space Shuttle ""Columbia"" disaster in February of that year. The first recorded landing of aircraft in Amarillo occurred on 27 April 1918, when two Army Signal Corps planes, commanded by a Lt. R. Gray, landed in a pasture located in the 500 block of N. Polk. They refueled at the corner of"
"Kingston Norman Rogers Airport Kingston Airport , also known as Norman Rogers Airport, is an airport located west of the core of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The airport is named after former MP Norman McLeod Rogers (Kingston City 1935–1940), Minister of Labour and then National Defence in Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's cabinet. Rogers died in a plane crash on June 10, 1940 while flying from Ottawa to Toronto for a speaking engagement. Before 1940, Kingston was served only by the Kingston Airfield, a grass strip just north of the city's downtown, which closed in 1942. In 1940, during the"