A new terminal building was built in 2019 and now contains the FBO service area, a Flight Planning Room, a Pilot Lounge, and conference room. There is also a restaurant in the terminal building. Outdoors is the Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park, which honors Oklahoma veterans. Ceremonies are held annually on Memorial Day to honor fallen soldiers. A veterans museum at the site is open Thursdays through Saturdays.
Enid was the first city of Oklahoma to have a municipally owned airport.[5] The airport was dedicated in 1928, and built on 80 acres of land donated by a citizen backed by the American Legion, and Enid passed a $50,000 bond, making it the first city in Oklahoma to use bonds to fund an airport.[6]
I. A. Woodring
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.[7] The group performed aerobatics at the National Air Races. J.J. Williams died in practice at Mines Field, Los Angeles on September 11, 1928.[8]Charles Lindbergh, for whom the three had served as escorts, filled in following Williams death. Two weeks later, W. L. Cornelius died when his plane collided with another plane. On January 20, 1933, Bert Woodring fell 2,000 feet to his death over Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, when his Consolidated P-30 fighter exploded in mid-air.
Historical airline service
Enid Woodring Regional Airport was served by commercial airlines from 1949 through 2006 with flights to Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Wichita. Central Airlines was the first carrier beginning in 1949. In 1967 Central merged with Frontier Airlines (1950-1986) which continued service until 1979. Several commuter airlines then served Enid which included: Air Midwest (1979-1981), Metro Airlines (1981-1986), Lone Star Airlines (1986-1998), Midcontinent Airlines dba as Braniff Express (1989), feeder carrier for Braniff (1983-1990), Big Sky Airlines (1999-2002), Mesa Airlines (2002-2005), and Great Lakes Airlines (2005-2006).
Facilities and aircraft
Enid Woodring Regional Airport covers an area of 1,206 acres (488 ha) at an elevation of 1,167 feet (356 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 17/35 is 8,613 by 100 feet (2625 x 30 m) with a concrete surface; 13/31 is 3,150 by 108 feet (960 x 33 m) with an asphalt surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2011, the airport had 36,000 aircraft operations, an average of 98 per day:53% military, 46% general aviation, and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 73 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, and 7% jet.[1]
Gallery
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Woodring Airport (Enid, Oklahoma).
Woodring Wall of Honor
Woodring Wall of Honor
Statue of Liberty
A plane can be seen at Woodring Airport with the Enid skyline in the background.
References
^ abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for WDG PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
^(PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
^"Central Airlines, Effective June 5, 1950". Timetableimages.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^"Central Airlines, Effective July 1, 1967". Timetableimages.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^. City of Enid, Oklahoma. Archived from the original on 2012-05-28.
^Barron, Robert, "Enid has one of Oklahoma's oldest municipal airports", Enid News & Eagle, February 13, 2011.
^. Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
^. Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
Order 2002-7-2 (July 5, 2002): selecting Air Midwest, Inc., to provide essential air service at seven communities (El Dorado/Camden, AR; Jonesboro, AR; Harrison, AR; Hot Springs, AR; Enid, OK; Ponca City, OK; Brownwood, TX) for a two-year period at subsidy rates totaling $6,693,881 annually.
Order 2004-6-12 (June 17, 2004): requests interested persons to show cause why it should not terminate the essential air service subsidy eligibility of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Enid and Ponca City, Oklahoma, and Brownwood, Texas, and allow Air Midwest to suspend its subsidized services at those communities as of October 1, 2004, when the current rate term expires.
Order 2005-1-14 (January 25, 2004): selecting Air Midwest, Inc., to provide essential air service at El Dorado/Camden, Jonesboro, Harrison and Hot Springs, Arkansas, at a subsidy rate of $4,155,550 annually for a two-year rate term, selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service at Enid and Ponca City, Oklahoma at a subsidy rate of $1,272,557 annually for allowing Air Midwest to discontinue its service there, if it chooses to do so.
Order 2006-7-25 (August 1, 2006): terminating the essential air service subsidy eligibility of Enid and Ponca City, Oklahoma, and allowing Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to suspend service at the two communities as of September 1, 2006, if it chooses.
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective January 26, 2023
FAA Terminal Procedures for WDG, effective January 26, 2023
Resources for this airport:
AirNav airport information for KWDG
ASN accident history for WDG
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
SkyVector aeronautical chart for KWDG
FAA current WDG delay information
Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park official website
February 07, 2023
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Enid Woodring Regional Airport IATA WDG ICAO KWDG FAA LID WDG is a city owned public use airport located four nautical miles 5 mi 7 km southeast of the central business district of Enid a city in Garfield County Oklahoma United States 1 It is also referred to as Woodring Airport and was formerly known as Enid Woodring Municipal Airport This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011 2015 which categorized it as a general aviation facility 2 It is mostly used for military training flights based at Vance Air Force Base Enid Woodring Regional AirportTerminal and control towerUSGS 1995 orthophotoIATA WDGICAO KWDGFAA LID WDGSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of EnidServesEnid OklahomaElevation AMSL1 167 ft 356 mCoordinates36 22 42 N 097 47 20 W 36 37833 N 97 78889 W 36 37833 97 78889 Coordinates 36 22 42 N 097 47 20 W 36 37833 N 97 78889 W 36 37833 97 78889Websitewww enid org MapWDGLocation of airport in OklahomaRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m17 35 8 613 2 625 Concrete13 31 3 150 960 AsphaltStatistics 2011 Aircraft operations36 000Based aircraft73Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Scheduled passenger flights on Great Lakes Airlines to Denver and Liberal were discontinued in August 2006 The service was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program From the early 1950s well into the 1960s the airport was served by Central Airlines 3 4 A new terminal building was built in 2019 and now contains the FBO service area a Flight Planning Room a Pilot Lounge and conference room There is also a restaurant in the terminal building Outdoors is the Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park which honors Oklahoma veterans Ceremonies are held annually on Memorial Day to honor fallen soldiers A veterans museum at the site is open Thursdays through Saturdays Contents 1 History 1 1 I A Woodring 1 2 Historical airline service 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditEnid was the first city of Oklahoma to have a municipally owned airport 5 The airport was dedicated in 1928 and built on 80 acres of land donated by a citizen backed by the American Legion and Enid passed a 50 000 bond making it the first city in Oklahoma to use bonds to fund an airport 6 I A Woodring Edit 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 7 The group performed aerobatics at the National Air Races J J Williams died in practice at Mines Field Los Angeles on September 11 1928 8 Charles Lindbergh for whom the three had served as escorts filled in following Williams death Two weeks later W L Cornelius died when his plane collided with another plane On January 20 1933 Bert Woodring fell 2 000 feet to his death over Wright Field in Dayton Ohio when his Consolidated P 30 fighter exploded in mid air Historical airline service Edit Enid Woodring Regional Airport was served by commercial airlines from 1949 through 2006 with flights to Dallas Denver Kansas City Oklahoma City Tulsa and Wichita Central Airlines was the first carrier beginning in 1949 In 1967 Central merged with Frontier Airlines 1950 1986 which continued service until 1979 Several commuter airlines then served Enid which included Air Midwest 1979 1981 Metro Airlines 1981 1986 Lone Star Airlines 1986 1998 Midcontinent Airlines dba as Braniff Express 1989 feeder carrier for Braniff 1983 1990 Big Sky Airlines 1999 2002 Mesa Airlines 2002 2005 and Great Lakes Airlines 2005 2006 Facilities and aircraft EditEnid Woodring Regional Airport covers an area of 1 206 acres 488 ha at an elevation of 1 167 feet 356 m above mean sea level It has two runways 17 35 is 8 613 by 100 feet 2625 x 30 m with a concrete surface 13 31 is 3 150 by 108 feet 960 x 33 m with an asphalt surface 1 For the 12 month period ending September 30 2011 the airport had 36 000 aircraft operations an average of 98 per day 53 military 46 general aviation and 2 air taxi At that time there were 73 aircraft based at this airport 85 single engine 8 multi engine and 7 jet 1 Gallery Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Woodring Airport Enid Oklahoma Woodring Wall of Honor Woodring Wall of Honor Statue of Liberty A plane can be seen at Woodring Airport with the Enid skyline in the background References Edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for WDG PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective April 5 2012 2011 2015 NPIAS Report Appendix A PDF National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems Federal Aviation Administration October 4 2010 Archived from the original PDF 2 03 MB on 2012 09 27 Central Airlines Effective June 5 1950 Timetableimages com Retrieved October 1 2020 Central Airlines Effective July 1 1967 Timetableimages com Retrieved October 1 2020 Enid Woodring Airport About Woodring City of Enid Oklahoma Archived from the original on 2012 05 28 Barron Robert Enid has one of Oklahoma s oldest municipal airports Enid News amp Eagle February 13 2011 The IRVIN A WOODRING Page of the Davis Monthan Airfield Register Website Archived from the original on 2010 12 19 Retrieved 2010 03 31 Chronicles of Oklahoma Archived from the original on 2009 10 25 Retrieved 2010 03 31 Essential Air Service documents Docket OST 1997 2401 from the U S Department of Transportation Order 2002 7 2 July 5 2002 selecting Air Midwest Inc to provide essential air service at seven communities El Dorado Camden AR Jonesboro AR Harrison AR Hot Springs AR Enid OK Ponca City OK Brownwood TX for a two year period at subsidy rates totaling 6 693 881 annually Order 2004 6 12 June 17 2004 requests interested persons to show cause why it should not terminate the essential air service subsidy eligibility of Jonesboro Arkansas Enid and Ponca City Oklahoma and Brownwood Texas and allow Air Midwest to suspend its subsidized services at those communities as of October 1 2004 when the current rate term expires Order 2005 1 14 January 25 2004 selecting Air Midwest Inc to provide essential air service at El Dorado Camden Jonesboro Harrison and Hot Springs Arkansas at a subsidy rate of 4 155 550 annually for a two year rate term selecting Great Lakes Aviation Ltd to provide essential air service at Enid and Ponca City Oklahoma at a subsidy rate of 1 272 557 annually for allowing Air Midwest to discontinue its service there if it chooses to do so Order 2006 7 25 August 1 2006 terminating the essential air service subsidy eligibility of Enid and Ponca City Oklahoma and allowing Great Lakes Aviation Ltd to suspend service at the two communities as of September 1 2006 if it chooses External links EditEnid Woodring Airport at City of Enid website Aerial photo as of February 1995 from USGS The National Map FAA Airport Diagram PDF effective January 26 2023 FAA Terminal Procedures for WDG effective January 26 2023 Resources for this airport AirNav airport information for KWDG ASN accident history for WDG FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart for KWDG FAA current WDG delay information Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enid Woodring Regional Airport amp oldid 1137453052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
