Quote Originally Posted by damonsmuz View Post
Have there been any cities lately that have applied for EAS service in OK? With Great Lake hitting up Liberal and Garden City...what would the odds of adding Woodward on the route map. Perhaps a route of WWR-LBL-DEN ? I don't know the logistics to how a town gets EAS service, it just seems that NW Oklahoma is in one of those areas where a drive to AMA or OKC is far enough that EAS service could be warranted.
I haven't seen anything. They use to be covered under EAS, but they were dropped. WWD definitely would come across as a typical EAS market since there really isn't a direct highway to OKC or AMA to ensure a quick connection to air service. However, the DOT eliminated them from EAS consideration. Here is the list of former EAS eligible cities in OK:

- McAlester (removed Jan 1, 1990)
- Enid (removed Sept 1, 2006)
- Ponca City (removed Sept 1, 2006)

I thought Woodward would be on that list, but it isn't...even though I'm certain they had service before. It is interesting to not that Oklahoma is one of 13 states that do not have an airport covered by the EAS program. The others being WA, ID, LA, FL, SC, NC, OH, IN, DE, NJ, CT, RI, MA, and NH.