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    Hey Josh, are there any plans to add a garage/parking lot status to the website or even just updates to the fly OKC twitter or FB. Now that it seems that we have pretty solid parking lot tracking it would be great to know what was full and open prior to heading to the airport.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhiAlpha View Post
    Hey Josh, are there any plans to add a garage/parking lot status to the website or even just updates to the fly OKC twitter or FB. Now that it seems that we have pretty solid parking lot tracking it would be great to know what was full and open prior to heading to the airport.
    If this was Twitter or FB, I would like--no love--this post.

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    Due today to COTPA were proposal responses to an RFP where they are asking for an app to display parking spot availability downtown. Maybe the airport trust can get in on this action......

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    I went in on Wednesday and the garage was at 100%. There were still a few spots in the covered lot (which i used). It feels like the new garage was only about 1/2 the size it really needed to be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bombermwc View Post
    I went in on Wednesday and the garage was at 100%. There were still a few spots in the covered lot (which i used). It feels like the new garage was only about 1/2 the size it really needed to be.
    I flew out Tuesday at 6am and the garage was nearly filled. Summer travel season is in full heavy swing.

  6. #1681

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    really it is close to time to build a 3rd garage

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    Quote Originally Posted by BoulderSooner View Post
    really it is close to time to build a 3rd garage
    True, but they really should have made the new(-ish) one several stories taller.

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    A long term solution, especially given explosive growth would be to demolish the 2-story garage and replace it with 5-7 story garage that has a story or two for short term parking and the airport's new "premium parking".

    In my proposal I think "straightening" out the departure and arrival roadways into a linear design would ease congestion; I have also modeled removing the current transportation plaza and replacing it with a tall superstructure that could be covered with glass. Oklahoma has fierce winters and blazing summers; not to mention the constant threat of severe weather. The current overhead pavilion structures do not protect you while waiting for a bus.

    An advantage to the linear roadway would be the ability to expand the terminal northwards as the turn is straightened out.

    I understand this will 100% not happen, but it's an idea I've had for a while but never posted on. I had some time today so I made a rendering in SketchUp.





    Here is a real life example:



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    Quote Originally Posted by catch22 View Post
    A long term solution, especially given explosive growth would be to demolish the 2-story garage and replace it with 5-7 story garage that has a story or two for short term parking and the airport's new "premium parking".

    In my proposal I think "straightening" out the departure and arrival roadways into a linear design would ease congestion; I have also modeled removing the current transportation plaza and replacing it with a tall superstructure that could be covered with glass. Oklahoma has fierce winters and blazing summers; not to mention the constant threat of severe weather. The current overhead pavilion structures do not protect you while waiting for a bus.

    An advantage to the linear roadway would be the ability to expand the terminal northwards as the turn is straightened out.

    I understand this will 100% not happen, but it's an idea I've had for a while but never posted on. I had some time today so I made a rendering in SketchUp.





    Here is a real life example:


    Such a good idea, and perfectly feasible.

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    Catch - great idea and renderings.

    It should have been done originally with the added benefit of having rental car center right up front. But I think with the new expansion design, the curbed dropoff is here to stay.

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    Any updates or pictures on the expansion project? Josh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick View Post
    Catch - great idea and renderings.

    It should have been done originally with the added benefit of having rental car center right up front. But I think with the new expansion design, the curbed dropoff is here to stay.
    I recently flew into Little Rock and really liked that they had the rental car operation at the base of the adjacent parking garage. It made getting a car and returning it super easy.

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    that's how OKC used to do it but they had to change with the TSA regs. SEA also used to have it like that but had to move to an offsite. LIT must have it far enough away from the terminal that they don't need a separate center.
    Oklahoma City, the RENAISSANCE CITY!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HOT ROD View Post
    that's how OKC used to do it but they had to change with the TSA regs. SEA also used to have it like that but had to move to an offsite. LIT must have it far enough away from the terminal that they don't need a separate center.
    i don't think the move had anything to do with TSA

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    They added a tab on their website to a different site which take periodic snapshots of construction areas, plus also can get to a time laps if click on one of the camera views

    https://app.oxblue.com/open/WRWATerminalExpansion

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    Is KOKC being affected by the B-737MAX problems? I just read that Southwest will stop flying at Newark because of the extended grounding (WSJ 7/26, page B1). Just curious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CloudDeckMedia View Post
    Is KOKC being affected by the B-737MAX problems? I just read that Southwest will stop flying at Newark because of the extended grounding (WSJ 7/26, page B1). Just curious.
    I’ve made A list preferred 2 years in a row and am a flight away from making again this year. Haven’t seen a max in okc or flown on one. I saw an article that said they sometimes use it for the okc-Vegas flight.

    The real strain is the lack of capacity growth. Every flight is sold out and we basically don’t have a prayer for a new SW route till mid 2020

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    Quote Originally Posted by gopokes88 View Post
    I’ve made A list preferred 2 years in a row and am a flight away from making again this year. Haven’t seen a max in okc or flown on one. I saw an article that said they sometimes use it for the okc-Vegas flight.

    The real strain is the lack of capacity growth. Every flight is sold out and we basically don’t have a prayer for a new SW route till mid 2020
    There wasn't really that many maxes in the airlines fleet, thank goodness. The grounding doesn't really help capacity growth. Airlines are sitting around waiting for a fix or they will finally just give up and go with Airbus which of course there is a huge amount of lead time required even if they did go this route. They are obviously hoping for a 737max fix.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jn1780 View Post
    There wasn't really that many maxes in the airlines fleet, thank goodness. The grounding doesn't really help capacity growth. Airlines are sitting around waiting for a fix or they will finally just give up and go with Airbus which of course there is a huge amount of lead time required even if they did go this route. They are obviously hoping for a 737max fix.
    This might be a dumb question, but is the MAX the only 737 still in production, or does Boeing still make a non-MAX 737?

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    Quote Originally Posted by brianinok View Post
    This might be a dumb question, but is the MAX the only 737 still in production, or does Boeing still make a non-MAX 737?
    Max is the only 737 to my understanding. Boeing put bigger more fuel efficient engines on the existing fuselage of a 737. There was not enough room in the wheel well for a bigger front landing gear so they moved the engines forward on the wings. This changed the flight profile of the 737 which changes training procedures and would cause a whole new round of re-certification for the FAA. To get around this, Boeing uses Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) to make MAX fly like a regular 737 which of course isn't working properly.

    But I'm starting to stray off topic so I should probably stop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jn1780 View Post
    Max is the only 737 to my understanding. Boeing put bigger more fuel efficient engines on the existing fuselage of a 737. There was not enough room in the wheel well for a bigger front landing gear so they moved the engines forward on the wings. This changed the flight profile of the 737 which changes training procedures and would cause a whole new round of re-certification for the FAA. To get around this, Boeing uses Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) to make MAX fly like a regular 737 which of course isn't working properly.

    But I'm starting to stray off topic so I should probably stop.
    Boeing is actually still producing the 737NG. It has been a slow, multi-year process to move the line over. I believe there are still several hundred orders for the non-MAX 737NG, including many for Delta.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AusKlos View Post
    Boeing is actually still producing the 737NG. It has been a slow, multi-year process to move the line over. I believe there are still several hundred orders for the non-MAX 737NG, including many for Delta.
    Boeing has some very last deliveries to make of the 737-800 in commercial and more cargo but boeing is very much done with the NG.

    Delta is expecting more than 250 new planes. All Airbus.

    The 737max is aerodynamically flawed. The MCAS band aid did not work. It will be second semester 2020 before we see one again..
    The Airbus 3200 family could take new motors without big modification and jeopardized the integrity of the frame, not the 737. I do know how they can fix that without going back to the drawing board.

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    Does anyone know if the OKC Airport Trust has any influence or control on the Meridian Ave corridor into and through the Will Rogers World Airportproperty? If there is one stretch of roadway that should be pristine and take care of...it's that one. As it is now, the road condition is less than ideal, right of ways look pretty shabby...not the best first impression of our fine city.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Downwind17 View Post
    Does anyone know if the OKC Airport Trust has any influence or control on the Meridian Ave corridor into and through the Will Rogers World Airportproperty? If there is one stretch of roadway that should be pristine and take care of...it's that one. As it is now, the road condition is less than ideal, right of ways look pretty shabby...not the best first impression of our fine city.
    Don't take family or friends down MacArthur to get to airport. That has to be one of the worst roads in the city. You would think that road would be taken care of better considering it goes to the FAA center.

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