Very true. I hear people calling Houston's main airport, either "Bush" or "Intercontinental", but never by its full name. Just like calling Southwest's Houston airport "Hobby" or "Houston Hobby" and not William P. Hobby Airport.
I have never heard anyone in or around OKC refer to the airport simply as "Rogers", it's always "Will Rogers"
Las Vegas changed the name of McCarran to Harry Reid in 2021, and there is still signage and people who refer to it by its former name two years later.
A place like "Tulsa International" seems to roll of the tongue better than "Will Rogers World Airport" or "Oklahoma City International"
I usually refer to Northwest Arkansas National, simply as "XNA" and still catch myself referring to Wichita's airport as "Mid-Con" instead of "Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport" and Kansas City as "MCI"
No one that I know (which is mostly people under 40) refers to the Will Rogers name in anyway. It is simply the airport/OKC's airport.
Just rename it as Oke City airport, pilots already call it that
Pilots call it that for a reason: approach/departure freq is "oak/oke city" and acronyms must be used very sparingly with atc
Ah, patronizing tone. Familiar territory.
Just trying to provide some levity and context, not everything needs to be a fight, friend
Physician, heal thyself
I’ve seen someone else claim that’s why pilots say it, but it doesn’t ring true because 1) we’re not talking about when they’re communicating with ATC; we’re talking about when pilots address the cabin and 2) they don’t use this alleged sparing/economical communication with any other city names when addressing the cabin.
Man, people just seem to love to argue on here no matter the topic. Let them take their survey and if they ultimately decide to change the name of the airport for rebranding purposes, so be it. We're all going to use the airport regardless.
I saw a lot of negative comments on Facebook when Channel 4 posted an article. As one of those under 40s I always say Will Rogers and most people I talk with say the same. If they want to throw the OKC name in it somewhere for greater branding I’m fine with that but I’ll forever call it Will Rogers.
Yes the social media comments are wild for this one. I had no idea this many people were so passionate about Will Rogers. I am guessing a lot of people really remember this part of Oklahoma History in grade school.
I learned this week that there is an airport in Utqiagvik, Alaska that is named "Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport"...
I propose it being called 'The Airport'. Just like people in Oklahoma call OKC 'The City'
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