Oklahoma's Enid Woodring Regional Airport has completed more than $5 million worth of general aviation infrastructure improvements.
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Oklahoma’s Enid Woodring Regional Airport (KWDG) has completed several development projects, including construction of a 14,400-sq-ft heated community hangar and eight new box hangars, as well as reconstruction of its south ramp.
Hangar 108—with a price tag of more than $1.8 million—will accommodate aircraft up to a Cessna Citation X. It will be managed by the city-owned FBO, and it brings the facility up to nearly 29,000 sq ft of business-type aircraft storage.
The second phase of the project saw the reconstruction of the airport’s 70,000-sq-ft south ramp, which is now home to the eight box hangars suitable for light single-engine GA airplanes. That part of the development cost $3,400,000.
KWDG is located just 5 miles from Vance Air Base, which is undergoing reconstruction on one of its runways. Approximately half of the airport’s operations consist of military aircraft, said Keston Cook, KWDG’s director.
“The new joint-use hangar will not only enhance our ability to support Vance Air Base, providing crucial additional space during severe weather events but [will] also allow us to provide this critical service to transient general aviation aircraft,” Cook told AIN. “Additionally, the reconstruction of our South Ramp marks a major milestone, revitalizing our general aviation hangar infrastructure after many decades and further supporting the military with the 70,000-sq-ft apron reconstruction, which allows the parking of overflow military traffic during weekend operations at the airport.”
Funding was provided by the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics through its hangar development grant program, the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation through a Defense Community Infrastructure Program grant, and the Oklahoma Finance Authorities through a public/private partnership grant.
Oklahoma’s Enid Woodring Regional Airport (KWDG) has completed several development projects, including construction of a 14,400-sq-ft heated community hangar and eight new box hangars, as well as reconstruction of its south ramp.
With a price tag of exceeding $1.8 million, Hangar 108 will accommodate aircraft up to a Cessna Citation X. It will be managed by the city-owned FBO and brings the facility up to nearly 29,000 sq ft of business aircraft storage. The $3.4 million reconstruction of the airport’s 70,000-sq-ft south ramp facilitated the added eight box hangars, which are suitable for housing piston singles.
KWDG is located five miles from Vance Air Base, which is undergoing reconstruction on one of its runways. Thus, approximately half of the airport’s operations consist of military aircraft, said airport director Keston Cook.
“The new joint-use hangar will not only enhance our ability to support Vance Air Base, providing crucial additional space during severe weather events but [will] also allow us to provide this critical service to transient general aviation aircraft,” Cook told AIN. “Additionally, the reconstruction of our south ramp marks a major milestone, revitalizing our general aviation hangar infrastructure after many decades and further supporting the military with the 70,000-sq-ft apron reconstruction, which allows the parking of overflow military traffic during weekend operations at the airport.”