OKC Will Rogers International Airport (OKC) Statistics

OKC Will Rogers International Airport (OKC) operates as Oklahoma City’s primary commercial airport. Named after celebrated Oklahoman Will Rogers, the airport is the busiest commercial airport in Oklahoma and functions as a regional gateway for central Oklahoma, recording more than 2 million Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) passenger boardings in 2024.

OKC recorded 2.24 million FAA passenger boardings in 2024, the latest final year available.

• From 2014 to 2018, passenger boardings increased from 1.86 million to 2.09 million, showing an overall increase despite minor mid-period declines.
• Pre-pandemic traffic reached 2.14 million boardings in 2019.
• The pandemic caused boardings to fall to 934,842 in 2020, a 56.36% decline from 2019.
• Recovery began in 2021, when boardings rose to 1.63 million.
• Post-pandemic growth continued through 2024, when OKC reached 2.24 million boardings, surpassing its 2019 level by 4.74%.

Note: FAA passenger boardings are enplanements, meaning departing passengers only. They are not the same as total passenger traffic, which includes both departing and arriving passengers.

OKC recorded 98,508 aircraft operations in 2025, with commercial flights accounting for 54.7% of total operations.

• Aircraft operations increased from 98,789 in 2023 to 101,864 in 2024, before easing to 98,508 in 2025.
• Commercial operations were the largest category in 2025, with 53,888 movements.
• Civil operations totaled 24,240, representing 24.6% of all aircraft operations.
• Military operations totaled 20,380, representing 20.7% of all aircraft operations.
• Dedicated freighter activity was reported separately as 1,014 freighter landings in 2025, compared with 1,091 in 2024.

Denver (DEN) narrowly led OKC’s destination list in March 2025–February 2026 with 306,470 passengers.

• Denver (DEN) and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) were nearly tied, separated by only 250 passengers.
• Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) ranked second with 306,220 passengers.
• Atlanta (ATL) ranked third with 197,120 passengers.
• Houston Intercontinental (IAH) and Phoenix (PHX) rounded out the top five with 158,270 and 152,180 passengers, respectively.
• The top ten also included Chicago O’Hare (ORD), Las Vegas (LAS), Houston Hobby (HOU), Charlotte (CLT), and St. Louis (STL).

Note: BTS T-100 Domestic Market figures are reported by airport pair; Houston Intercontinental and Houston Hobby are separate destination airports.

OKC recorded 261.7 million pounds of FAA all-cargo landed weight in 2024, the latest final FAA cargo year available.

• FAA all-cargo landed weight increased from 219.22 million pounds in 2014 to 258.21 million pounds in 2018.
• Pre-pandemic all-cargo landed weight reached 263.56 million pounds in 2019.
• The pandemic period did not show the same decline as passenger traffic; all-cargo landed weight rose to 280.58 million pounds in 2020 before easing to 262.75 million pounds in 2021.
• Post-pandemic landed weight reached 271.32 million pounds in 2022, then eased to 254.54 million in 2023.
• In 2024, OKC recorded 261.7 million pounds of all-cargo landed weight, up 2.81% from 2023.

Note: All-cargo landed weight measures the weight of arriving all-cargo aircraft.

For March 2025–February 2026, 80% of OKC departures and 74% of arrivals were on time in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) domestic-flights summary.

• OKC’s on-time departure rate was 80% in the latest BTS rolling period, down from 83% in 2024.
• The on-time arrival rate was 74%, down from 78% in 2024.
• Average delay among delayed flights was 79.67 minutes for departures and 69.64 minutes for arrivals.
• The cancellation rate was 1.15% in March 2025–February 2026.
• The airport’s reported domestic-flight count was 20,800 for the rolling period.

The FY2025–FY2029 capital plan includes $53.2 million for Parking Garage D and $13.53 million for the Federal Inspection Station facility buildout.

• Parking Garage D is the largest listed OKC terminal-area project, with $53.2 million in all-years budgeted funding.
• The Federal Inspection Station facility buildout is budgeted at $13.53 million, supporting OKC’s new international passenger-processing capability.
• Passenger boarding bridge replacement is budgeted at $20 million, with spending scheduled across FY2025 through FY2027.
• Baggage claim unit replacement is budgeted at $5.5 million.
• Terminal restroom renovations are budgeted at $5.49 million.
• Runway 17R-35L work includes $6.67 million for north-end reconstruction and $11.87 million for pavement shoulder and lighting rehabilitation.

Note: Capital plan amounts are budgeted project funding, not final completed project costs.