City councilmembers approve name, logo change for Will Rogers World Airport
In a unanimous vote, Will Rogers World Airport will now be named OKC Will Rogers International Airport.
Updated: 7:11 PM CDT Aug 27, 2024
TRAFFICKING OF THESE DRUGS. OKC AIRPORT NOW HAS A NEW NAME AND LOGO. OKC WILL ROGERS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THAT THIS MORNING. WANT TO BRING IN OUR EVAN ONSTOT TO BREAK DOWN THESE CHANGES? AND EVAN, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE. IT WAS NOT THAT THEY ALL LOVED EVERY PART OF IT. I’LL EXPLAIN THAT, BUT BUT HERE IT IS. HERE’S THE NEW LOGO. YOU SEE ALL PROMINENT OKC IS HERE NOW OKC NOT IN THE OLD NAME. WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT. THE CITY SAYS THAT IT DID A TON OF RESEARCH, SURVEYED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, AND FOUND MANY OUTSIDE OKLAHOMA HAD NO IDEA WHERE WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT WAS, BUT THEY ALSO SAID LOCALS WANTED WILL ROGERS, A LOCAL AVIATION PIONEER, TO REMAIN IN THE NEW NAME. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THOUGH THEY WERE SPLIT ON REPLACING WORLD WITH INTERNATIONAL. I WISH IT WAS GOING TO REMAIN WORLD AIRPORT JUST BECAUSE IT’S DIFFERENT. I TRAVEL THE WORLD AND SO FOR US TO REMOVE WORLD, TO ME THAT TAKES AWAY THE NOSTALGIA OF OKLAHOMA CITY BECAUSE I SAY FROM OKC TO THE WORLD, I WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT STANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL. I’M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT. I DO THINK IT PUTS OUR AIRPORT IN A CLASS AND THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. POINTS NOW, BARBARA PECK THERE, THE COUNCIL MEMBER, SAID THAT IT’S NOT JUST IMPORTANT FOR FOR PASSENGERS, BUT ALSO BUT ALSO FOR FOR AIRLINES, FOR COMPANIES TO TO SEE THIS. SO EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO SPOKE, THEY PRAISED THIS LOGO HERE THAT YOU SAY THAT THE EFFORT THAT WENT INTO MAKING THE CHANGE, THE CITY SAYS THAT WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE THE NEW NAME, THE NE
City councilmembers approve name, logo change for Will Rogers World Airport
In a unanimous vote, Will Rogers World Airport will now be named OKC Will Rogers International Airport.
Updated: 7:11 PM CDT Aug 27, 2024
City councilmembers approved a new name and logo for the Oklahoma City airport on Tuesday afternoon. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppIn a unanimous vote, Will Rogers World Airport will now be named OKC Will Rogers International Airport. City leaders said it took a ton of research and surveying thousands of people to reach a decision. During their work, they said many people outside of Oklahoma had no idea where the airport was located. The new logo emphasizes "OKC," something the previous name and logo lacked. But locals also said they wanted Will Rogers, an Oklahoma aviation pioneer, to remain in the name. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Councilmembers were split on replacing the "world" with "international," but they all praised the logo and the work that went into making the change. Travelers can expect to see the changes in the coming months. Top Headlines Unbelievable OHP photo shows trailer stuck upright against sign over I-35 in Ardmore Man wins more than $430,000 – only a day after buying a new house, lottery officials say Oklahoma grocery tax cut takes effect Thursday, stores prepare for change Shawnee Public Schools superintendent placed on leave amid OSDE investigation Mariah Carey's mother and sister died on the same day. The singer says her 'heart is broken'
City councilmembers approved a new name and logo for the Oklahoma City airport on Tuesday afternoon.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
In a unanimous vote, Will Rogers World Airport will now be named OKC Will Rogers International Airport. City leaders said it took a ton of research and surveying thousands of people to reach a decision.
During their work, they said many people outside of Oklahoma had no idea where the airport was located. The new logo emphasizes "OKC," something the previous name and logo lacked.
But locals also said they wanted Will Rogers, an Oklahoma aviation pioneer, to remain in the name.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Councilmembers were split on replacing the "world" with "international," but they all praised the logo and the work that went into making the change.
Travelers can expect to see the changes in the coming months.
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