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| Topic | Create the "Oklahoma International Airport" |
| Content | Oklahoma City and Tulsa are vying to match each other when it comes to economic progress and population. Among the many transportation needs in Oklahoma (i.e. roads, bridges, safety designations), one overlooked idea is the airport authority. Why is it necessary that Tulsa have an "International Airport" and Oklahoma only has a "World Airport?"
I think one of the best investments that Oklahoma can consider is to create the "Oklahoma International Airport," and essentially decommission the OKC Will Rogers World Airport & the Tulsa International Airport. Given the corridor between OKC & Tulsa is a hub for business, I think construction on the state's largest and most comprehensive airport could take place. Between Bartlesville & Norman (Tulsa's northern neighbor & OKC's southern neighbor respectively), the state should establish some mass transportation option that will alleviate automobile congestion and pollution. In between OKC & Tulsa, the airport could serve more than a million Oklahomans with air travel.
The goal of this new airport is compete with Kansas City and Dallas-Fort Worth. Why is it that many in northern Oklahoma will fly out of K.C., and many in southern Oklahoma will fly out of DFW? LOWER PRICES. By establishing the OIA (the airport's abbreviation), the airport authority could allow low price carriers like Jet Blue, Ted (United), and Southwest to occupy many gates. Lower prices for Oklahomans means more investment into traveling from Oklahoma using Oklahoma services!
The key in all of this is to make it a levelling field of play for both areas of Oklahoma. It is generally cheaper to fly out of Tulsa when flying to the north or east. It is generally cheaper to fly out of OKC when flying to the south or west. Let's make it fair for all Oklahomans and let's make it "air" travel for all Oklahomans! Let's create the "Oklahoma International Airport!" (FFA airport designation - OIA). |
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