Near Oologah in Rogers County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Will Rogers Airport

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2017

1. Will Rogers Airport Marker

Inscription. This airport dedicated July 14th, 1931, by Will Rogers, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty following the famous Around the World flight. Is under the supervision and maintenance of the United States Department of Commerce and is on the Amarillo-St. Louis airways.

The Oklahoma Military Academy on the hill to the southwest operates it's (sic) Flight and Ground School of Aviation here. (Marker Number A12.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is July 14, 1931.

Location. 36° 28.078′ N, 95° 39.971′ W. Marker is near Oologah, Oklahoma, in Rogers County. It can be reached from East 380 Road. Marker is on the Will Rogers Birthplace grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9501 East 380 Road, Oologah OK 74053, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Cherokee Nation,

in Northeast Oklahoma — Green Country,

and in Greater Tulsa.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Ozarks,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Daugherty Pathway (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clement Vann Rogers (about 300 feet away); Oolagah's First Public Tribute to Will Rogers (approx. 2.8 miles away); Will Rogers Birthplace (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Cherokee Kid (approx. 2.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx.

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2.8 miles away); Mart Reed General Store Building (approx. 2.8 miles away); Oklahoma Centennial Bench (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oologah.

Regarding Will Rogers Airport. The Oklahoma Military Academy closed in 1971.

Also see . . .
1. Will Rogers. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 11, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Will Rogers Memorial Museum. Website homepage (Submitted on December 13, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. Oklahoma Military Academy. (Submitted on December 13, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2017

2. Will Rogers Airport Marker

Looking northwest

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 535 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.