ENID, OK - Join pilots from surrounding airports as they fly-in and have breakfast on Saturday, August 17. The public is invited to watch them come in and land, have breakfast and watch them take-off. They also have spot landing contests from time to time.
Stop by and check out the airport terminal and Barnstormers restaurant! Fly-ins and all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast takes place from 7:30am to 10:00am. $10.99 for breakfast ($5.99 for kids 12 and under).
The third Saturday of most months from March through October, Enid Woodring Regional Airport welcomes pilots flying in from surrounding airports for breakfast. Visitors will get to see fly-in aircraft as well as static displays on the ramp.
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Woodring Airport History
Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG) is located just 4 miles SE of Enid, OK. It is a full service FBO with all the amenities. The airport now houses Barnstormers restaurant and several rooms of aerospace and military memorabilia.
Enid’s Airport was renamed Enid Woodring Municipal Airport on May 30, 1933 after Lieutenant Irvin A. (Bert) Woodring, born February 1, 1902 in Enid, Oklahoma. Irvin A. Woodring was one of the U.S. Army Air Corps’ “Three Musketeers of Aviation” along with fellow pilots John J. Williams and William Lewers Cornelius. The group performed aerobatics at the National Air Races. J.J. Williams died in practice at Mines Field, Los Angeles on September 11, 1928.
Charles Lindbergh, for whom the three had served as escorts, filled in following Williams death. Two weeks later, W. L. Cornelius died when his plane collided with another plane. On January 20, 1933, Bert Woodring fell 2,000 feet to his death over Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, when his Consolidated P-30 fighter exploded in mid-air.
Within the airport grounds is the former traveling VietNam Memorial Wall, Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park, which honors Oklahoma veterans. Ceremonies are held annually on Memorial Day to honor fallen soldiers. A two-story veterans museum at the site is in the works.
