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Oklahoma’s Midwestern and Southwestern location places it among several transportation routes. Oklahoma
City marks the convergence of three Interstate highways: I-40 and I-44, running east to west, and I-35,
running north to south. Famed Route 66, the
"Mother Road", passes through the state.
Major airports within Oklahoma include Will Rogers
World Airport in Oklahoma City, serving 3.6 million passengers annually; Tulsa International Airport (TUL) is the gateway to Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma,
and serves over 3 million passengers annually. Lawton-Ft.
Sill Regional Airport serves southwestern Oklahoma.
Passenger rail in Oklahoma is provided by Amtrak, which offers the Heartland Flyer route, with daily service between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth,
Texas. Oklahoma stops include Oklahoma City, Norman, Purcell, Pauls Valley, and Ardmore.
Oklahoma’s largest cities offer public transit options for commuters. Oklahoma City provides METRO Transit, with over 25 interconnecting bus routes, including 3 express routes,
throughout the Oklahoma City metro area, including Edmond. Tulsa offers Tulsa Transit, which operates the local bus service in Tulsa, Jenks, Broken Arrow,
and Sand Springs, providing nearly 8,500 passenger trips daily in a fleet of 60 fixed route vehicles.
Oklahoma is home to one of the largest, most inland river ports in the nation: Tulsa Port of Catoosa. This port is located at the head of navigation for the
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas
River Navigation System (MKARNS) in northeastern Oklahoma. The port offers year round, ice-free
barge service; over 2.2 million tons (2 billion kilograms) of cargo are shipped and received annually
by barge, rail, and truck.
Intercity travel in the Sooner State is provided by Greyhound,
Jefferson Lines, and Trailways Bus Services.
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