Soldiers Stuck At Will Rogers World Airport During Winter Weather

Winter weather has caused major travel problems at Will Rogers World Airport. There are currently around 700 soldiers at the airport waiting to get back to Ft. Sill.

Friday, January 4th 2019, 9:06 am

By: Ashley Holden

Soldiers Stuck At Will Rogers World Airport During Winter Weather

Winter weather has caused major travel problems at Will Rogers World Airport.

There are currently around 700 soldiers at the airport waiting to get back to Fort Sill.

You may remember when this group, going through basic training left Will Rogers just a few weeks ago. They went on what’s called holiday block leave.

Now, the soldiers are stuck waiting for the roads to get clear enough for their buses to take them back to base.

Many of them have been here since Thursday afternoon, but got up early to travel back to Oklahoma City.

News 9 talked to some soldiers overnight who say they are tired but passing the time with naps.

We’re also told some families and Buffalo Wild Wings donated food to make sure the soldiers were fed.

The soldiers are hoping to get on a bus and on their way by noon Friday

Ashley Holden

Ashley Holden joined the News 9 team in June 2018. She's excited to call Oklahoma her new home. Before arriving at News 9, Ashley reported and anchored for three years at the NBC affiliate in Davenport, Iowa. While in the Quad Cities market, along the Ill

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