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Westchester County Airport
Westchester County Airport, also called White Plains Airport, is a county-owned commercial airport in southeastern Westchester County, New York, serving five airlines and over 2.3 million passengers in 2025.
Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Criswell
Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Criswell is a 1985 US Supreme Court decision holding that mandatory retirement of flight engineers at age 60 violated the ADEA.
Western Airlines Flight 2605
Western Airlines Flight 2605, the "Night Owl", crashed while landing in fog at Mexico City on October 31, 1979, touching down on a closed runway.
Western Sydney Airport
Western Sydney Airport, officially Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, is a curfew-free airport at Badgerys Creek in Sydney's west, opening for passengers in October 2026.
WestJet
WestJet is a Canadian airline headquartered in Calgary. Founded in 1996 as a low-cost carrier, it is now Canada's second-largest airline, with its main hub at Calgary.
Westland Helicopters
Westland Helicopters was a British helicopter manufacturer based at Yeovil, Somerset, formed by amalgamating the British helicopter industry in 1959 to 1961 as the UK's sole helicopter maker.
Westland Lynx
The Westland Lynx is a British multi-role military helicopter built by Westland Helicopters at Yeovil, serving the British Army until 2018 and the Royal Navy until 2017.
Westland Lysander
The Westland Lysander was a British two-seat liaison aircraft built by Westland Aircraft and used by the RAF, best known for secretly landing SOE agents in occupied France at night.
Westland Sea King
The Westland Sea King is a British license-built version of the Sikorsky SH-3 anti-submarine helicopter, re-engined with Rolls-Royce Gnome engines, first flown at Yeovil in 1969.
Westland Wessex
The Westland Wessex was a British turbine-powered utility and anti-submarine helicopter developed by Westland Aircraft from the Sikorsky S-58. It entered Royal Navy service in 1961 and served until 2003.
Westland Whirlwind (fighter)
The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter of the Second World War, armed with four 20 mm cannon and powered by two Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines.
Westland Wyvern
The Westland Wyvern was a British single-seat carrier-based strike fighter built by Westland Aircraft for the Royal Navy, which entered Fleet Air Arm service in 1953.
Westray to Papa Westray flight
The Westray to Papa Westray flight, known as the world's shortest scheduled flight, is a two-minute Loganair service between the Orkney islands of Westray and Papa Westray, running since 1967.
Whiteman Air Force Base
Whiteman Air Force Base is a US Air Force base in Johnson County, Missouri, home of the 509th Bomb Wing and its B-2 Spirit stealth bombers.
Wide Area Augmentation System
The Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) is a Federal Aviation Administration satellite system, commissioned in 2003, that improves GPS accuracy to a few meters for aircraft across the United States.
Wide-body aircraft
A wide-body aircraft, also called a jumbo jet, is a large twin-aisle airliner with two passenger aisles, typically seating more than 210 passengers on long-haul routes.
Wide-body freighter
A wide-body freighter is a large cargo aircraft, either factory-built like the Boeing 747-400F and 777F or converted from passenger airliners; 657 were in service, 45% of them 747s.
Widerøe
Widerøe, or Widerøe's Flyveselskap, is a Norwegian regional airline founded in 1934 by Viggo Widerøe, Norway's oldest, headquartered in Bodø and owned by Norwegian Air Shuttle since 2024.
Wild Weasel
Wild Weasel, formally Project Wild Weasel, is the US Air Force mission of locating and destroying enemy surface-to-air missile radars, now called SEAD, created in 1965.
Wiley Post
Wiley Post (Wiley Hardeman Post, 1898 to 1935) was an American aviator who twice set the around-the-world flight record and made the first solo flight around the world in 1933.
Wilhelm Batz
Wilhelm Batz, known as Willi Batz, was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace credited with 237 aerial victories in World War II, mostly on the Eastern Front.
Willa Brown
Willa Brown, born Willa Beatrice Brown, was an American aviator and flight instructor who co-founded the Coffey School of Aeronautics in Chicago and trained Tuskegee Airmen.
William E. Boeing
William Edward Boeing was an American lumberman who founded the Boeing Airplane Company in Seattle in 1916 and built it into one of the world's leading aircraft manufacturers.
William H. Pitsenbarger
William H. Pitsenbarger (William Hart Pitsenbarger) was a United States Air Force pararescueman killed during the Vietnam War in 1966 while treating and defending wounded infantrymen.
William P. Hobby Airport
William P. Hobby Airport, also called Hobby Airport, is Houston's oldest commercial airport, located about 7 miles from downtown and serving as the main Houston base of Southwest Airlines.
Wind shear
Wind shear is a sudden change in wind speed and direction over a short distance, a major aviation hazard that is most dangerous near the ground on approach.
Wind, Sand and Stars
Wind, Sand and Stars (French: Terre des hommes) is a 1939 memoir by aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry drawing on his airmail flights over the Sahara and Andes.
Windsock
A windsock, also called a wind cone, is a conical fabric tube on a rotating mast that shows wind direction and speed at airports and industrial sites.
Wing
A wing is the lifting surface of an aircraft, an airfoil-shaped structure that turns airflow to produce lift and carries the control surfaces, fuel, and structure of the airplane.
Wing configuration
Wing configuration is the overall arrangement and shape of an aircraft's wing: its planform, aspect ratio, sweep, dihedral, and fuselage position. These choices trade lift, drag, weight, stability, and cost.