This navaid and the adjacent airport have a Native American name.

The name has both an aviation and a meteorological reference.

In the 1960s, this airport was the second busiest airport in the central U.S. (behind Chicago O'Hare).

Because of its close proximity to the airport, a nearby amusement park has to restrict the height of its structures.

The airport was once a U.S Navy Outlying Field (OLF).