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==Transportation== Comanche County is primarily served by [[Interstate 44 in Oklahoma|Interstate 44]], designated as the [[H. E. Bailey Turnpike]]. It connects the county to [[Oklahoma City]] to the northeast and to [[Wichita Falls, Texas]] to the south. The county is also connected by [[U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma|US Highway 62]], which connects to the regional towns of [[Altus, Oklahoma|Altus]] to the west and [[Anadarko, Oklahoma|Anadarko]] to the north. Other major thoroughfares include [[U.S. Route 277|US Highway 277]] and [[U.S. Route 281|281]], which parallels the H. E. Bailey Turnpike to Wichita Falls to the south and leads to regional towns of [[Anadarko, Oklahoma|Anadarko]] and [[Chickasha, Oklahoma|Chickasha]], respectively, to the north. Several State Highways cross the county including, [[Oklahoma State Highway 7|State Highway 7]] which connects Lawton to [[Duncan, Oklahoma|Duncan]]. [[Oklahoma State Highway 17|State Highway 17]] starts at US Highway 62 and connects the city of Elgin to the town of Sterling and leads to [[Rush Springs, Oklahoma|Rush Springs]] in Grady County. [[Oklahoma State Highway 36|State Highway 36]] connects the towns of Chattanooga to Faxon and has its eastern terminus at Interstate 44. [[Oklahoma State Highway 49|State Highway 49]] enters the county from Kiowa County and becomes unsigned through the Wichita Wildlife refuge heading east. Leaving the refuge it becomes signed and leads through Medicine Park to its eastern terminus at Interstate 44. [[Oklahoma State Highway 58|State Highway 58]] connects to [[Carnegie, Oklahoma|Carnegie]] in Caddo County to State Highway 49 near Medicine Park. [[Oklahoma State Highway 115|State Highway 115]] leads from [[Mountain View, Oklahoma|Mountain View]] in Kiowa County through Meers to the Wichita Mountain Refuge. There it becomes unsigned as it leads to the south. Exiting the refuge, it becomes signed and leads to its southern terminus north of Cache on US Highway 62.<ref name="Official State Highway Map"/> [[Lawton Area Transit System]] (LATS) provides public transit locally for Lawton and Fort Sill. LATS main terminal is located near the Lawton Public Library and provides five major routes throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridelats.com/|author=Lawton Area Transit System|title=RIDE LATS|access-date=May 24, 2010}}</ref> Intercity transit is provided by [[Greyhound Lines]], with buses traveling towards Oklahoma City and Dallas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lawton,+OK/@34.6058639,-98.3951659,694m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!3m7!1s0x87ad18d29d883d77:0xe5bcafac829fdbc7!6m1!1v5!8m2!3d34.606472!4d-98.394658!16s%2Fg%2F11jskw3lx0!5m2!1e2!1e4?hl=en&entry=ttu|title=Destinations|access-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref> Formerly, [[Jefferson Lines]] served Lawton up until at least 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jeffersonlines.com/jefferson-moves-lawton-ok/|title=Jefferson Moves in Lawton, OK|date=October 25, 2016|access-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref> By air, Comanche County is served by the [[Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport]] (LAW, KLAW). At present, it offers daily American Eagle flights to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]] and is also used for military transport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flylawton.org/travel |author=Lawton Metropolitan Area Airport Authority |title=American/American Eagle Airlines |access-date=April 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723051514/http://www.flylawton.org/travel |archive-date=July 23, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLAW|author=AirNav|title=Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport|access-date=May 24, 2010}}</ref>
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