# McConnell Air Force Base (IAB / KIAB)

**McConnell Air Force Base** (IATA: IAB, ICAO: KIAB) is a medium airport in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It opened in Aug 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 12,007 ft (3,660 m). It is operated by United States Air Force. In 2025 it handled 60 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiab

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IAB / KIAB
- FAA: IAB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Aug 1941
- Elevation: 1,372 ft / 418 m
- Coordinates: 37.6219, -97.2682
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 12,007 ft / 3,660 m
- Instrument procedures: 12 approaches
- Passengers: 60 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.mcconnell.af.mil
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McConnell_Air_Force_Base (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q652649
- Weather station: KIAB
- Ident: KIAB

## Timeline

- Aug 1941: McConnell Air Force Base opens.
- 16 Jan 1965: 1965 USAF KC-135 Wichita crash. 30 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01R/19L | 12,007 ft / 3,660 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 012° / 192° | yes |
| 01L/19R | 12,000 ft / 3,658 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 012° / 192° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00453AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 60 (2025) | =3,696 of 3,974 | #968 in North America | #719 in US |
| Longest runway | 12,007 ft / 3,660 m | =311 of 29,858 | =69 in North America | =59 in US |
| Elevation | 1,372 ft / 418 m | =13,121 of 43,403 | #5,654 in North America | #4,340 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACP | KS ANG OPS | 30.160 |
| APP | WICHITA APP | 120.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.650 |
| DEP | WICHITA DEP | 120.600 |
| GND | GND | 118.000 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 37.520 |
| POST | COMD POST | 31.100 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| RMP | BOEING GND | 123.125 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.250 |

## Nearby airports

- [ICT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kict.md) Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · 9.0 mi / 14 km
- [HUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khut.md) Hutchinson Municipal Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [PNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpnc.md) Ponca City Regional Airport · 62 mi / 100 km
- [SLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksln.md) Salina Municipal Airport · 83 mi / 134 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiab/data