# Strother Field (WLD / KWLD)

**Strother Field** (IATA: WLD, ICAO: KWLD) is a small airport in Winfield / Arkansas City, Kansas, United States. It opened in Jan 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,506 ft (1,678 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WLD / KWLD
- FAA: WLD
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Winfield / Arkansas City, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Jan 1943
- Elevation: 1,160 ft / 354 m
- Coordinates: 37.1686, -97.0376
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,506 ft / 1,678 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strother_Field (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7624834
- Weather station: KWLD
- Ident: KWLD

## Timeline

- Jan 1943: Strother Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 5,506 ft / 1,678 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 13/31 | 3,137 ft / 956 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 140° / 320° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,506 ft / 1,678 m | =5,351 of 29,858 | =1,614 in North America | =1,274 in US |
| Elevation | 1,160 ft / 354 m | =15,489 of 43,403 | =6,751 in North America | =5,306 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 118.025 |
| CNTR | KANSAS CITY CNTR | 127.800 |
| RDO | WICHITA RDO | 122.500 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [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/kwld/data