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Cessna Acft Field

CEA · KCEA · Wichita, Kansas · Sedgwick County · map

Cessna Acft Field is a public-use airport owned by Cessna Aircraft Company, 4 miles southeast of Wichita, Kansas, 1,378 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,873 feet of asphalt.

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What is the airport code for Cessna Acft Field?

Its FAA code is CEA, and its ICAO code is KCEA.

Where is Cessna Acft Field?

It is 4 miles southeast of Wichita, Kansas, 1,378 feet above sea level.

How long is the runway at Cessna Acft Field?

Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,873 feet long, asphalt.

Does Cessna Acft Field have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

Are there flight schools at Cessna Acft Field?

11 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Rhb Flight Training LLC and 4-F Flyers LLC. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Cessna Acft Field?

10 pilot examiners and 10 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions

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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA CEA · ICAO KCEA
Kind
Airport · open to the public · privately owned
Owner
Cessna Aircraft Company
Elevation
1,378 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
Fuel and services
no fuel reported; the services card below
On the chart
Wichita sectional
Magnetic variation
8E
In the FAA's files since
April 1940

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1735N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
17/353,873 × 40 ftAsphalt, good
  • Runway 17: threshold displaced 150 ft, road 10 ft high 252 ft from the end
  • Runway 35: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 150 ft, road 13 ft high 210 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)122.9
Clearance delivery125.0
Approach and departure134.8

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
none reported
Repairs
none at the field, as reported

Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Colonel James Jabara Airport (6 nm north), Augusta Municipal (8 nm east), Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport (9 nm west), Lloyd Stearman Field (10 nm northeast).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Cook Airfield (6 nm southeast), Westport Airport (6 nm west), Colonel James Jabara Airport (6 nm north), Augusta Municipal (8 nm east).

The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Kansas · avgas.

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out

  • Existed prior to 1959.
  • 8 feet fence 170 feet from runway end.
  • Obstruction clnc slp 20:1 to dthr ovr 23 feet tree, 475 feet dstc, 50 feet R.
  • Obstruction clnc slp 27:1 to dthr.
  • Aircraft operations should coordinate with MC connell afb prior to arrival and departure - control tower 127.25.
  • Runway 17R/35L used only by Cessna personnel; closed to public.
  • This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.

Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings

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Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Wichita from the FAA register

1,311 aircraft are registered to owners in Wichita, Kansas: 705 piston singles, 177 business jets, 175 turboprops, 135 gliders, 70 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kansas.

Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register

Fuel and service companies in Wichita, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:

  • Rhb Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Andover, 7 miles away Wichita Flight Training is a flight school in Wichita, Kansas that provides pilot licensing and training services including private pilot licenses, commercial pilot licenses, instrument ratings, flight reviews, and refresher training.
  • 4-F Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Haysville, 8 miles away
  • Textron Aviation Employees Flying Club INC 17 aircraft · Wichita, 10 miles away
  • Aviation Academy LLC 7 aircraft · Wichita, 10 miles away
  • Ortega Aviation Services LLC 6 aircraft · Wichita, 10 miles away Ortega Aviation Services is a flight training facility in Wichita, Kansas that offers private pilot, instrument, and commercial pilot training through ground school and flight instruction.
  • Wichita Soaring Association 6 aircraft · Wichita, 10 miles away The Wichita Soaring Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit flying club based at the Sunflower Gliderport in south-central Kansas.
  • Wichita Area Technical College 3 aircraft · Wichita, 10 miles away
  • Goofys Glider Club 2 aircraft · Wichita, 10 miles away
  • Kansas Soaring Association 2 aircraft · Wichita, 10 miles away The Kansas Soaring Association is the state chapter of the Soaring Society of America and the primary membership organization for soaring in Kansas.
  • Wichita Flight Training LLC 2 aircraft · Wichita, 10 miles away Wichita Flight Training is a flight school in Wichita, Kansas that provides pilot licensing and training services including private pilot licenses, commercial pilot licenses, instrument ratings, flight reviews, and refresher training.
  • Wakan Glider Club 1 aircraft · Wichita, 10 miles away

Charter operators and airlines based in Wichita:

  • Clemens Aviation, LLC 27 aircraft on the certificate Clemens Aviation is a full-service aviation company based in Wichita, Kansas, offering aircraft charter, aircraft management, maintenance, avionics upgrades, paint and interior refurbishing, and fixed-base operations.
  • EagleMed, LLC 14 aircraft on the certificate
  • Midwest Helicopter Airways, Inc. 2 aircraft on the certificate Midwest Helicopter Airways operates heavy-lift helicopter services for the construction industry, specializing in precision load setting, disaster relief, and forest fire fighting.
  • Van Nuys Airlines-Vny-Llc 1 aircraft on the certificate XO is a private jet charter marketplace that provides access to thousands of aircraft across all cabin classes worldwide.
  • Dawnwolf Technologies, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate
  • Textron Aviation Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate
  • Lee Aero LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Lee Air, Inc.

Repair stations in Wichita (12 of 53, all of them):

Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 8 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 10 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 5 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 54 engineering representatives, 106 training center evaluators, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.

  • Anthony B Condon private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Aviation Academy · Wichita, KS (9 nm) · (515) 291-0089 · [email protected]
  • Brandy Suzonne Shaw private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · WSU Tech · Wichita, KS (9 nm) · (620) 755-2165 · [email protected]
  • Christopher Dale Bleakney private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wichita, KS (9 nm) · (316) 641-6298 · [email protected]
  • Kirby Victor Ortega private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ortega Aviation Services · Wichita, KS (9 nm) · (316) 655-4179 · [email protected]
  • Matthew Aaron Teller private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wichita, KS (9 nm) · (207) 877-4308 · [email protected]
  • Webster David Mckinley instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Wichita, KS (9 nm) · (316) 214-5701 · [email protected]
  • Weston Hale Thompson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wichita Flight Standards District Office · Wichita, KS (9 nm) · (620) 874-8166 · [email protected]
  • Gerald Warren Griggs private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Goddard, KS (15 nm) · (316) 640-7570 · [email protected]

All 199 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
  • DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
  • DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
  • Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal

2009-03-19CEN09FA220 · Cessna Aircraft CO E162 N162CE · accident · no injuries

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 23, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.