MC Connell Air Force Base
IAB · KIAB · Wichita, Kansas · Sedgwick County · map
MC Connell Air Force Base is a private airport owned by Usaf, 4 miles south of Wichita, Kansas, 1,372 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01R/19L, is 12,007 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for MC Connell Air Force Base…
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IAB · ICAO KIAB
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf
- Elevation
- 1,372 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 24 except by notam
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2

For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01R/19L | 12,007 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 01L/19R | 12,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 01R: PAPI, four lights on the left, short approach lights with alignment lights (SSALR)
- Runway 19L: PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 01L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 19R: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
Radio frequencies
| Digital ATIS | 124.65 | Mc Connell |
| Ground | 118.0 | Mc Connell |
| Tower | 127.25 | Mc Connell |
| Approach West of ict | 126.7 | Mc Connell |
| Approach · Approach and departure · Departure East of iab, 4000 feet and below; 4000 feet and below | 134.8 | Mc Connell |
| Approach · Departure East of iab above 4000 feet; Above 4000 feet | 134.85 | Mc Connell |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Mc Connell |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- cargo handling
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport (8 nm west), Colonel James Jabara Airport (8 nm north), Augusta Municipal (9 nm east), Lloyd Stearman Field (12 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Cook Airfield (6 nm southeast), Westport Airport (6 nm west), Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport (8 nm west), Colonel James Jabara Airport (8 nm north).
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
- Prior permission required V962-5271.
- First 1000' concrete; mid 10000' asphalt.
- Mid 9500' grooved.
- Jasu: 4(M32A-86) (MA-1A) (MC-1A) 2(MC-2A) 5(MD-4) 3(AM32-95)
- Fuel: a++
- Oil: O-133-148-156 soap.
- Tran alert: no priority basis. Ltd tran maintenance service available 1300-0500Z++ wkd; 1400-0000Z++ SAT-SUN; closed fed holidays.
- Transient alert: tran maintenance not available outside publ hour. Transient service limited. Weapons/guns, ARM/DE-ARM/SAFEING not available.
- Restricted: inbd aircraft with DV contact comd post 30 minimum prior to eta with block time. Do not ovft munitions stor area 2500' east of midpoint runway 01R-19L. all inbd passenger/cargo aircraft must contact comd post no later than 30 minimum prior to landing.aircraft operates restricted dur bird watch condition moderate (takeoff or landing permissions only when departure and arrival rte avoid ident bird act. No local IFR/VFR traffic pattern act) and severe (takeoff and landing proh WO OG/CC apvl), contact ATIS, tower, comd post, or ptd/amops for current bird watch condition.
- Caution: aircraft may appear to be left of crs when flying inst approach to runway 01L in imc due to parl runway 01R approach light.
- Soap services not available for transient aircraft.
- Tran alert: prk space, svcg, and ron cannot be assured without prior coord dsn 743-3701, C316-759-3701. Gnd svcg not available when lightning within 5 NM.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Wichita from the FAA register
1,315 aircraft are registered to owners in Wichita, Kansas: 710 piston singles, 176 turboprops, 176 business jets, 135 gliders, 69 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):
- Ortega Aviation Services LLC Ortega Aviation Services is a flight training, aircraft management, and pilot services company based in Wichita, Kansas.
- RR Aviation Services LLC
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- 4-F Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Haysville, 6 miles away
- Textron Aviation Employees Flying Club INC 17 aircraft · Wichita, 9 miles away
- Aviation Academy LLC 7 aircraft · Wichita, 9 miles away
- Ortega Aviation Services LLC 6 aircraft · Wichita, 9 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, 9 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, 9 miles away
- Goofys Glider Club 2 aircraft · Wichita, 9 miles away
- Kansas Soaring Association 2 aircraft · Wichita, 9 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, 9 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.
- Rhb Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Andover, 9 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, 9 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):
- Accessories INC of Wichita Accessories, Inc.
- Advanced Welding Technologies LLC
- Aero Mach Labs INC Aero-Mach Labs Inc is a repair station and manufacturer providing contract manufacturing and MRO services for complex, low-volume aviation components.
- Aero Space Controls CORP Aero Space Controls is an aerospace component manufacturer based in Wichita, Kansas, producing precision aircraft valves, actuators, electric motors, sensors, fans, and air conditioning systems.
- Aero-Tech Services LLC
- Aerospace Systems and Components INC Aerospace Systems and Components Inc is a manufacturer and MRO facility in Wichita, Kansas specializing in the design, engineering, testing, and repair/overhaul of pneumatic components for aerospace, defense, and marine industries.
- Aerospace Turbine Rotables INC Aerospace Turbine Rotables, Inc.
- Air Capital Interiors INC Air Capital Interiors is an FAA-certified repair station in Wichita, Kansas that repairs, restores and refinishes aircraft interiors including cabinetry, upholstery, and seats for business jets and special missions aircraft.
- Air Capital Ndi LLC Air Capital NDI is a certified FAA repair station specializing in non-destructive testing and inspection services for aircraft, manufacturing, and defense industries.
- Air Capitol Dial INC
- Air Capitol Jet LLC
- Aircraft Covers Unlimited INC Aircraft Covers Unlimited Inc.
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.
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
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Wichita 1,315 aircraft · 710 piston singles, 176 turboprops, 176 business jets
- Textron Aviation INC 344 aircraft in town
- Wingsleasing LLC 118 aircraft in town
- Columbia Asset Trust CORP Trustee 26 aircraft in town
- Kansas Aviation Museum 25 aircraft in town
- Ortega Aviation Services LLC 6 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- RR Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Clemens Aviation, LLC 27 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- EagleMed, LLC 14 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Midwest Helicopter Airways, Inc. 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Van Nuys Airlines-Vny-Llc 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- 4-F Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Textron Aviation Employees Flying Club INC 17 aircraft · flying club
- Aviation Academy LLC 7 aircraft · flight school
- Accessories INC of Wichita · repair station
- Advanced Welding Technologies LLC · repair station
- Aero Mach Labs INC · repair station
- Aero Space Controls CORP · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Kansas 1,147 since 1982 · 149 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kansas 150 landing places
- Kansas 5,745 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/IAB.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of November 9, 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.
