Wichita Airport
| Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Interior view of the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport which opened June 3, 2015.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Wichita | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Wichita Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Southern Kansas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Wichita, Kansas, United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,333 ft / 406.3 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°39′0″N 97°25′59″W / 37.65000°N 97.43306°WCoordinates: 37°39′0″N 97°25′59″W / 37.65000°N 97.43306°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | flywichita.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
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| Passengers | 1,602,311 
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Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (IATA: ICT, ICAO: KICT, FAA LID: ICT) is a commercial airport located about 7 miles (11 km) west of downtown Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is the largest and busiest airport in the state of Kansas. ICT covers 3,248 acres (1,314 ha).
The airport is commonly referred to as Eisenhower National Airport although most locals call it Wichita Airport.
The airport was previously Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. The name was to be changed on March 31, 2015 by the city of Wichita, but the official change occurred within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on November 13, 2014 for a deadline to publish new aeronautical charts and airport directories. The new terminal opened on Wednesday, June 3, 2015.
The airport is named for Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. His boyhood home, museum, and Presidential Library are at the Eisenhower Presidential Center in Abilene, Kansas.
Over the past 90+ years the largest airport in Wichita has had three major terminals, including the moving of its location from the southeast to southwest side of the city.
In October 1924, the city of Wichita hosted more than 100,000 people for the National Air Congress. The event was used by city planners to raise funds for a proposed Wichita Municipal Airport. The event was a success and ground-breaking ceremonies for the airport were held on June 28, 1929. The airport was then about 6 miles (10 km) southeast of the older Wichita city limits.
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