KIAB · McConnell Air Force Base

WICHITA, KANSAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,371

Elevation ft

Runways

12,007

Longest ft · 01R/19L

37.62N

97.27W

McConnell Air Force Base serves Wichita, Kansas at 1,371 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01R/19L, at 12,007 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
01R/19L	12,007 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
01L/19R	12,000 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,371 ft is about 12°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 12°C)	1,371 ft	2,705 ft	2,255 ft	3,382 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,571 ft	2,939 ft	2,381 ft	3,572 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,771 ft	3,173 ft	2,508 ft	3,762 ft
35°C afternoon	4,100 ft	3,238 ft	2,543 ft	3,814 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01R/19L, 12,007 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,814 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KIAB is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBEC Beech Factory Airport	5 nm NE	8,001 ft
KICT Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport	8 nm W	10,302 ft
KAAO Colonel James Jabara Airport	8 nm N	6,101 ft
1K1 Lloyd Stearman Field	12 nm NE	5,106 ft
KEGT Wellington Municipal Airport	19 nm S	5,201 ft
KEWK Newton City-County Airport	26 nm N	7,003 ft

04Fuel and services at KIAB

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KIAB. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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