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KIAB · McConnell Air Force Base

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KIAB FAA IAB Elev 1,371 ft Lat 37° 37.31' N Lon 97° 16.09' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 12,007 ft. Max gradient: 0.28%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01R 013° 12,007 ft 150 ft PEM Yes —
19L 193° 12,007 ft 150 ft PEM Yes —
01L 013° 12,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
19R 193° 12,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 10 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 124.650
  • GND GND 118.000
  • TWR TWR 127.250
  • APP WICHITA APP 120.600
  • DEP WICHITA DEP 120.600
  • ACP KS ANG OPS 130.160
  • PMSV PMSV METRO 37.520
  • POST COMD POST 131.100
  • PTD PTD 37.220
  • RMP BOEING GND 123.125

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KIAB on LiveATC ↗

  • TACAN IAB

    Mc Connell

    116.50 MHz · DME 116.50 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 42 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (42 sentences)
  • ·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 MAINT SVC AVBL 1300-0500Z++ WKD; 1400-0000Z++ SAT-SUN; CLSD FED HOL.
  • ·TRANS ALERT: TRAN MAINT NOT AVBL OUTSIDE PUBL HR.
  • ·WEAPONS/GUNS, ARM/DE-ARM/SAFEING NOT AVBL.
  • ·REQ FOR PPR TAKEN NO ERYR THAN 7 DAYS PRIOR TO PLANNED MSN.
  • ·PPR'S VALID +/- 1 HR SKED PPR SLOT TIMES.
  • ·PPR INCL SKED DV, AIREVAC, AMC AND SAM MSN DUE LTD RAMP SPACE, TRAN ACFT PRK LT.
  • ·CTC AMOPS DSN 743-3701, C316-759-3701.
  • ·INBD ACFT WITH DV CTC COMD POST 30 MIN PRIOR TO ETA WITH BLOCK TIME.
  • ·RSTD: INBD ACFT WITH DV CTC COMD POST 30 MIN PRIOR TO ETA WITH BLOCK TIME.
  • ·DO NOT OVFT MUNITIONS STOR AREA 2500' E OF MIDPOINT RWY 01R-19L.
  • ·ALL INBD PAX/CARGO ACFT MUST CTC COMD POST NO LATER THAN 30 MIN PRIOR TO LDG.ACFT OPR RSTD DUR BIRD WATCH COND MODERATE (TKOF OR LDG PERMS ONLY WHEN DEP AND ARR RTE AVOID IDENT BIRD ACT.
  • ·NO LCL IFR/VFR TFC PAT ACT) AND SEVERE (TKOF AND LDG PROH WO OG/CC APVL), CTC ATIS, TWR, COMD POST, OR PTD/AMOPS FOR CURRENT BIRD WATCH COND.
  • ·CAUTION: ACFT MAY APPEAR TO BE LEFT OF CRS WHEN FLYING INST APCH TO RWY 01L IN IMC DUE TO PARL RWY 01R APCH LGT.
  • ·SOAP SVCS NOT AVBL FOR TRANSIENT ACFT.
  • ·TRAN ALERT: PRK SPACE, SVCG, AND RON CANNOT BE ASSURED WITHOUT PRIOR COORD DSN 743-3701, C316-759-3701.
  • ·GND SVCG NOT AVBL WHEN LIGHTNING WITHIN 5 NM.
  • ·CAUTION: RWY 01R/19L EDGE LIGHTS LCTD MORE THAN 10 FT FR EDGE OF USABLE RWY SFC.
  • ·TRAN ALERT: NO DEICING CAPABILITY FOR C-5, C-17, B-747, KC OR DC-10.
  • ·RWY 01L-19R FULLY GROOVED.
  • ·RWY 01R-19L: FIRST 1000 FT AND LAST 1000 FT- CONC; MID 10,000 FT- ASPH; MID 9500 FT GROOVED.
  • ·PMSV METRO: WX SVC AVBL H24 UNLESS AFLD CLSD AT DSN 743-3707/4311, C316-759-3707/4311.
  • ·AN/FMQ-19 AWOS IN USE, AUGMENTED BY HUMAN OBSN WHEN NEC.
  • ·VIS OF AFLD RSTD FR BASE WX OPS NNE-SE DUR MANUAL AUGMENTATION BY WX FORECASTER.
  • ·CTC TACC DSN 779-0308, C618-229-0308, OR 26 OWS DSN 331-2651/2652/2653, C318-529-2641/2652/2653 DUR WX FLT CLOSURE OR EVAC.
  • ·WHEN POSSIBLE, PROVIDE 2 HR ADVANCE NTC FOR ALL RQR BRIEFS.
  • ·CAUTION: BACKUP WX OBSN VIEW LTD, RSTD FR 020-140 BY FLIGHTLINE FAC.
  • ·ATC PERS IAW COOPERATIVE WX WATCH WILL ALERT WX PERS ON ANY UNREPORTED WX COND THAT COULD AFCT FLT SAFETY.
  • ·ALTN WX LCTN VIEW LTD, RSTD FR 210-320 BY BLDGS.

+ 12 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Army

Scheduled service

No

Tags

22nd Air Refueling Wing931st Air Refueling Group184th Intelligence Wing

Source: OurAirports community

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NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1982-10-16 Beech E17L · Other · day →

Designees in KS

CFI Flight Instructors 852 A&P Mechanics 3,852 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 34 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 12 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 70 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 98 ODA Organizational Designations 14 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 75 Clubs Flying Clubs 14 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Christopher Dale Bleakney Wichita KS 6 nm
Donald James Obreiter Wichita KS 6 nm
Gregory James Pavlish Wichita KS 6 nm
Kirby Victor Ortega Wichita KS 6 nm
Matthew Aaron Teller Wichita KS 6 nm
Webster David Mckinley Wichita KS 6 nm
Weston Hale Thompson Wichita KS 6 nm
Gerald Warren Griggs Goddard KS 14 nm
Matthew Paul Freund Goddard KS 14 nm
Michael Eugene Tevis Andale KS 20 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robert Bruce Hunter Derby KS 4 nm
Kent Stanley Lund Derby KS 4 nm
Michael Wayne Mcwilliams Derby KS 4 nm
Norman Leroy Thompson Derby KS 4 nm
Mark Hallock Mohler Derby KS 4 nm
William Allan Oppermann Derby KS 4 nm
Peter John Kennedy Derby KS 4 nm
Douglas Alan Snead Derby KS 4 nm
Brian Daniel Vogt Derby KS 4 nm
Dax Alan Beal Derby KS 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Lyle Gene Beedy Derby KS 4 nm
Hardy Lamar Daniel Jr Derby KS 4 nm
Darren Lewis Parke Derby KS 4 nm
Raymond Curtis Antal Derby KS 4 nm
Kenneth Shane Kimbel Derby KS 4 nm
Jason Allen Wojteczko Derby KS 4 nm
John Franklin Morgan Jr Derby KS 4 nm
Anthony Michael Hershberger Derby KS 4 nm
Andrew Steven Kellogg Derby KS 4 nm
Michael David Blankenship Derby KS 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Wrenn Aviation
Enid, OK
 78 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 105 nm
Red Man Aviation
Tulsa, OK
 114 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 117 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 121 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 134 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 134 nm
Avionics Services, Inc.
Norman, OK
 143 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 156 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 174 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.