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KWLD · Strother Field

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KWLD FAA WLD Elev 1,160 ft Lat 37° 10.12' N Lon 97° 2.26' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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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: 5,506 ft. Max gradient: 0.28%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 180° 5,506 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.16%
35 360° 5,506 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.16%
13 140° 3,137 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.28%
31 320° 3,137 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.28%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.025
  • CNTR KANSAS CITY CNTR 127.800
  • RDO WICHITA RDO 122.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 14 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31 and HIRL Rwy 17–35; PAPI Rwy 17 and Rwy 35 and REIL Rwys 17 and 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31 and HIRL Rwy 17–35; PAPI Rwy 17 and Rwy 35 and REIL Rwys 17 and 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31 and HIRL Rwy 17–35; PAPI Rwy 17 and Rwy 35 and REIL Rwys 17 and 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 13–31 and HIRL Rwy 17–35; PAPI Rwy 17 and Rwy 35 and REIL Rwys 17 and 35—CTAF

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 18–36: 3000X150 (TURF) RWY 18: Rgt tfc.…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·148 KANSAS WINFIELD/ARKANSAS CITY STROTHER FLD (WLD)(KWLD) 5 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N37º10.12´ W97º02.25´ 1160 B NOTAM FILE WLD RWY 17–35: H5506X100 (ASPH) S–45, D–60 PCN 16 F/D/X/T HIRL RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H3137X75 (ASPH) S–28, D–48 MIRL 0.3% up NW
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2230Z‡.
  • ·After hours phone 620–221–9280.
  • ·Pilot lounge key code 1228..
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 620-221-9280
  • ·ASOS 118.025 (620) 221–9121.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.5 (WICHITA RADIO) ®KANSAS CITY CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.8
  • ·PIONEER (VH) (H) VORTACW 113.2 PER Chan 79 N36º44.79´ W97º09.61´ 007º 26.0 NM to fld. 1054/6E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 184º–194º byd 15 NM blo 3,000´ VOR unusable: 216º–226º blo 5,000´ YATES CENTER MUNI (3JA) 2 SSW UTC–6(–5DT) N37º51.28´ W95º44.87´ 1128 NOTAM FILE ICT Not insp.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 210-876-0000
  • ·CTAF 122.9 WICHITA H–6H, L–15D IAP KANSAS CITY NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · WLD

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 30,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

6,500

10-yr total

65,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

15.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 4
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-07-12 Skystar Kitfox · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1990-08-18 Mooney M20B · Stall / spin · day →
1988-09-29 ELLIS QUICKIE Q2 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-08-07 Beech 58 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-07-13 Piper PA-30 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-05-18 MYERS EAA BI-PLANE · Other · VMC · 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 35 nm
Donald James Obreiter Wichita KS 35 nm
Gregory James Pavlish Wichita KS 35 nm
Kirby Victor Ortega Wichita KS 35 nm
Matthew Aaron Teller Wichita KS 35 nm
Webster David Mckinley Wichita KS 35 nm
Weston Hale Thompson Wichita KS 35 nm
Gerald Warren Griggs Goddard KS 39 nm
Matthew Paul Freund Goddard KS 39 nm
Michael Eugene Tevis Andale KS 47 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
Kirk Eric Branscum Winfield KS 5 nm
Jonathan Christopher Cullum Winfield KS 5 nm
Michael Andrew Sekavec Winfield KS 5 nm
James Kirby Bunch Winfield KS 5 nm
James L Roberson Arkansas City KS 6 nm
Carl Hugh Fischer Arkansas City KS 6 nm
Clayton Jay Story Udall KS 14 nm
Jeffrey Eugene Mushrush Udall KS 14 nm
Jason Daniel Balman Burden KS 16 nm
Bruce Edward Dopfel Belle Plaine KS 18 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
Brian Douglas Buffum Winfield KS 5 nm
Donald Vance Key Winfield KS 5 nm
David Alan Meils Winfield KS 5 nm
James Lee Stevens Winfield KS 5 nm
Al Durwood Short Winfield KS 5 nm
Bounmy Chansaveng Winfield KS 5 nm
Timothy Lance Parnell Winfield KS 5 nm
Tommy Calvin Greer Winfield KS 5 nm
Vincent Rodger Mcmullen Winfield KS 5 nm
Gordon Ray Bosie Winfield KS 5 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
 59 nm
Red Man Aviation
Tulsa, OK
 85 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 92 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 109 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 111 nm
Avionics Services, Inc.
Norman, OK
 117 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 142 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 142 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 153 nm
Wings Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, AR
 155 nm

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