KIAB — Mc Connell AFB
Wichita, KS · field elevation 1,372 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KIAB current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KIAB 111055Z AUTO 21011KT 10SM CLR 27/19 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N SLP116 T02650189 $
- Wind
- from 210° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 27 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,048 ft · pressure altitude 1,362 ft
- Observed
- 80 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 19R | 10 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 19L | 10 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 01L | 10 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 01R | 10 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 9 nm. Last image 25 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KIAB 111000Z 1110/1216 20009KT 9999 FEW250 WS020/22045KT QNH2993INS BECMG 1114/1115 21015G25KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2980INS BECMG 1200/1201 18010G15KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2979INS TX40/1121Z TN25/1112Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.62312, -97.26763
- Elevation
- 1,372 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1142Z / 0126Z
- Tower hours
- 24 EXC BY NOTAM
- Magnetic variation
- 4° (2015)
- Sectional
- Wichita
- County
- Sedgwick, KS
Airport diagram
Everything else KIAB publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01R/19L | 12,007 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 01L/19R | 12,000 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 124.65
- Tower 24 EXC BY NOTAM
- 127.25
- Ground
- 118.0
- Approach WEST OF ICT
- 126.7
- Approach EAST OF IAB, 4000 FT & BLW
- 134.8
- Approach EAST OF IAB ABV 4000 FT
- 134.85
- Departure 4000 FT & BLW
- 134.8
- Departure ABV 4000 FT
- 134.85
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — LS
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
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Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.