KIAB
McConnell Air Force Base
VFR
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Name
McConnell Air Force Base
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
KIAB / IAB / KIAB
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
5:00 pm (CST)
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Municipality
Wichita
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Coordinates
37° 37′ 18″ N 97° 16′ 5″ E
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Elevation
1’371 ft (418 m MSL)
About McConnell Air Force Base
McConnell Air Force Base (IATA: IAB, ICAO: KIAB, FAA LID: IAB) is a United States Air Force base located four miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. The airbase was named in honor of the brothers Fred and Thomas McConnell of Wichita, who had both been Air Force pilots and veterans of World War II. It is the home of Air Mobility Command's 22nd Air Refueling Wing (22 ARW), Air Force Reserve Command's 931st Air Refueling Wing (931 ARW), and the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Wing (184 W).
McConnell's primary mission is to provide global reach by conducting air refueling and airlift where and when needed.