Everything about Wichita Mid-continent Airport totally explained
Wichita Mid-Continent Airport is a commercial
airport located in southwest
Wichita, in
Sedgwick County,
Kansas,
USA. It is the busiest airport in the state of Kansas. In 2007 approximately 1.6 million passengers used this airport, a 9.3 percent change over 2006 with 1.4 million total passengers.
History
Wichita Mid-Continent Airport was first conceived in
1951 when the
United States Air Force brought legal proceedings to condemn and acquire the Wichita Municipal Airport for what was to become
McConnell Air Force Base. Wichita's park board quickly acquired 1,923 acres (7.8 km²) of land in southwest Wichita and the construction of a new "Wichita Municipal Airport" took about three and a half years. The new airport was dedicated on October 31,
1954, and was renamed Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in
1973 after Kansas City renamed its Mid-Continent Airport to
Kansas City International Airport.
The airport's ICT designation is actually an abbreviation for Wichita. At the time the
Federal Communications Commission prohibited airports to have radio call signs starting with "K" or "W." Naming conventions of the time then called for the second letter of the city to be used and then use any phonetics to make it easier to identify. Similarly, Kansas City couldn't get a KCI designation when it renamed its Mid-Continent International Airport to Kansas City International Airport in 1972 (and thus Kansas City still has MCI as its designation). Further, the
IATA is very reluctant to change designations once they appear on navigational maps.
New Mid-Continent Terminal Information
The new terminal building will be located immediately west of the existing terminal. The new two-story, 230,000 sq.ft. terminal will be a state-of-the-art modern architectural design expressing flight and Wichita’s globally-prominent position in the aviation industry. Special aviation themed exhibits will be an integral element in the terminal’s design.
Major elements of the project include:
- New terminal roadway and covered curb with separate lanes for private and commercial vehicles.
- Terminal building with enlarged ticketing and baggage claim on the main entry level.
- Upper level concourse with departure lounges, concessions and expanded passenger security screening.
- 14 boarding gates, each equipped with a passenger boarding bridge.
- Passenger baggage handling systems with inline explosives detection security screening.
- Enhanced pre-security and post-security concessions and passenger services.
- Rental car service counters, plus close-in parking and car return.
- Short-term and long-term public parking plus a new expanded shuttle parking lot.
- Parking with a total of at least 3,000 spaces.
- New communications, life safety and security systems.
- New aircraft apron to accommodate the relocated terminal and gates.
Construction is set to begin in late 2008 (estimate) with occupancy in 2011. The existing terminal will be demolished (in stages) as the new terminal becomes fully operational.
Airlines and Non-Stop Destinations (External Link
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AirTran Airways Gate 12 (Atlanta)
Allegiant Air Gate 3 or 6 (Las Vegas, Orlando-Sanford [endsJuly 7])
American Airlines Gates 5 & 6 (Dallas/Fort Worth)
Continental Airlines Gate 3
Delta Air Lines Gate 11
Frontier Airlines Gate 7
Northwest Airlines Gate 4
United Airlines Gates 8 & 10 (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)
US Airways Gate 1
Key Airport Management
Victor D. White, Director of Wichita Airports
E. Bradley Christopher, Assistant Director of Airports
Valerie Wise, Air Service and Business Development Manager
Traci Nichols, Advertising Director Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
Paul Moore, Chief of Airport Safety
Charles Fletcher, Chairman Wichita Airport Advisory BoardFurther Information
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