Nonstop flight route between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Wichita, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 327 miles (or 526 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DFW / KDFW |
Airport Name: | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport |
Location: | Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°53'48"N by 97°2'17"W |
Area Served: | Dallas–Fort Worth |
Operator/Owner: | City of DallasCity of Fort Worth |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 607 feet (185 meters) |
# of Runways: | 7 |
View all routes: | Routes from DFW |
More Information: | DFW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAB / KIAB |
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Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°37'23"N by 97°16'1"W |
View all routes: | Routes from IAB |
More Information: | IAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW):
- An American Airlines Admirals Club is located at Gate A24.
- As of January 2014, DFW Airport had service to a total of 205 destinations, including 56 international and 148 U.S.
- An American Airlines Admirals Club is located at Gate C20.
- Because of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- At the time of its opening, DFW had four terminals, numbered 2W, 2E, 3E and 4E.
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport handled 60,470,507 passengers last year.
- The joint airport proposal was revisited in 1961 after the FAA refused to invest more money in separate Dallas and Fort Worth airports.
- The furthest airport from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,926 miles (17,583 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport has five terminals totaling 165 gates.
- DFW is located in the cities of Irving, Euless, Grapevine, and Coppell, between the major cities of Dallas and Fort Worth.
- American Airlines and its regional affiliate American Eagle have a large presence at Dallas/Fort Worth.
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has 7 runways.
- Terminal D, built for international flights, and Skylink, a modern bidirectional people mover system, opened in 2005.
- The closest airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is Dallas Love Field (DAL), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of DFW.
Facts about McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB):
- McConnell's history began in October 1924, when the city of Wichita hosted more than 100,000 people for the National Air Congress.
- The closest airport to McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNE of IAB.
- The furthest airport from McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,740 miles (17,285 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- By the summer of 1950, Boeing was ready to turn out the first production models of the B-47, and the United States Air Force sought to make Wichita Airport a permanent military installation.
- The Air Force was not the sole occupant during this period.
- In August 1941, the Kansas National Guard 127th Observation Squadron was activated as the first military unit assigned to the Wichita airport.
- On 1 March 1962, Strategic Air Command stood up the 381st Strategic Missile Wing.
- Other facilities at the airport, however, were meager.
- In addition to being known as "McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield", another name for IAB is "McConnell AFB".
- Air Training Command was host at the base from 1951 through 1958, training B-47 aircrews.