--- iata: ICT name: Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport city: Wichita country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-12' officialWebsite: 'https://www.flywichita.com/' sources: - 'https://www.flywichita.com/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/airline-information/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/dining/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/shopping/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/parking/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/parking/parking-rates/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/parking/parking-maps/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/park-ride-shuttle/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/airport-parking-signage-change/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/services/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/security/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/ground-transportation/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/contact/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/accessibility/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/first-time/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/service-animal-areas/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/flying-with-pets/' - 'https://www.flywichita.com/ict-announces-record-2025-numbers/' - >- https://www.flywichita.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/12-December-2025-Aviation-Activity-Report.pdf - >- https://www.flywichita.com/why-ict-deserves-your-vote-for-best-small-airport/ - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KICT' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-all-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/united-states-of-america' - 'https://www.clearme.com/where-to-use-clear' - 'https://aviationdb.com/Aviation/OTP/Destination-OTP-2025.shtm' - >- https://www.golfwichita.com/DocumentCenter/View/37715/Bus-System-Map---August-15-2026-PDF - 'https://www.wichita.gov/1504/Fares-Passes' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Dwight_D._Eisenhower_National_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Official December 2025 Aviation Activity Report: CY 2025 **1,867,723** total passengers (935,512 enplaned + 932,211 deplaned), +3.24% vs **1,809,142**. The 3 Feb 2026 press release rounds that to **more than 1.8 million**. FAA prelim CY 2025 enplanements **909,224** (rank 109, +2.67% vs 885,585) are boardings only — do not mix with the airport’s two-way total. - >- One civil campus. Owner / operator **Wichita Airport Authority** (Wikipedia also prints **City of Wichita** as owner). Live leadership: Director of Airports **Jesse R. Romo, A.A.E.**; Assistant Director / COO **Nathaniel Hinkel**; Assistant Director / CFO **Jean Zoglman, CPA**. Admin **2173 Air Cargo Rd, Wichita, KS 67209**, **316-946-4700** / airportwebmaster@wichita.gov. Terminal **2277 Eisenhower Airport Parkway, Wichita, KS 67209**. Terminal information **316-946-4790 / 316-946-4791**. Lost and found / Airport Police **316-946-4740**. - >- One TSA, then one sterile concourse. Current passenger terminal opened **3 June 2015** (HNTB; Wikipedia reprint **272,000 sq ft**, **12** jet-bridge gates). Official airline cards pin gates **1–2 Delta**, **3 Allegiant**, **4–5 Southwest**, **6–7 American**, **8–9 United**, **11 Alaska**. Official first-time page: arrive **at least 2 hours** before departure. Official traveler pages do **not** print checkpoint clock hours or a numeric wait tile. - >- Live airline-information page (12 Sep 2026), six names: **Alaska, Allegiant, American, Delta, Southwest, United**. Footer prints **15 nonstop destinations**. Homepage also stamps **Nashville (Starts March 2027)** and seasonal stars on Miami / Orlando / Destin / St. Petersburg. **No scheduled international passenger airline.** AirNav customs landing rights = GA / CBP, not a ticketed-pax hall. - >- **No passenger lounge.** Live Priority Pass USA (12 Sep 2026) lists CHS/COS/GRR/GSP/XNA/SYR/TUL/PVD — **not ICT**. **CLEAR is not live.** Official dining, amenity, and first-time cards have no ticketed club. Third-party “The Club ICT / Escape ICT / Business Lounge ICT” is fiction. - >- `lib/airports.json`: IATA **ICT**, ICAO **KICT**, 37.650375, −97.430898, America/Chicago. AirNav elev **1,332.6 ft**, 5 mi SW of Wichita; 37.6499525, −97.4330428; ZIP **67209**. Wikipedia / FAA reprint **3,248 acres**. RWY **1L/19R 10,302×150**, **1R/19L 7,302×150**, **14/32 6,301×150**. Civil passenger field only. Historical Wichita Mid-Continent name is gone as branding; IATA stays **ICT**. **Do not create a second airport for KICT.** **Do not merge IAB (McConnell AFB), BEC (Beech Factory), or AAO (Colonel James Jabara).** The Kansas Aviation Museum is the old municipal terminal, not this campus. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: >- Official first-time page says arrive 2 hours — TSA clock hours are unpublished detail: >- TSA PreCheck enrollment is in the second-floor Business Center (Suite 111). Live security page hours 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday–Saturday; first-time page says appointments via IDEMIA, walk-ins allowed before 5:00 p.m. REAL ID has been required since 7 May 2025. summary: >- First-time flyer page — arrive at least 2 hours before departure. Official security and services pages do not print a checkpoint opening hour or a numeric wait tile. category: timing - label: Layout title: 'One TSA, then one sterile concourse' detail: >- Official airline cards pin Delta 1–2, Allegiant 3, Southwest 4–5, American 6–7, United 8–9, Alaska 11. Play area and the service-animal room sit across from Gate 1. Mamava pod is across from Gate 3. AirNav still notes the tower has limited visibility of gates 1–8. summary: >- Ticketing and bags are downstairs. After screening you stay sterile — wrong gate is a walk, not a reclear. category: terminal - label: Food title: >- Landside food is thin after 5 p.m.; eat after TSA for Chick-fil-A and River City detail: >- Official dining card still prints Air Capital Bar 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. and Grab & Fly split hours. Official pages do not print bottle prices. Chick-fil-A is the Sunday gap. summary: >- Aviators Café landside is 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. After screening, Chick-fil-A prints 4:00 a.m. Monday–Saturday until last departure and is closed Sunday. Dunkin prints 4:00 a.m. daily. category: food - label: Status title: There is no passenger lounge and no CLEAR detail: >- Aggregator The Club ICT / Escape ICT / Business Lounge ICT is fiction. Do not seed a placeholder lounge row. The Business Center next to screening is a paid service desk, not a lounge. summary: >- Official dining, amenity, and first-time cards have no ticketed club. Live Priority Pass USA does not list ICT. CLEAR’s own location list does not include Wichita. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside Aviators Market bottled water zone: landside price: posted register price summary: >- Official dining card puts the 24-hour landside market on the first floor before screening. Card-only. Official pages do not print a bottle price. location: 'First-floor pre-security Aviators Market, landside of the single TSA' terminal: Eisenhower Terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside Dunkin / Chick-fil-A / shops bottled water zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Official dining card — Dunkin 4:00 a.m. until last departure; Chick-fil-A Monday–Saturday 4:00 a.m. until last departure, closed Sunday. Official pages do not print a bottle price. location: Concourse food court and Air Capital Market / travel@ease shops after TSA terminal: Concourse isBestQuality: true - kind: refill name: Unmapped bottle fillers / fountains zone: airside summary: >- A 2021 reopen article once said fillers were being installed between Gates 5–6. Treat that as leftover until a live page maps them. Bring an empty bottle and look. Do not invent Gate 5–6 pins from the pandemic card. location: >- Official current amenities and services pages do not pin fillers to a shop or gate terminal: Eisenhower Terminal airportistScore: 7.1 slug: ict region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/ict](/airports/ict). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/ict) - [Lounge directory](/airports/ict/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) Wichita, United States · North America Eisenhower put 1,867,723 people through one TSA in 2025: easy when you use the 2-hour clock, eat after screening, and accept that there is still no passenger lounge. ## Airportist Score **7.1 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.7 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.5 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.8 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 1,867,723 (CY 2025 official Dec PDF) - Terminals: 1 terminal, 12 gates, 1 TSA - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 73% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Kansas trips on the six live airlines (Alaska, Allegiant, American, Delta, Southwest, United) - Drivers using the $8 Park & Ride lot or the free cell lot - Travelers who want a single 2015 concourse instead of a split hub ## Watch out for - No passenger lounge and no Priority Pass — aggregator Club ICT is fiction - CLEAR is not at ICT - Chick-fil-A is closed Sunday; landside Aviators Café ends at 5:00 p.m. - Official ICT card has no walk-up city bus — Wichita Transit is listed as paratransit ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/ict/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/ict/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/ict/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/ict/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/ict/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/ict/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/ict/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/ict/reviews.md) (free)