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).
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| Wichita, Kansas in the United States of America | |||||||||
Several KC-135R Stratotankers on the apron at McConnell AFB during 2013. | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°37′23″N 097°16′02″W | ||||||||
| Type | US Air Force base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Air Mobility Command (AMC) | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www.mcconnell.af.mil | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1929 (as Wichita Municipal Airport) | ||||||||
| In use | 1941 – present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Cory M. Damon | ||||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: IAB, ICAO: KIAB, FAA LID: IAB, WMO: 724505 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 417.8 metres (1,371 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||
McConnell's primary mission is to provide global reach by conducting air refueling and airlift where and when needed.
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