Wichita Fast Facts

  • Kansas’ largest city
    • City of Wichita population: 390,000 / 15-year growth: +13.3%
    • Metro area population: 645,000 / 15-year growth: +12.7%
  • Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (state's largest airport) currently served by:
    • Alaska Airlines
    • Allegiant Air
    • American Airlines
    • American Eagle
    • Delta Air Lines
    • Delta Connection
    • Frontier
    • Southwest Airlines
    • United Airlines
    • United Express
  • Television market: No. 69
  • Known as the nation’s “Air Capital” for its rich history of aircraft manufacturing, which continues to this day

Major employers:

  • Spirit AeroSystems Inc. 
  • Textron Aviation
  • Via Christi Health 
  • McConnell Air Force Base  
  • Koch Industries Inc.
  • Cobham
  • OxyChem
  • AGCO Corp.
  • Excel Industries Inc.
  • Airbus Americas Engineering Inc.
  • Cox Communications Inc.
  • CNH Industrial
  • Wesley Healthcare
  • Johnson Controls
  • Bombardier Learjet
  • The Coleman Co. Inc.  
  • Cargill Protein Group
  • Pioneer Balloon
  • NetApp
  • Westar Energy

Attractions and events:

  • Sedgwick County Zoo: the seventh largest zoo in the country
  • 33 museums
  • 80+ park and recreation areas
  • Sports: WSU athletics; Wichita Wingnuts baseball; Wichita Thunder hockey; Wichita Wild indoor football
  • Area venues of all sizes, including: Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center; Intrust Bank Arena; Hartman Arena
  • Wichita River Festival
  • Final Friday art gallery crawl
  • Tallgrass Film Festival
  • Wichita Flight Festival
  • McConnell Air Force Base Open House and Airshow