Nonstop flight route between Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Wichita, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Offutt Air Force Base (OFF), Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 253 miles (or 407 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 Offutt Air Force Base and Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OFF / KOFF |
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| Location: | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'9"N by 95°54'30"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from OFF |
| More Information: | OFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ICT / KICT |
| Airport Name: | Wichita Mid-Continent Airport |
| Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°38'59"N by 97°25'59"W |
| Area Served: | Southern Kansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Wichita |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1333 feet (406 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ICT |
| More Information: | ICT Maps & Info |
Facts about Offutt Air Force Base (OFF):
- Operational use of Offutt Air Force Base included the basing of alert tankers in the late 1950s and 1960s, support for intercontinental ballistic missile sites in Nebraska and Iowa in the 1960s, and worldwide reconnaissance from the mid-1960s to the present.
- In addition to being known as "Offutt Air Force Base", another name for OFF is "Offutt AFB".
- Aviation use at Offutt began in September 1918 during World War I as an Army Air Service balloon field.
- Production ended on 18 September 1945, when the last B-29 rolled out of the assembly building.
- Offutt AFB is named in honor of First Lieutenant Jarvis Jennes Offutt.
- The closest airport to Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Millard Airport (MIQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OFF.
- The furthest airport from Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,677 miles (17,183 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT):
- The original terminal was eventually acquired by the City of Wichita in 1980.
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,746 miles (17,294 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) is McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of ICT.
- In August 1941 the Kansas National Guard 127th Observation Squadron was activated as the first military unit assigned to the Wichita airport.
- In 1951 the United States Air Force brought proceedings to condemn and acquire the Wichita Municipal Airport for what was to become McConnell Air Force Base.
- The new terminal will be just west of the present terminal.
- The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 11 weekday departures on Braniff, 10 TWA, 4 Continental, 3 Central and 2 Ozark.
- On March 4, 2014, the Wichita City Council approved changing the name of the airport from Wichita Mid-Continent to Wichita Dwight D.
- On December 13, 2013, Terry Lee Loewen, an avionics technician, was arrested for attempting to bomb the airport.
