KICT/ICT METAR & TAF Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Wichita, KansasElevation 1,333 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR45 min old

Ceiling 18,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

130@4

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

18,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

1,345 ft

+12 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1453Z (9:53 AM local) · 45 min old

KICT is currently VFR. Winds are from the southeast at 4 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 18,000 feet AGL.

WIND

130° at 4 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 18,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

16°C / 11°C

61°F / 52°F. 5°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.34 inHg

1027.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: BKN RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP267

sea-level pressure 1026.7 hPa

T01610106

precise temperature 16.1°C, dew point 10.6°C

53012

3-hour pressure tendency: rising quickly (1.2 hPa change)

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 1122Z (6:22 AM local) · valid to 1200Z (7:00 AM local)

KICT forecast starts VFR at 12Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

BKN15015,000 ft

1200Z7:00 AM1648Z11:48 AM2136Z4:36 PM0224Z9:24 PM0712Z2:12 AM1200Z7:00 AM

Codes in this report: P6SM BKN

Tap any group to decode it.

FAA: no delays reported at ICT.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 130° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 18,000 ft. Forecast suggests today partly sunny, high near 78F, low near 56F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Friday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Today	Partly Sunny	78/56	SSE 10 kt	16 kt	1%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	75/57	S 14 kt	21 kt	34%
Tuesday	Chance Rain Showers	73/57	S 16 kt	24 kt	34%
Wednesday	Sunny	78/59	S 17 kt	–	6%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	79/60	S 15 kt	–	16%
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75/58	S 16 kt	–	37%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	73/56	S 16 kt	–	48%

Source: National Weather Service (office ICT). Forecast issued 1538Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

3 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

130° at 4 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 144 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

1 kt L

BEST

19R

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

19L

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

01L

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

01R

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 10,302 ft

01L/19R

Dimensions

10,302 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 01L20°T

Landing length (LDA)10,301 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA10,301 / 10,301 / 10,301 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsALSF2

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 19R200°T

Landing length (LDA)10,301 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA10,301 / 10,301 / 10,301 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

Traffic patternRight

14/32

Dimensions

6,301 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 14150°T

Landing length (LDA)6,301 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,301 / 6,301 / 6,301 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 32330°T

Landing length (LDA)6,301 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,301 / 6,301 / 6,301 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

01R/19L

Dimensions

7,302 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 01R20°T

Landing length (LDA)7,302 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,302 / 7,302 / 7,302 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

Traffic patternRight

RWY 19L200°T

Landing length (LDA)7,302 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,302 / 7,302 / 7,302 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

1,345 ft

Pressure altitude

913 ft

Field elevation

1,333 ft MSL

Temperature

16°C (61°F)

Dewpoint

11°C (52°F)

Altimeter

30.34 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2339Z 6:39 PM

Sunrise

1248Z 7:48 AM

Loggable night

0006Z (7:06 PM local) → 1221Z (7:21 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2339Z (6:39 PM local) → 1248Z (7:48 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0039Z (7:39 PM local) → 1148Z (6:48 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport is in Wichita, Kansas. Field elevation 1,333 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerMR. JESSE ROMO, A.A.E.

Manager phone316-946-4700

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKICT / ICT

SectionalWICHITA

Center (ARTCC)KANSAS CITY

Flight service (AFSS)WICHITA

RegionKansas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates37.6503, -97.4286

Distance from city5 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

32.71

APP

125.5

APP

125.15

ATIS

125.7

CLNC DEL

CLD

126.7

DEP

121.9

GND

122.2

RDO

118.2

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KICT traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

57.8

AVG OPS/DAY

93.6

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Airliner 30%Unknown 26%Piston single 23%Jet 14%Turboprop 3%Twin 2%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~178 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~109 landings/mo

›E75L (Airliner) · ~95 landings/mo

›CRJ7 (Airliner) · ~50 landings/mo

›B712 (Airliner) · ~43 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›UNKN (Unknown)

›C172 (Piston single)

›TEX2 (Unknown)

›C68A (Unknown)

›C56X (Jet)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KIAB McConnell Air Force Base

8 NM E

VFR

KBEC Beech Factory Airport

10 NM E

VFR

KEWK Newton City-County Airport

26 NM N

VFR

KEQA Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport

30 NM E

VFR

KHUT Hutchinson Municipal Airport

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›TWY H CLSD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN MORE THAN 79.

›TWY L AND L1 CLSD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN MORE THAN 118.

›TWY P CLSD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN MORE THAN 79.

›AIR CARGO RAMP CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 148 FT.

›FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL.

›MIGRATORY BIRDS ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT, ALL QUADS.

›ATTENDED CONTINUOUSLY.

›ATCT HAS LTD VIS OF TRML GATES 1 THRU 8, TWY H, AND CUSTOMS PRKG RAMP.

›CALL FOR GATE PUSHBACK NOT REQUIRED.

›AIRCRAFT ENGINE RUNS ABOVE IDLE NOT APPROVED ON AIRCRAFT PARKING RAMPS.

›TWYS F, G, H, J, P AND ALL ACFT PARKING RAMPS ARE NONMOVEMENT AREAS.

›PCR VALUE: 700/R/B/W/T

›PCR VALUE: 707/R/A/W/T

›ACFT PARKING BAS CONTACT 132.00 FOR PARKING INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO EXITING TWY L1.

›PCR VALUE: 734/R/C/W/T

›PPR REQUIRED FOR ACFT CARRYING CLASS 1DIVISION 1.1, 1.2 OR 1.3 EXPLOSIVES AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 173.50 OR AS AMENDED.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KICT on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KICT have a METAR?

Yes. KICT has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KICT have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KICT; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KICT?

KICT sits at 1,333 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KICT?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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