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Strother Field Airport



Strother Field
IATA: WLD – ICAO: KWLD – FAA LID: WLD
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Cities of Winfield & Arkansas City
Location Pleasant Valley Township / Beaver Township, Cowley County, near Arkansas City and Winfield, Kansas, USA
Elevation AMSL 1,160 ft / 354 m
Coordinates 37°10′07″N 097°02′15″W / 37.16861°N 97.0375°W / 37.16861; -97.0375
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 3,137 956 Asphalt
17/35 5,506 1,678 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 6,500
Based aircraft 23
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

1976 USGS airphoto of Strother Field

Strother Field (IATA: WLD, ICAO: KWLD, FAA LID: WLD) is a public airport located in Cowley County, Kansas, five miles (8 km) southwest of the central business district of Winfield and north of Arkansas City. This airport is jointly owned by both cities.

Facilities and aircraft

Strother Field covers an area of 1,530 acres (619 ha) which contains two runways:

  • Runway 13/31: 3,137 x 75 ft (956 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 17/35: 5,506 x 100 ft (1,678 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

For 12-month period ending November 4, 2005, the airport had 6,500 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day, 100% of which were general aviation. There are 23 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single engine, 9% multi-engine, 4% jet aircraft and 9% ultralights.

History

An airport, jointly owned by Arkansas City and Winfield, was under construction in April 1942 when the United States Army Air Forces indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center. Winfield Army Airfield was rushed to completion with the first class of cadets scheduled to arrive for basic training in the BT-13 on December 14, 1942.

It was renamed Strother Army Air Field on 1 November 1942 in honor of Capt. Donald Root Strother, a Winfield native who was the first Army Air Force pilot from Cowley County to be killed in World War II.

The immediate construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large parking apron and a control tower. Four large hangars were also constructed. Buildings were ultimately utilitarian and quickly assembled. Most base buildings, not meant for long-term use, were constructed of temporary or semi-permanent materials. Although some hangars had steel frames and the occasional brick or tile brick building could be seen, most support buildings sat on concrete foundations but were of frame construction clad in little more than plywood and tarpaper.

Strother Field was activated on 14 November 1942 as a basic flying training airfield. Units activated at the airfield were the 108th Guard Squadron; 448th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 332d Aviation Squadron; 1082d, 1083d, and 1084th Basic Training Flyling Squadrons; 32d Flying Training Wing (Basic). Strother received its aviation cadets from Fort Sumner, New Mexico and Majors Field, Texas.

On 1 July 1944, control of Strother AAF was transferred to Second Air Force, and the mission of the airfield became advanced fighter pilot training in P-47 Thunderbolts. Ground personnel were assigned to the 269th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Fighter Pilot Training Station). At the peak of operation there were approximately 3,400 Air Force personnel and 400 civilian employees at the field. In addition to Strother Field there were four auxiliary fields; northwest of Winfield, southeast of Strother Field, west of Arkansas City, and northwest of Gueda Springs.

The military use of Strother Field ended in October 1945 and it was turned over for civil use. Today, the site is currently Strother Field and Industrial Park. Remaining wartime structures include 2 hangars, 2 link training buildings, 1 tetrahedron wind cone, 2 ruins sites, 1 building of unknown original use and runways.



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Strother Field Airport picture

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2008-09-25

Airport Identifier:

WLD

Airport Status:

Operational

Longitude/Latitude:

097-02-15.1000W/37-10-07.0000N
-97.037528/37.168611 (Estimated)

Elevation:

1160 ft / 353.57 m (Surveyed)

Land:

1530 acres

From nearest city:

5 nautical miles SW of Winfield/arkansas City, KS

Location:

Cowley County, KS

Magnetic Variation:

06E (2000)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

Cities Of Winfield & Arkansas

Address:

Po Box 747
Winfield, KS 67156

Phone number:

620-221-9280

Manager:

Shawn Mcgrew

Address:

22193 Tupper St
Winfield, KS 67156

Phone number:

620-221-9280
AFTER HOURS PHONE 620-221-9280 .

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

No

Control Tower:

No

Lighting Schedule:

DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 13/31 & 17/35 & REIL RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF.

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)

Landing fee charge:

No

Sectional chart:

Wichita

Region:

ACE - Central

Boundary ARTCC:

ZKC - Kansas City

Tie-in FSS:

ICT - Wichita

FSS on Airport:

No

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

WLD (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Federal Agreements:

NGYPR3

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.800

Unicom:

122.800 

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100LLA
SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS, 100LL ONLY

Bottled Oxygen:

NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimension:

3137 x 75 ft / 956.2 x 22.9 m

Surface:

ASPH, Good Condition

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 28000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 48000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

Medium

 

Runway 13

Runway 31

Longitude:

097-02-36.4925W

097-02-11.5860W

Latitude:

37-10-11.9901N

37-09-48.2297N

Elevation:

1160.00 ft

1152.00 ft

Alignment:

127

127

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Basic, Good Condition

Basic, Good Condition

Runway 17/35

Dimension:

5506 x 100 ft / 1678.2 x 30.5 m

Surface:

ASPH, Good Condition

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 30000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 48000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 60000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

Medium

 

Runway 17

Runway 35

Longitude:

097-02-09.9936W

097-02-09.9831W

Latitude:

37-10-38.1843N

37-09-43.7504N

Elevation:

1158.00 ft

1150.00 ft

Alignment:

127

127

ILS Type:

 

ILS

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Runway End Identifier:

Yes

Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

EGT

NDB

Wellington

 

414.00

07E

19.3 nm

PN

NDB

Ponca

 

515.00

05E

20.9 nm

IC

NDB

Piche

 

332.00

07E

31.7 nm

EQA

NDB

El Dorado

 

383.00

05E

38.2 nm

IAB

TACAN

Mc Connell

112X

 

07E

29.4 nm

PER

VORTAC

Pioneer

079X

113.20

06E

26.0 nm

ICT

VORTAC

Wichita

085X

113.80

07E

43.4 nm

ICT

VOT

Wichita

 

114.00

 

33.9 nm

Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

18

Single Engine Airplanes:

15

Multi Engine Airplanes:

1

Ultralights:

2

Operational Statistics

    Time Period: 2004-11-05 - 2005-11-04

Aircraft Operations:

125/Week

General Aviation Local:

53.8%

General Aviation Itinerant:

46.2%

   

Strother Field Airport

Address: Cowley County, KS

Tel: 620-221-9280


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General Info
Country United States
State KANSAS
FAA ID WLD
Latitude 37-10-07.000N
Longitude 097-02-15.100W
Elevation 1160 feet
Near City WINFIELD/ARKANSAS CITY


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