Wichita Fast Facts
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Kansas鈥� largest city
- City of Wichita population: 390,000 / 15-year growth: +13.3%
- Metro area population: 645,000 / 15-year growth: +12.7%
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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鈥檚 鈥淎ir Capital鈥� 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