Runways at KCEA
According to OurAirports data (compiled from AIP and FAA sources), Cessna Aircraft Field (Wichita) has one runway: 17/35 - 1,180 m long (3,873 ft), 12 m wide, asphalt surface.
Cessna Aircraft Field (Wichita) (KCEA / CEA)
United States · elevation 1378 ft AMSL
· 37.6486, -97.2506
About Cessna Aircraft Field (Wichita)
Cessna Aircraft Field (Wichita) is an airport with the ICAO code KCEA and the IATA code CEA. Country: United States. Nearest settlement listed in the database: Wichita. OurAirports classifies it as a small airport. Its ICAO code starts with the KC prefix, which marks airports in United States. The four-letter code KCEA is used in flight operations and weather reports, while the three-letter IATA code CEA is used for ticketing and baggage handling. The airport reference point sits at 37°38'55"N, 97°15'02"W, at an elevation of 1,378 ft (420 m) above sea level. The applicable time zone is America/Chicago.
Satellite view of KCEA
Aerial imagery showing the runway and apron layout - the zoom is matched to the longest runway.
Runways of KCEA
| Threshold | Course | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 170° | 1,180 m (3,873 ft) | 12 m (40 ft) | asphalt |
| 35 | 350° |
The course is derived from the runway designator (number × 10), not from a survey - the actual magnetic bearing can differ by a few degrees.
Declared distances (TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA) are published in the national AIP - they are not part of this table.
Runway headings and wind
The thresholds are oriented as follows: 17/35 on 170° and 350° magnetic. A threshold designator is its magnetic heading divided by ten (ICAO Annex 14), so the runway axis can be read straight off the numbers.
For the 17/35 axis, wind from the west (around 260°) or from the east (around 80°) blows perpendicular to the runway and produces the largest crosswind component. Wind from around 170° or 350° acts along the runway, as a headwind or a tailwind. The decoder on this page computes those components automatically from the current METAR.
METAR and TAF for KCEA
Weather reports for Cessna Aircraft Field (Wichita) are published under the ICAO code KCEA. A METAR is an observation of current conditions, usually issued every 30 or 60 minutes; a TAF is a forecast for the airport area, typically covering 9 to 30 hours.
The decoder breaks the KCEA report down into its parts: wind direction and speed including gusts and variability, visibility (including CAVOK and directional minimum visibility), weather phenomena by WMO code, cloud layers with their bases, temperature and dew point, QNH pressure, and the resulting flight category - VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR - using FAA thresholds.
Not every airport issues its own reports; many smaller airfields have no weather station. If no current data is available for KCEA, check the nearby airports listed below.
Reports always use UTC (the Z suffix). The America/Chicago zone is GMT-06:00 in winter and GMT-05:00 in summer - that is the shift to apply to the time in the report to get local time at the airport.
The closest airports in the database, measured in a straight line from the reference point, are McConnell Air Force Base (Wichita) (KIAB, 3 km), Beech Factory Airport (Wichita) (KBEC, 6 km), Colonel James Jabara Airport (Wichita) (KAAO, 11 km). When no report is available for KCEA, they usually give the best approximation of conditions in the area.
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