Airports / Kansas / WLD
Strother Field
KWLD / WLDWinfield / Arkansas City, KansasELEV 1,160 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Strother Field (KWLD / WLD) is a general aviation field serving Winfield / Arkansas City, Kansas. Field elevation is 1,160 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list WLD as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC, 26 nm), McConnell Air Force Base (IAB, 29 nm), and Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT, 34 nm).
Trip costs from WLD are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from WLD to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
3/5 reviews“They have self fuel Jet-A and 100LL for aircraft.”
Darrin Green5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Pilot lounge available.”
Darrin Green5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Strother Field — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KWLD
IATA
WLD
FAA / Local
WLD
Elevation
1,160 ft
Coordinates
37.1686° N · 97.0376° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs KS fields
state range 754–3,656 ft
At 1,160 ft, WLD sits lower than 61% of the 38 Kansas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 26nmPNCPonca City Regional AirportPonca City
- 29nmIABMcConnell Air Force BaseWichita
- 34nmICTWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National AirportWichita
- 60nmSWOStillwater Regional AirportStillwater
- 65nmENDVance Air Force BaseEnid
- 67nmHUTHutchinson Municipal AirportHutchinson
Location
Open the full mapKWLD · Strother Field · Winfield / Arkansas City, KS
From the ramp
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