McConnell AFB

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McConnell AFB

Total population

1,907

Median home value

$0

27.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$72,639

McConnell AFB$73k

National$74k

Air quality index

75Moderate

Weather77°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates37.63°, -97.26°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

McConnell Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located four miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. The airbase was named in honor of the brothers Fred and Thomas McConnell of Wichita, who had both been Air Force pilots and veterans of World War II. It is the home of Air Mobility Command's 22nd Air Refueling Wing, Air Force Reserve Command's 931st Air Refueling Wing, and the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Wing.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for McConnell AFB, KS from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Bill Koch

American businessman and sailor

Blake Bell

American football player

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Bob Koester

American music executive (1932-2021)

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Jo Andres

American choreographer (1954-2019)

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Bradley Haddock

American lawyer (1955-2019)

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Braeden Cloutier

American soccer player

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Brandon Polk

American basketball player (born 1984)

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Brenda Landwehr

American politician

Carl Brewer

American politician

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Caroline Bruce

American swimmer

Chris Harper

American football player

Chris Lemons

American soccer player

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Clare Vanderpool

American children's book author

Clay Christiansen

American baseball player

Clay Lacy

American aviator

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Craig Dingman

American baseball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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  2.8 mi away
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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 67 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 73 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
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• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
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• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
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• Wildfire 2690, Caddo, Oklahoma
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• Wildfire SOUTH RAILROAD, Comanche, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 224 mi
• Wildfire RAILROAD SOUTH, Comanche, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 224 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).