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Wichita Airport Terminal Construction Nears Completion

Molly McMillin

Walkway between new terminal building and parking garage at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport’s new terminal building offers a covered walkway and heated sidewalk to keep ice away between the parking garage and the terminal.

“Great Hall” in new terminal building at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport’s new terminal features a 40-foot “Great Hall” with a glass façade and skylights, and a sculpture by artist Ed Carpenter made from aluminum rods and dichroic glass.

Two levels in new terminal at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport's new terminal building features two levels.

Staircase and escalator in new terminal at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Security area in new terminal at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Pat McCollom, project manager for Wichita’s new airport terminal, speaks to reporters in the future security area.

Gate seating in new terminal at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Seating for passengers at one of 12 gates inside Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport’s new terminal.

Jet bridges in new terminal at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport’s new terminal features glass-walled jet bridges at its gates.

Terrazzo flooring in new terminal building at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport’s new terminal incorporates thin lines embedded in the terrazzo flooring to emulate the contrails of a jet aircraft and direct passengers to the ticket counter and baggage claim.

Baggage claim in new terminal building at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Baggage system behind the scenes in the new terminal building at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Rental car counters in new parking garage at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Rental car counters are located on the first floor of the new four-story parking garage at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.

Rental car area in new parking garage at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Brad Christopher, assistant director of airports, talks about the new rental car area inside the parking garage.

New parking garage at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

A new $40 million parking garage will open soon at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhowser National Airport.

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Construction of a new airport terminal at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport is nearing completion. Commercial flights are expected to begin in late May.

A new four-story parking garage and connected rental car building are also nearly finished.

The airport’s name officially changed from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in November. It is Kansas’s largest airport.

The state-of-the-art terminal was designed to reflect aviation’s prominence in Wichita.

The 275,000 sq. ft. two-story terminal features 12 gates and two concourses large enough to serve two million passengers a year. In 2014, 1.53 million passengers flew in and out of the Wichita airport, where five airlines make 72 daily flights. The total cost of the project is $200 million, including $160 million for the terminal and $40 million for the parking garage and rental car facility. Its funding comes from revenue generated on the airport and from user fees.

The building itself evokes the feeling of flight and reflects the swoop of an aircraft wing. The interior is awash in natural lighting from a wall of glass and skylights. It’s also designed with passenger flow and comforts in mind, airport officials said.

All photos by Molly McMillin.

Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 25-year aviation journalist, is editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, a market intelligence report of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network.

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