Strother Field (KWLD), Kansas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Strother Field (KWLD) serves the Winfield / Arkansas City area of south-central Kansas with a non-towered, public-use airfield at 1,160 feet elevation. The field offers two paved asphalt runways, including a 5,506-foot primary strip capable of handling a range of business aircraft, along with 24-hour self-service fuel covering both 100LL and Jet A. Customs is not available on-site; the nearest customs airport of entry is KICT, roughly 34.51 nautical miles away. Standard attended hours run Monday through Friday, 0800 to 1630 local, though fuel access extends beyond that window.
Runways
Strother Field has two paved runways. The longest, 17/35, is 5,506 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Strother Field has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 4:30pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Strother Field does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National (KICT), 35 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Strother Field recorded 426 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in March, May and November. Business aviation traffic at KWLD shows some month-to-month variation, with November recording the highest volume of the year and April and September the lowest.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 44 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Strother Field averages 21.3 days above 90°F in July and 25.9 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 91.9°F, and January the coldest, at 45.6°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Strother Field has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
MIRL lighting on runway 13/31 and HIRL lighting on runway 17/35 are pilot-activated, as are the PAPI and REIL on runways 17 and 35, via CTAF.
The pilot lounge is accessed by a keypad code.
Fuel is available 24 hours a day on a self-service basis.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Strother Field has five airfields within 33 NM. The closest is Wellington Municipal (KEGT), 19.22 NM northwest.
Part of the Wichita area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KWLD
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at KWLD.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is customs available on-site at KWLD?
Strother Field does not have on-site customs service. The nearest customs facility is at KICT, located approximately 34.51 nautical miles away. Operators requiring customs clearance should plan their arrival through KICT rather than KWLD. This distance should factor into ground transportation or repositioning plans for international arrivals.
What fuel is available at Strother Field?
Strother Field (KWLD) offers both 100LL and Jet A fuel. Fuel is available on a 24-hour self-service basis according to the airport remarks. This makes KWLD usable for after-hours fuel stops without needing to coordinate with staffed personnel. Standard attendance hours for other services run Monday through Friday, 0800 to 1630 local.
What are the runway options at KWLD?
KWLD has two paved asphalt runways. Runway 17/35 is the longer option at 5,506 feet by 100 feet wide, and runway 13/31 measures 3,137 feet by 75 feet. Both runways support HIRL or MIRL lighting activated via CTAF, and runway 17/35 also has PAPI and REIL on both ends. Strother Field is not a towered airport, so pilots coordinate directly on the common frequency.
How much business aviation traffic does Strother Field see?
Strother Field recorded 426 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 583 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. Monthly volumes ranged from 26 operations in April and September up to 44 in November. This places KWLD in a moderate-traffic tier with activity spread across the year rather than concentrated at a single peak. The airport carries an ops tier of 2 in this dataset.