Flights to Wichita, Kansas

With a population of more than 350,000 people, it’s a city that’s not too big and not too small. Incorporated back in 1870 Wichita, Kansas is a city that also serves as the administrative center for the county of Sedgwick. In the past Wichita was a central spot where merchants came to engage in trade with inhabitants of the land. Based on its proximity to the Chisholm Trail, the city was also a popular place for cattle drives to pass through on their way to railroads headed toward markets in the east. As of 2006 it was listed #51 on the list of largest cities in America. Wichita can also claim to have the most citizens of any other city in Kansas. The city is home to more than 250 days of sunshine per year. This city, which sits on the banks of the Arkansas River, has been voted an “All-American city” more than once. Visitors coming to Wichita may find what residents already know: it is a diverse city where the living is clean and safe. Thanks to Walter Beech and Clyde Cessna, Wichita is also called the “Air Capital of the World.” In the late 1920s and early 30s aircraft companies Cessna, Beech, Mooney, and Stearman all got their start in Wichita.

As recently as 2006, Money Magazine rated Wichita as #9 on a list of the top 10 big cities in which to live in America. In addition, MSN Real Estate named Wichita, Kansas as the #1 most affordable city in the country.

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