Arkansas City

Strother Field Airport and Industrial Park in South Central Kansas is jointly owned by Winfield, five miles to the north, and Arkansas City, five miles to the south. Strother field with its 5500 foot runway and facilities, is ideally suited for its current role as a airport/ combination Industrial Park. Located only 40 minutes from Wichita. Today Strother Field fuels the Cowley County economy with a base of successful businesses and industries. The airport has become a highly regarded regional outlet for business people(quick trips to the city or from the city to rural Kansas). The industrial complex has many advantages and highlights such as:

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Central U. S. Location���������� Low cost living

Diverse economy���������������� �Education / training

Kansas work ethics�������������� Competitive incentives

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The airport/industrial complex is a regional connection to trade, service and labor for metro Wichita of 615,000 people and a secondary South Central Kansas market of 925,000. A fast commute over a network of excellent highways draws a skilled and productive labor force from a 50 mile radius. From blues to bluegrass, art to antiques, concerts, festivals and more, find it here.

Arkansas City Airport aka Strother Field is jointly owned by Arkansas City, Kansas and Winfield, Winfield, Kansas. The airport was built in 1942. Before the airport was completed the Air Force indicated a need for the use of the airport. Strother Field became a military airport to start with. In December of 1942 the first class of cadets arrived for training in the BT-13. The airport received its name as a memorial to Captain Donald Root Strother, he was a Winfield native and the first Army Air Force pilot from Cowley County, Kansas to lose his life in World War II on the Island of Java( February, 13, 1942). In 1945 the military deactivated the airport and relinquished the airport back to the cities.