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52802 Kansas Street
McConnell AFB, KS 67221-3606

Phone 316-759-6020
Phone (DSN) 312-743-6020
Fax 316-759-3184
Fax (DSN) 312-743-3184

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Fast Facts

Location: McConnell AFB is located in Wichita, KS approximately 3 hours north of Oklahoma City and 3 hours southwest of Kansas City, MO. The 22nd Air Refueling Wing is the host unit at McConnell AFB, and part of the Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL. The wing's primary mission is to provide Global Reach by conducting air refueling and airlift when and wherever needed. McConnell's homepage

Cost of Living: 89.8% which is roughtly 10% lower than the national urban average.

Base Operator: 316-759-6100 or DSN 312-743-6100

Population: McConnell has a total work force of 6552 with approximately 3250 active duty members, 915 civilians, and 1900 Reservist and National Guard members. The base also has 3090 family members and serves approximately 9000 military retirees in the local area.

Area Population: 372,186

Child Development Centers: The McConnell Child Development Center is located on the main portion of the base. Several programs are established in order to provide a variety of services to parents, and to meet early childhood developmental needs of children six weeks through five years. Hourly child-care is provided on a space-available basis. For more information call 316-759-4223.

Schools: The McConnell area offers a wide range of educational opportunities and options. If you live on base, your children will attend schools in Derby Unified School District (USD) 260. Wineteer elementary school is located adjacent to base housing is within the Derby School District. Sixth Grade, Middle School and High School students living in base housing are bused to the Derby Sixth Grade Center, Derby Middle and High Schools. For information on other schools in the local area follow the links below. You may also contact the McConnell School Liaison at the Airman & Family Readiness Center commercial at 316-759-6020 or DSN 312-743-6020, for more information.

Public School Districts:

Youth Services: The Youth Center, located in the base housing area, provides recreational, educational, and social activities for youth ages 6 to 18. Membership is $2.00 per month, but registration is required, 316-759-4070.

Airman and Family Readiness Center: Airman and Family Readiness Center, 316-759-6020

Housing: The Housing Office is the point of contact for everyone when making living arrangements, on and off base: dormitory and military family housing, apartment, rental house and home purchase, 316-759-3910. 116 officer family units; 340 enlisted family units; 76 unaccompanied personnel units. Contact the housing office for floor plans.

Employment: Unemployment rate in Sedgwick count is 8.3% as of August 2011. Housing is a particular bargain in the Wichita market. The median selling price of existing (previously owned) single-family homes in the Wichita metro area was $115,200 in the fourth quarter 2009 survey by the National Association of Realtors. Wichita ranked 30th lowest of 152 reporting metro areas; and $57,700 or 33% below the national median price of $172,900. Median household income is $44,405.

Base Services:

Force Support Squadron
Commissaries: 1
Exchange System: 1 main exchange and 1 shoppette
Banking: Freedom 1st Federal Credit Union

Medical Services: The 22 Medical Group Clinic, located in Bldg 250, is a $17 million, state-of-the art, 90,000 square-foot medical facility. The facility features 40 examination rooms, six treatment rooms including an acute Care Clinic, 16 dental treatment rooms and an ambulatory (same day) surgery unit with two operating rooms. The clinic does not have impatient care or a 24-hour emergency room. For more information call 316-691-6300.

Special Installation Messages:

Defense Service Network (DSN) Dialing Instructions

The DSN is the provider of long-distance communications service for the Department of Defense (DoD). Every installation has a special DSN number and the numbers vary by world-wide location. In order to place a call using DSN, the caller must be using a military phone on an installation. Cell phones cannot dial DSN numbers. When dialing a DSN number from a United States installation to another United States installation, it is unnecessary to dial the DSN 312 area code. When dialing a DSN number to/from overseas locations, the DSN area code must be included. The operator can be reached at commercial (719) 567-1110. Please note that long distance charges may be incurred.

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