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EED to ICT: distance & flight time
Needles (Needles Airport) → Wichita (Wichita Eisenhower National Airport)
977 mi
1,573 km · 849 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
977 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- EED — Needles Airport · Needles, United States
- ICT — Wichita Eisenhower National Airport · Wichita, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EED
- HII · Lake Havasu City Airport20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport96 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport79 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport88 mi away
Near ICT
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base9 mi away
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport12 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport30 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is EED from ICT?
The flight distance from Needles (EED) to Wichita (ICT) is 977 miles (1,573 km, 849 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EED to ICT?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from EED to ICT?
Nonstop service on EED–ICT depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EED to ICT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on EED–ICT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some EED to ICT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain EED–ICT tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.