Kellogg Field INSAC Building,1954

Posted: November 8, 2017


Courtesy of Society of Airway Pioneers

Kellog Field Interstate Airway Communication Stations (INSAC), Michigan, about 1954
Photo taken from the stairway of the air traffic control tower.

Wichita AFSS, 1985

Posted: November 8, 2017

Wichita AFSS (ICT), Kansas. 1985
The following history was taken from the ICT web site.

Although it has moved several times, Wichita Automated Flight Service has been in continuous operation since it was commissioned September 1, 1928. The original facility was located on East Central Street in Wichita, KS near what is now the Beech Aircraft Factory. The facility was moved in 1931 to the Administration building at the old municipal airport (now McConell AFB). In September of 1954, the facility was moved to the new municipal airport (Mid Continent) and located on the second floor of the terminal building. The next move, October of 1966, the facility was again moved to the Weather Bureau building on Mid Continent Airport. Finally, the building was moved to it’s present location on November 12, 1981. The building was recently remodeled and expanded in 1993.

Recent national AFSS consolidation efforts have changed the face of flight service significantly. During this consolidation, Wichita AFSS incorporated eight flight service stations across Kansas
including Emporia FSS, Chanute FSS, Russell FSS, Hill City FSS, Dodge City FSS, Goodland FSS, Manhattan FSS, and Garden City FSS.

Wichita AFSS employed 49 people. Annual traffic count was approximately 500,000 flight services.

The facility was decommissioned June 25, 2007.

Esler Field FSS, 1963

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Esler Field FSS (ESF), Alexandria, Louisiana, 1963
Preston J. Gauthier in foreground.

Russell FSS Inflight

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Submitted by Phillip Schulz

Russell FSS (RSL) Inflight, Kansas
Employee names unknown.