Bel Aire is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States,[1] and a suburb of Wichita.

[3][4] Bel Aire was founded in January 1955 when a group of local residents petitioned the county government to create it as an improvement district for water.

[6] On November 26, 1980, Bel Aire formally incorporated as a city.

The case ultimately went to the Kansas Supreme Court which ruled in Bel Aire's favor.

[6] Bel Aire lies on the north side of the East Fork of Chisholm Creek roughly 6 mi (9.7 km) northeast of the Arkansas River in the Wellington-McPherson Lowlands region of the Great Plains.

Located on the south side of K-254 in south-central Kansas, Bel Aire is within the Wichita metropolitan area, bordered by Wichita to the south and west and bordered by Kechi to the north.

[9] Bel Aire is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The 2020 United States census counted 8,262 people, 3,080 households, and 2,234 families in Bel Aire.

22.6% of households consisted of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.