[4] It was known as Wichita Mid-Continent Airport from 1973 until 2014, when it was renamed in honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

The name change was approved by the City of Wichita in May 2014,[5] and made official by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on November 13, 2014.

[6] ICT Airport is the also site of the Cessna headquarters and main manufacturing plant,[7] as well as a Bombardier service center for Learjet and other business jet aircraft.

[8] Since 1924, the largest airport in Wichita has had three major terminals, including moving its location from the southeast to the southwest side of the city.

In August 1941, during World War II, the Kansas National Guard 127th Observation Squadron was activated as the first military unit assigned to the Wichita airport.

By the summer of 1950, Boeing was ready to turn out the first production B-47 Stratojets, and the United States Air Force sought to make Wichita Airport a permanent military installation.

In the late 1980s, volunteers entered the building with wheelbarrows and shovels and began the arduous cleaning task.

Naming conventions of the time then called for the airport to use the second letter of the city and then used any phonetics to make it easier to identify.

The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 11 weekday departures on Braniff, 10 TWA, 4 Continental, 3 Central, and 2 Ozark.

[11] Since 1991 the airfield has also hosted the Bombardier Aerospace Flight Test Centre (BFTC, former Learjet facility).

The airport has one terminal and one concourse with 12 gates, all with glass jetways that can accommodate most current commercial aircraft.