Cessna Stadium

Opened in 1946

About Cessna Stadium

Cessna Stadium was a College Football stadium in Wichita, Kansas. It opened in 1946 and closed in 2023. Its last recorded capacity was 31,500. Its only tenant was Wichita State (College Football, 1946–1986). On our ranked lists it ranks 252nd shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years. It has also been known as Veterans Field (1946–1968).

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Photo of Cessna Stadium
Photo by Hrududu (talk). License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

31,500

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1946

Year Closed

2023

Location

Wichita, Kansas

Elevation

1,371 ft

418 m above sea level

Operator

Wichita State University

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

The site today

From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.

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Teams

Home seasons at Cessna Stadium by team, 1946–2023. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Wichita State
While based here: 41 seasons · 161-247-12 regular season · 3 postseason trips
College Football · 1946–1986
Independent 1986 · Missouri Valley 1946–1985 · FBS (Division I-A)
  1. Home venue unknown 1902–1945
  2. Cessna Stadium 1946–1986
College Football 1946–1986

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Cessna Stadium?

The capacity of Cessna Stadium is 31,500.

When was Cessna Stadium built?

Cessna Stadium opened in 1946.

What is on the site of Cessna Stadium today?

The building still stands as Cessna Stadium.

Who operates Cessna Stadium?

Cessna Stadium is operated by Wichita State University.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Historical Names

Cessna Stadium

1969 - 2023

Current

Veterans Field

1946 - 1968

Location

Coordinates: 37.7217, -97.2955
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Francis G. Welch Stadium 1937– 77 mi
Ahearn Field 1911–1922 108 mi
World War I Memorial Stadium 1922– 108 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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