Wichita Aviation Itinerary: Exploring the Air Capital of the World Wichita, Kansas — nicknamed the Air Capital of the World — has produced more airplanes than any other city. Since the 1920s, companies like Cessna, Beechcraft, Boeing, Learjet, and Stearman have built thousands of aircraft here. Today, Spirit AeroSystems, Textron Aviation, and Bombardier facilities carry that legacy forward — alongside …

