Wichita, United States
fix(markets): remove the 15-80km qualification rule from 19 profile pairs
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ quality: stub status: active audience: customer-woodfine bcsc_class: current-fact short_description: "Kansas's largest city, well beyond commuting distance of any major metro — outside the current Top-400 qualifying band." short_description: "Kansas's largest city, well beyond commuting distance of any major metro — not among the markets published in the current Top-400 set." paired_with: markets/us-ks-wichita.es.md last_edited: 2026-08-26 editor: editorial --- Wichita, historically the "Air Capital of the World," does not currently appear in the North American Top-400 Regional Markets list. Its nearest major metros are far beyond the 80 km outer edge of the suburban-regional band the qualification applies. American Top-400 Regional Markets list. Its nearest major metros are several hours away, leaving it the commercial centre of south-central Kansas in its own right. ## Overview @@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ warehouse district. ## Regional Market Standing Wichita does not currently appear in the [[atlas-top-400-north-america|Top 400 Regional Markets — North America]] list. This is not a data defect; its distance from Oklahoma City and Kansas City places it well outside [[about-regional-markets-system|the co-location qualification system's]] 15–80 km suburban-regional band, classifying it as standalone-secondary. Markets — North America]] list. This is not a data defect; the market is not among those published under the confirmed 2026-08-07 dataset. [[about-regional-markets-system|The co-location qualification system]] selects on anchor composition; distance from Oklahoma City and Kansas City is recorded as descriptive context only. This is consistent with the 2026-07-04 operator decision that a Wichita Development Region profile outside the Top-400 list is an expected, acceptable pattern.