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Chanute, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 9411
Housing Units (2000): 4262
Land area (2000): 6.136195 sq. miles (15.892671 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.095623 sq. miles (0.247663 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.231818 sq. miles (16.140334 sq. km)
FIPS code: 12500
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.677070 N, 95.456468 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 66720
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Chanute

The name Chanute may refer to:

  • Chanute, Kansas, United States
  • Octave Chanute, railroad engineer and aviation pioneer
  • Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois, United States
  • Octave Chanute Award, awarded by the Western Society of Engineers since 1901
  • Chanute Flight Award, awarded by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (between 1939 and 2005)
  • Chanute Air Museum
Chanute (baseball team)

There have been five Minor leagues teams that have represented the city of Chanute, Kansas. Since classification of the minors began, all of them have been labeled as class D loops.

Usage examples of "chanute".

Someone who might have brushed aside his fears and forced him onto that airplane at Chanute AFB.

When he reported to the 344th Bombardment Group at Chanute, he was sure there was no way he would be permitted to become a pilot.

She got her bearings as she watched Chanute, Rantoul's companion cylinder, move sedately across the immense window directly above her.

Can't even take the shuttle to Chanute without tossing my cookies all the way.

He was then sent to Chanute Field — Kearns, Utah — and then to Savannah, Georgia, where he’d earlier per­formed, with Earl, in the old DeSoto Hotel.

He was then sent to Chanute Field—Kearns, Utah—and then to Savannah, Georgia, where he’d earlier performed, with Earl, in the old DeSoto Hotel.

One, I'm scheduled to speak next week at Chanute Air Force Base, in Illinois, on aircraft safety.