Intrust Bank Arena
| Address | 500 East Waterman Street |
|---|---|
| Location | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 37°40′59″N 97°19′53″W / 37.68306°N 97.33139°W |
| Owner | Sedgwick County |
| Operator | SMG (2010–2019) ASM Global (2019–present) |
| Capacity | Concerts: 15,750 (center stage) 10,100 (end stage) Basketball: 15,004 Ice Hockey: 13,450 |
| Record attendance | 16,172 (August 27, 2023; Concert by Zach Bryan) |
| Field size | 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 4, 2007 |
| Opened | January 2, 2010 |
| Construction cost | $205.5 million ($296 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | Arena Design Consortium (HOK Sport, WDM Architects, Gossen Livingston Architects, McCluggage Van Sickle & Perry) |
| Project manager | DIO Facilities Project Services |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Hunt/Dondlinger |
| Tenants | |
| Wichita Thunder (ECHL) (2010–present) Wichita Force (CIF) (2015–2019) | |
| Website | |
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Intrust Bank Arena is a 15,004-seat multi-purpose arena in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located on the northeast corner of Emporia and Waterman streets in downtown Wichita. It is owned by the government of Sedgwick County and operated by ASM Global. The arena features 22 suites, 2 party suites, and over 300 premium seats. The arena is the second largest indoor arena in the state of Kansas, behind Allen Fieldhouse at KU, which seats 16,300. Locally, it has more seating than Charles Koch Arena at WSU, which seats 10,506.
It is home to Wichita Thunder (ice hockey team) and previously to Wichita Force (indoor football team). The Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team uses the arena as an alternate site for games that attract more fans than can be accommodated at its on-campus Charles Koch Arena.
Intrust Bank Arena hosted first and second-round games for the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 2011 and the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2018, Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games in the 2022 women's tournament, and 1st and 2nd-round games of the men's tournament in 2025. The arena was scheduled to host the 2021 tournament, until the NCAA announced all games would be held at the state of Indiana due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 19, 2019, Intrust Bank Arena hosted the first ever UFC event held in Kansas.