WICHITA, Kan. — Officials at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport are inviting the public in welcoming home military veterans as they return from Washington, D.C., on the 50th Kansas Honor Flight.

The flight lands at 11:40 a.m. Friday and they encourage everyone to arrive early.

A free park-and-ride shuttle service starts at 10 a.m. at Slumberland Furniture.

Make a sign, bring your friends and family, and meet officials at the baggage claim area to celebrate local heroes.

Kansas Honor Flights has a mission of sending Kansas veterans to visit their War Memorials in Washington, D.C., before it’s too late for them to go.