FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | AAO |
Lat/Long: | 37-44-51.2670N 097-13-16.0240W 37-44.854450N 097-13.267067W 37.7475742,-97.2211178 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1420.8 ft. / 433.1 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 06E (2000) |
From city: | 9 miles NE of WICHITA, KS |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 67226 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 07/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AAO (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | APT LGT SKED: ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, MALSR RY 18, REIL RY 36 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 18 & 36 OPR CONT. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX ASOS: | 134.025 (316-636-2541) |
WICHITA APPROACH: | 134.8 |
WICHITA DEPARTURE: | 134.8 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.0 |
WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (3 nm S): | 119.45 (316-515-7116) |
WX AWOS-2 at 1K1 (5 nm E): | 118.3 (316-530-6004) |
WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (8 nm SE): | 124.175 (316-733-6696) |
WX ASOS at ICT (12 nm SW): | PHONE 316-945-8022 |
WX AWOS-3PT at EWK (19 nm N): | 123.875 (316-283-8789) |
WX AWOS-3P at EQA (19 nm E): | 120.875 (316-322-8095) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
ICTr083/17.2 | | WICHITA VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 07E |
HUTr110/36.9 | | HUTCHINSON VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 04E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FOR 24 HOUR FUEL CONTACT FBO |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 6101 x 100 ft. / 1860 x 30 m |
Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 15 /R/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 40.0 | Double wheel: | 62.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 37-45.353470N | | 37-44.355437N |
Longitude: | 097-13.191685W | | 097-13.342427W |
Elevation: | 1401.2 ft. | | 1420.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 181 magnetic, 187 true | | 001 magnetic, 007 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | WICHITA AIRPORT AUTHORITY 2173 AIR CARGO RD WICHITA, KS 67209 Phone 316-946-4700 |
Manager: | MR. JESSE R ROMO, A.A.E. 2173 AIR CARGO ROAD WICHITA, KS 67209 Phone 316-946-4700 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 128 | Single engine airplanes: | | 62 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 29 | Jet airplanes: | | 35 | Helicopters: | | 1 | Military aircraft: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 105/day * | 50% | transient general aviation | 47% | local general aviation | 3% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 13 August 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | ATTENDED CONTINUOUSLY. |
- | USE CTN FOR MCCONNELL AFB 9 MILES S AND BEECH FACTORY ARPT 3 MILES S. |
- | BEECH FACTORY ARPT CLASS D ASP BEGINS 1 MILE S RWY 18. |
- | SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY VFR ARR AND DEP NOT RCMDD WO ATC RADAR SVCS DUE TO BEECH FACTORY ARPT AND MCCONNELL AFB CLASS D AFB ASP. |
- | VFR ARR AND DEP RECOMMENDED TO RMN AT OR BLW 2,500 MSL WITHIN 5 MILES DUE TO HEAVY MIL TFC 3,000 MSL. |
- | DUE TO 20 RWY END ELEV DIFFERENTIAL, PILOTS MAY LOSE LINE OF SIGHT OF OTR ACFT ON OPPOSING RWY ENDS. |
- | RWY 18 NSTD TFC PAT. |
- | ALL TFC PATS W OF FLD. |
- | RWY 36 DSGND CALM WIND RWY. |
- | ACFT ENGINE RUNS ABOVE IDLE NOT APPROVED ON ACFT PRKG RAMPS. |
- | PPR FOR ACFT CARRYING CLASS 1?DIVISION 1.1, 1.2 OR 1.3 EXPLOSIVES AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 173.50 OR AS AMENDED. |
- | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT, ALL QUADS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 18 | |
download (232KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (244KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (254KB) |
RNAV (GPS)-E | |
download (191KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (147KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (3 nm S)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (5 nm E)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (6 nm S)
KIAB - Mc Connell Air Force Base (8 nm S)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (8 nm SE)
KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (12 nm SW)
KEWK - Newton City/County Airport (19 nm N)
KEQA - El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (19 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Matthew Bell
Photo taken 19-Feb-2013
looking south.
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 18-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
Sunrise | | 07:35 | | 12:35 |
Sunset | | 19:39 | | 00:39 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:05 | | 01:05 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Mar-2024 01:10:51 |
Local (UTC-5) | 18-Mar-2024 20:10:51 |
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METAR |
KAAO | 190054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/M11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP250 T00721111
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KBEC 3nm S | 190055Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 07/M11 A3024 RMK AO2 T00701114
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KIAB 8nm S | 190055Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 09/M12 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP249 T00851120 $
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K3AU 8nm SE | 190055Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO
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KICT 12nm SW | 190053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/M11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00831106 $
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KEWK 17nm N | 190056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/M11 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP249 T00721111
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KEQA 19nm E | 190055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M10 A3024 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KIAB 8nm S | 181800Z 1818/1924 32012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH3020INS BECMG 1823/1824 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3010INS BECMG 1908/1909 20009KT 9999 FEW150 WS020/24040KT QNH3000INS BECMG 1915/1916 24015G22KT 9999 SKC QNH2992INS BECMG 1922/1923 25009KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS TX09/1821Z TN01/1910Z
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KICT 12nm SW | 181720Z 1818/1918 31013KT P6SM SKC FM190000 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM190600 19008KT P6SM SKC FM191000 20008KT P6SM SKC WS014/25045KT FM191500 23014KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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