FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | AAO |
Lat/Long: | 37-44-51.3000N 097-13-16.0000W 37-44.855000N 097-13.266667W 37.7475833,-97.2211111 (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-3 at 1K1 (5 nm E): | 118.3 (316-530-6004) |
WX AWOS-3PT 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 |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
NEWTON | | 167/19.2 | | 281 | | 06E | | EWK | . .-- -.- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 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: | 37-45.353383N | | 37-44.355423N |
Longitude: | 097-13.191737W | | 097-13.342418W |
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: | VICTOR WHITE WICHITA AIRPORT AUTHORITY, 2173 AIR CARGO RD WICHITA, KS 67209 Phone 316-946-4700 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 113 | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 31 | Jet airplanes: | | 20 | 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
- | ATNDD CONSY. |
- | 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 OF RWY 18 DER. |
- | SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY VFR ARR AND DEP NOT RCMDD WO ATC RADAR SVCS DUE TO BEECH FACTORY ARPT AND MCCONNELL CLASS D AFB ASP. |
- | VFR ARR AND DEP ARE RCMDD TO RMN AOB 2500 FT MSL WITHIN 5 MILES DUE TO HEAVY MIL TFC AOA 3000 FT MSL. |
- | MIGRATORY BIRDS INVOF ARPT. |
- | DUE TO 20 FT RWY END ELEV DIFFERENTIAL, PILOTS MAY LOSE LINE OF SIGHT OF OTHER ACFT ON OPPOSING RWY ENDS. |
- | NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS S, SW, AND W. |
- | PPR FOR ACFT CARRYING CLASS 1 - DIVISION 1.1, 1.2, OR 1.3 XPLOSS AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 173.50 OR AS AMDD. |
- | RWY 18 NSTD TFC PAT. |
- | FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520. |
- | ALL TFC PATS W OF FIELD. |
- | RWY 36 DSGND CALM WIND RWY. |
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 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 18 | |
download (236KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (254KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (256KB) |
RNAV (GPS)-E | |
download (196KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (143KB) |
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 NTL 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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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 02-Mar-2021
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 12:34 |
Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 13:00 |
Sunset | | 18:22 | | 00:22 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:49 | | 00:49 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 02-Mar-2021 15:49:04 |
Local (UTC-6) | 02-Mar-2021 09:49:04 |
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METAR |
KAAO | 021454Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 07/M03 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP243 T00671033 55003
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KBEC 3nm S | 021535Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM CLR 09/M04 A3022 RMK AO2 T00881043
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K1K1 5nm E | 021535Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 08/M03 A3022 RMK AO2 T00761035
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KIAB 8nm S | 021456Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 06/M05 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00621049 55002
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K3AU 8nm SE | 021535Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 08/M02 A3023 RMK AO2
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KICT 12nm SW | 021453Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 05/M02 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP239 T00501022 55003
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KEWK 17nm N | 021456Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM CLR 07/M03 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00721033 56005
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KEQA 19nm E | 021535Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3023 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KIAB 8nm S | 021000Z 0210/0316 17006KT 9999 SKC QNH3022INS BECMG 0217/0218 20012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH3003INS BECMG 0223/0224 19009KT 9999 SKC QNH3002INS TX16/0221Z TNM02/0210Z
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KICT 12nm SW | 021134Z 0212/0312 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM021700 20010KT P6SM SKC FM021900 20015G25KT P6SM SKC FM022300 19010KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
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