FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | EQA |
Lat/Long: | 37-46-26.8000N 096-49-03.8000W 37-46.446667N 096-49.063333W 37.7741111,-96.8177222 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1379.3 ft. / 420.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05E (2000) |
From city: | 3 miles SE of EL DORADO, KS |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 67042 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 02/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ICT (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1500 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 04 & 22, 15 & 33; HIRL 4/22 AND 15/33 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3P: | 120.875 (316-322-8095) |
WICHITA APPROACH: | 134.8 |
WICHITA DEPARTURE: | 134.8 |
WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (14 nm SW): | 124.175 (316-733-6696) |
WX AWOS-2 at 1K1 (14 nm W): | 118.3 (316-530-6004) |
WX ASOS at AAO (19 nm W): | 134.025 (316-636-2541) |
WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (19 nm W): | 119.45 (316-515-7116) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
ICTr080/36.4 | | WICHITA VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 07E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS 100LL:100 LL, JET A, MOGAS 24 HR SELF-SERVE. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 4204 x 75 ft. / 1281 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 18.0 | Double wheel: | 23.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 37-46.213762N | | 37-46.717103N |
Longitude: | 096-49.386525W | | 096-48.787055W |
Elevation: | 1375.8 ft. | | 1378.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 038 magnetic, 043 true | | 218 magnetic, 223 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 10 ft. trees, 290 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear 15 FT TREES, 60-200 FT DSTC, 215 FT L. | | none |
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 12.5 | Double wheel: | 12.5 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 37-46.750788N | | 37-46.105217N |
Longitude: | 096-49.197643W | | 096-48.883577W |
Elevation: | 1373.4 ft. | | 1379.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 154 magnetic, 159 true | | 334 magnetic, 339 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 1160 ft. from runway, 24:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF EL DORADO 220 E 1ST AVE EL DORADO, KS 67042 Phone 316-321-9100 |
Manager: | LARRY ARNOLD 220 E 1ST AVE EL DORADO, KS 67042 Phone 316-321-1327 |
Additional Remarks
- | AVOID FLT OVR PRISON N OF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520. |
- | AFT HRS PHONE NMBR POSTED AT ARPT. |
- | COURTESY CAR. |
- | TERMINAL ACCESS AFT HRS CTAF. |
- | PHYS ADR 1485 S.E. 30TH. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (236KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (245KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (226KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (236KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (360KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (14 nm SW)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (14 nm W)
KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (19 nm W)
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (19 nm W)
K50 - Cook Airfield (21 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by cshayes
Photo taken 07-Aug-2011
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 06-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 11:27 |
Sunset | | 20:21 | | 01:21 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 01:50 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 07-May-2025 02:47:44 |
Local (UTC-5) | 06-May-2025 21:47:44 |
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METAR |
KEQA | 070235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 16/15 A2998 RMK AO2
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K3AU 14nm SW | 070235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM DZ OVC065 15/08 A2998 RMK AO2
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KAAO 19nm W | 070154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 16/10 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01560100
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KBEC 19nm W | 070235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT060 OVC070 16/10 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW T01560095
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TAF |
KIAB 23nm SW | 061800Z 0618/0724 15009KT 9999 SCT100 BKN150 OVC200 QNH2992INS BECMG 0619/0620 14012G18KT 9000 -SHRA FEW035 BKN090 OVC150 QNH2992INS BECMG 0702/0703 10008KT 8000 -SHRA SCT008 BKN015 OVC080 540159 QNH2998INS BECMG 0705/0706 07007KT 6000 -RADZ BR SCT005 BKN008 OVC020 540109 QNH2992INS TEMPO 0707/0724 4800 SHRA OVC005 TX20/0618Z TN13/0712Z
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NOTAMs |
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