FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 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 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (235KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (245KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (225KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (235KB) |
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.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 15-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
Sunset | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 01:29 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 15-Apr-2025 11:26:59 |
Local (UTC-5) | 15-Apr-2025 06:26:59 |
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METAR |
KEQA | 151115Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A3036 RMK AO2
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K3AU 14nm SW | 151115Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 02/M07 A3037 RMK AO2
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KAAO 19nm W | 151054Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 04/M06 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP284 T00391056 TSNO
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KBEC 19nm W | 151115Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 06/M06 A3036 RMK AO2 T00561060
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TAF |
KIAB 23nm SW | 151000Z 1510/1616 01009KT 9999 SKC QNH3015INS BECMG 1522/1523 26009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3006INS BECMG 1607/1608 18009KT 9999 FEW100 SCT250 WS020/19035KT QNH2996INS BECMG 1614/1615 18015G25KT 9999 SCT150 BKN180 QNH2994INS TX19/1521Z TN07/1512Z
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NOTAMs |
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