FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EQA |
| Lat/Long: | 37-46-26.7900N / 096-49-03.4600W 37-46.446500N / 096-49.057667W 37.7741083 / -96.8176278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1378 ft. / 420.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of EL DORADO, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 67042 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ICT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1800, ALL SUN 1100-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RYS 15/33 & 04/22 - 122.9. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WICHITA APPROACH: | 134.8 [0600-2200] |
| WICHITA DEPARTURE: | 134.8 [0600-2200] |
| WX ASOS at AAO (19 nm W): | 134.025 (316-636-2541) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ICTr080/36.4 | | WICHITA VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| EL DORADO | | at field | | 383 | | 05E | | EQA | . --.- .- |
| NEWTON | | 123/27.7 | | 281 | | 06E | | EWK | . .-- -.- |
| WELLINGTON | | 038/38.4 | | 414 | | 07E | | EGT | . --. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| 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 good 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: | 37-46.213883N | | 37-46.717317N |
| Longitude: | 096-49.386550W | | 096-48.787017W |
| Elevation: | 1376.0 ft. | | 1378.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 038 magnetic, 043 true | | 218 magnetic, 223 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
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: | 37-46.750000N | | 37-46.104700N |
| Longitude: | 096-49.186000W | | 096-48.871033W |
| Elevation: | 1374.6 ft. | | 1373.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 154 magnetic, 159 true | | 334 magnetic, 339 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair 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) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. trees, 1110 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF EL DORADO 220 EAST FIRST, PO. BOX 792 EL DORADO, KS 67042 Phone 316-321-1327 |
| Manager: | HERB LLEWELLYN 1485 SE 30TH ST., 1485 SE 30TH ST EL DORADO, KS 67042 Phone 316-321-9100 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 73% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 03 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AVOID FLT. OVER PRISON NORTH OF AIRPORT |
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 between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
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)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (22 nm W)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 13:00 |
| Sunset | | 17:22 | | 23:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 23:49 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Nov-2009 23:28:59 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Nov-2009 17:28:59 |
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| METAR |
KAAO 19nm W | 072254Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02110083
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KIAB 23nm SW | 072255Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02150098
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KEWK 26nm NW | 072315Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A2985 RMK AO1
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KICT 30nm W | 072253Z 17008KT 10SM SCT250 21/10 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02110100
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KWLD 38nm S | 072254Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02330100
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| NOTAMs |
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