FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| 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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (236KB) |
| 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)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (22 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Jan-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 13:15 |
| Sunrise | | 07:43 | | 13:43 |
| Sunset | | 17:28 | | 23:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:57 | | 23:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Jan-2025 01:04:54 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Jan-2025 19:04:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KEQA | 130055Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR M03/M07 A3018 RMK AO2
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K3AU
14nm SW | 130055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M10 A3020 RMK AO2
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KAAO
19nm W | 130054Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM CLR M03/M09 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP238 T10331089
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KBEC
19nm W | 130035Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR M02/M09 A3018 RMK AO2 T10161086
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KIAB
23nm SW | 121900Z 1219/1401 36010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH3001INS BECMG 1314/1315 21006KT 9999 SCT150 QNH3029INS TX05/1221Z TNM10/1312Z
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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