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KEQA El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport
El Dorado, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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
ICTr080/36.4WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 37-46.213762N37-46.717103N
Longitude: 096-49.386525W096-48.787055W
Elevation: 1375.8 ft.1378.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 038 magnetic, 043 true218 magnetic, 223 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, 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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 37-46.750788N37-46.105217N
Longitude: 096-49.197643W096-48.883577W
Elevation: 1373.4 ft.1379.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 154 magnetic, 159 true334 magnetic, 339 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1160 ft. from runway, 24:1 slope to clearnone

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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5710:57
Sunrise06:2711:27
Sunset20:4101:41
Evening civil twilight21:1002:10

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Jul-2025 20:54:23
Local (UTC-5)  26-Jul-2025 15:54:23
 
METAR
KEQA 262035Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 34/23 A2995 RMK AO2
K3AU 
14nm SW 		262035Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM CLR 33/21 A2995 RMK AO2
KAAO 
19nm W 		261954Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP123 T03280239
KBEC 
19nm W 		262035Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A2994 RMK AO2 T03310235
TAF
KIAB 
23nm SW 		261800Z 2618/2724 19009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2990INS BECMG 2623/2624 19010G15KT 9999 VCTS SCT030 BKN050CB OVC100 QNH2990INS BECMG 2702/2703 15006KT 9999 NSW FEW100 SCT250 QNH2994INS BECMG 2705/2706 17006KT 9999 SKC 520003 QNH2996INS BECMG 2708/2709 16006KT 8000 BR SKC 520003 QNH2996INS BECMG 2711/2712 18010G15KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH2997INS TX34/2621Z TN25/2712Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
El Dorado Airport 316-321-1327
[web site]
[email]		 Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...

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independent
100LL Jet A Mogas
FS $5.18 $4.00 $4.44 
SS $5.18 $4.00 $4.44 
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SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
Comments		  
Peterson's Performance Plus 316-320-1080
[web site]
[email]		 Aircraft modifications

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