FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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 -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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (235KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (244KB) |
| 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 |
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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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 13:15 |
| Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 13:44 |
| Sunset | | 17:19 | | 23:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 23:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Jan-2026 22:25:29 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 02-Jan-2026 16:25:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KEQA | 022155Z AUTO 07010KT 10SM CLR 05/00 A2980 RMK AO2
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K3AU
14nm SW | 022155Z AUTO 04010KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A2980 RMK AO2
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KAAO
19nm W | 022154Z AUTO 02011KT 9SM CLR 04/00 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP100 T00440000
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KBEC
19nm W | 022155Z AUTO 02012KT 10SM CLR 06/00 A2980 RMK AO2 T00560000
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KIAB
23nm SW | 021800Z 0218/0324 06009KT 9999 SCT030 BKN140 QNH2978INS BECMG 0300/0301 06006KT 9999 OVC020 QNH2985INS BECMG 0311/0312 35012KT 9999 OVC020 QNH3002INS TX09/0221Z TN00/0312Z
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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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