FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
Location
FAA Identifier: | AAO |
Lat/Long: | 37-44-51.3000N 097-13-16.0000W 37-44.855000N 097-13.266667W 37.7475833,-97.2211111 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1420.8 ft. / 433.1 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 06E (2000) |
From city: | 9 miles NE of WICHITA, KS |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 67226 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 07/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AAO (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | APT LGT SKED: ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, MALSR RY 18, REIL RY 36 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 18 & 36 OPR CONT. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX ASOS: | 134.025 (316-636-2541) |
WICHITA APPROACH: | 134.8 |
WICHITA DEPARTURE: | 134.8 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.0 |
WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (3 nm S): | 119.45 (316-515-7116) |
WX AWOS-3 at 1K1 (5 nm E): | 118.3 (316-530-6004) |
WX AWOS-3PT at 3AU (8 nm SE): | 124.175 (316-733-6696) |
WX ASOS at ICT (12 nm SW): | PHONE 316-945-8022 |
WX AWOS-3PT at EWK (19 nm N): | 123.875 (316-283-8789) |
WX AWOS-3P at EQA (19 nm E): | 120.875 (316-322-8095) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
ICTr083/17.2 | | WICHITA VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 07E |
HUTr110/36.9 | | HUTCHINSON VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 04E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
NEWTON | | 167/19.2 | | 281 | | 06E | | EWK | . .-- -.- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR 24 HOUR FUEL CONTACT FBO |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 6101 x 100 ft. / 1860 x 30 m |
Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 15 /R/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 40.0 | Double wheel: | 62.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 37-45.353383N | | 37-44.355423N |
Longitude: | 097-13.191737W | | 097-13.342418W |
Elevation: | 1401.2 ft. | | 1420.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 181 magnetic, 187 true | | 001 magnetic, 007 true |
Markings: | precision, in good 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) |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | WICHITA AIRPORT AUTHORITY 2173 AIR CARGO RD WICHITA, KS 67209 Phone 316-946-4700 |
Manager: | VICTOR WHITE WICHITA AIRPORT AUTHORITY, 2173 AIR CARGO RD WICHITA, KS 67209 Phone 316-946-4700 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 113 | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 31 | Jet airplanes: | | 20 | Helicopters: | | 1 | Military aircraft: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 105/day * | 50% | transient general aviation | 47% | local general aviation | 3% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 13 August 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | ATNDD CONSY. |
- | USE CTN FOR MCCONNELL AFB 9 MILES S AND BEECH FACTORY ARPT 3 MILES S. |
- | BEECH FACTORY ARPT CLASS D ASP BEGINS 1 MILE S OF RWY 18 DER. |
- | SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY VFR ARR AND DEP NOT RCMDD WO ATC RADAR SVCS DUE TO BEECH FACTORY ARPT AND MCCONNELL CLASS D AFB ASP. |
- | VFR ARR AND DEP ARE RCMDD TO RMN AOB 2500 FT MSL WITHIN 5 MILES DUE TO HEAVY MIL TFC AOA 3000 FT MSL. |
- | MIGRATORY BIRDS INVOF ARPT. |
- | DUE TO 20 FT RWY END ELEV DIFFERENTIAL, PILOTS MAY LOSE LINE OF SIGHT OF OTHER ACFT ON OPPOSING RWY ENDS. |
- | NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS S, SW, AND W. |
- | PPR FOR ACFT CARRYING CLASS 1 - DIVISION 1.1, 1.2, OR 1.3 XPLOSS AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 173.50 OR AS AMDD. |
- | RWY 18 NSTD TFC PAT. |
- | FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520. |
- | ALL TFC PATS W OF FIELD. |
- | RWY 36 DSGND CALM WIND RWY. |
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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 18 | |
download (236KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (254KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (255KB) |
RNAV (GPS)-E | |
download (195KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (143KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (147KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (3 nm S)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (5 nm E)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (6 nm S)
KIAB - Mc Connell Air Force Base (8 nm S)
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (8 nm SE)
KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower NTL Airport (12 nm SW)
KEWK - Newton City/County Airport (19 nm N)
KEQA - El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (19 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Matthew Bell
Photo taken 19-Feb-2013
looking south.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 18-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 13:14 |
Sunrise | | 07:43 | | 13:43 |
Sunset | | 17:36 | | 23:36 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 00:04 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Jan-2021 01:21:34 |
Local (UTC-6) | 18-Jan-2021 19:21:34 |
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METAR |
KAAO | 190054Z AUTO 33009KT 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP187 T00611039
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KBEC 3nm S | 190055Z AUTO 34009KT 10SM CLR 08/M03 A3006 RMK AO2 T00751034
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K1K1 5nm E | 190055Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 05/M03 A3006 RMK AO2 T00501033
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KIAB 8nm S | 190056Z AUTO 01010KT 10SM CLR 07/M05 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP189 T00731048 $
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K3AU 8nm SE | 190055Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 05/M02 A3006 RMK AO2
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KICT 12nm SW | 190053Z 35008KT 10SM FEW180 FEW220 07/M03 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP186 T00721033
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KEWK 17nm N | 190056Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 03/M04 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP189 T00281039
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KEQA 19nm E | 190055Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 06/M02 A3005 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KIAB 8nm S | 182155Z 1821/1924 35010G20KT 9999 SCT190 QNH2993INS BECMG 1823/1824 VRB06KT 9999 SCT160 QNH3002INS BECMG 1914/1915 34010G15KT 9999 SCT120 QNH3038INS TX13/1822Z TNM03/1911Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1822 NEXT 1910
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KICT 12nm SW | 182251Z 1823/1918 35015G25KT P6SM BKN150 FM190100 34012KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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