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KEQA Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport
El Dorado, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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: 1380 ft. / 420.6 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
ICTr080/36.4WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
EL DORADOat field38305EEQA . --.- .-
NEWTON123/27.728106EEWK . .-- -.-
WELLINGTON038/38.441407EEGT . --. -

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 37-46.213757N37-46.717102N
Longitude: 096-49.386533W096-48.787065W
Elevation: 1376.1 ft.1378.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 038 magnetic, 043 true218 magnetic, 223 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

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: 37-46.750793N37-46.105193N
Longitude: 096-49.197677W096-48.883580W
Elevation: 1373.7 ft.1379.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 154 magnetic, 159 true334 magnetic, 339 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 34 ft. trees, 1110 ft. from runway, 26:1 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: CALEB MARSH
220 E 1ST AVE
EL DORADO, KS 67042
Phone 316-321-1327

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 28
Single engine airplanes: 26
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04   download (217KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download (226KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22   download (188KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download (224KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (69KB)

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 of KEQA (Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport)
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Photo taken 07-Aug-2011
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5412:54
Sunrise07:2113:21
Sunset18:0200:02
Evening civil twilight18:2900:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 00:23:10
Local (UTC-6)  12-Feb-2012 18:23:10
 
METAR
KAAO 
19nm W 
122354Z AUTO 16014KT 10SM OVC050 M02/M12 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP246 T10221117 11022 21033 58036
KIAB 
23nm SW 
122355Z AUTO 15013KT 10SM SCT045 OVC055 M02/M12 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP249 T10231121 11023 21035 58036
KEWK 
26nm NW 
122355Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM OVC044 M03/M13 A3019 RMK AO1 11030 21040 410301100 57037
KICT 
30nm W 
122353Z 16015G21KT 10SM SCT040 OVC055 M02/M10 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP244 T10221100 11022 21033 56037
KWLD 
38nm S 
122354Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM OVC060 M02/M09 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP257 T10171094 11017 21028 58031
TAF
KIAB 
23nm SW 
1221/1318 18015G22KT 9999 BKN050 BKN200 620505 QNH3015INS BECMG 1300/1301 16015KT 9999 OVC050 620505 QNH3008INS BECMG 1304/1305 18015G25KT 0800 SN OVC004 650049 510208 QNH2995INS BECMG 1308/1309 18015G25KT 4800 -SN OVC004 650049 510208 QNH2977INS TEMPO 1312/1317 8000 -FZDZ 660001 T01/1222Z TM03/1314Z AMD 122100 LIMITED METWATCH 1221 TIL 1302
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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, ...

More info about El Dorado Airport
independent
100LL Jet A Mogas
FS $5.15 $4.70 $4.30 
SS $5.15 $4.70 $4.30 
GUARANTEED
 
   5 read write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

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

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   1 read write
 

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SUPER 8 EL DORADO KS 4.9 54-73
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