FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EQA |
| Lat/Long: | 37-46-26.7900N / 096-49-03.4600W 37-46.446500N / 096-49.057667W 37.7741083 / -96.8176278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1378 ft. / 420.0 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 |
| 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 MIRL RY 15/33 & HIRL RY 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 |
| ICTr080/36.4 | | WICHITA VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| EL DORADO | | at field | | 383 | | 05E | | EQA | . --.- .- |
| NEWTON | | 123/27.7 | | 281 | | 06E | | EWK | . .-- -.- |
| WELLINGTON | | 038/38.4 | | 414 | | 07E | | EGT | . --. - |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 37-46.213883N | | 37-46.717317N |
| Longitude: | 096-49.386550W | | 096-48.787017W |
| Elevation: | 1376.0 ft. | | 1378.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 038 magnetic, 043 true | | 218 magnetic, 223 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
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: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 37-46.750000N | | 37-46.104700N |
| Longitude: | 096-49.186000W | | 096-48.871033W |
| Elevation: | 1374.6 ft. | | 1373.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 154 magnetic, 159 true | | 334 magnetic, 339 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair 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) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. trees, 1110 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF EL DORADO 220 EAST FIRST, PO. BOX 792 EL DORADO, KS 67042 Phone 316-321-1327 |
| Manager: | HERB LLEWELLYN 1485 SE 30TH ST., 1485 SE 30TH ST EL DORADO, KS 67042 Phone 316-321-9100 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 73% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 July 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:53 | | 10:53 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 01:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 01:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 22:59:03 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-May-2008 17:59:03 |
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| METAR |
KAAO 19nm W | 102254Z AUTO 32022G33KT 10SM FEW035 19/09 A2970 RMK AO2 PK WND 32045/2205 SLP051 T01890094
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KIAB 23nm SW | 102255Z 30017G38KT 10SM FEW100 19/09 A2971 RMK AO2A PK WND 31041/2217 PRESRR SLP055 T01930094
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KEWK 26nm NW | 102255Z AUTO 33020G33KT 10SM BKN036 17/10 A2969 RMK AO1
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KICT 30nm W | 102253Z 32026G37KT 10SM FEW060 SCT200 19/08 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 31043/2207 SLP056 T01890083
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KWLD 38nm S | 102254Z AUTO 32029G41KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 32043/2232 SLP054 T02000094 $
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| TAF |
KIAB 23nm SW | 102118 30020G30KT 9999 SCT020 OVC035 QNH2958INS TEMPO 2101 VRB25G40KT BECMG 0102 34025G37KT 9999 NSW BKN030 QNH2958INS BECMG 0304 34020G30KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2968INS BECMG 0708 35015G25KT 9999 SKC QNH2975INS BECMG 1617 35012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS T2
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| NOTAMs |
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