FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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: | 1421 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 |
| Sectional chart: | WICHITA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AAO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | 2221 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, MALSR RY 18, REIL RY 36 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 18 & 36 OPR CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 ASOS at ICT (12 nm SW): | PHONE 316-945-8022 |
| WX AWOS-3 at EWK (19 nm N): | 123.875 (316-283-8789) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ICTr083/17.2 | | WICHITA VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 07E |
| HUTr105/36.9 | | HUTCHINSON VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 09E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NEWTON | | 167/19.2 | | 281 | | 06E | | EWK | . .-- -.- |
| EL DORADO | | 259/19.3 | | 383 | | 05E | | EQA | . --.- .- |
| WELLINGTON | | 011/26.7 | | 414 | | 07E | | EGT | . --. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Oil available: | CTAF 122.7 USED JOINTLY BY WITH BEECH ARPT WHEN BEECH ATCT CLSD. |
| 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: | | 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 | | |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | PERI MED. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
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: | | 90 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 54 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Jet airplanes: | | 10 | | Ultralights: | | 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 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS TO THE SOUTH & WEST. |
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | PPR REQUIRED FOR ACFT CARRYING CLASS 1 - DIVISION 1.1; 1.2 OR 1.3 EXPLOSIVES AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 173.50. |
| - | VFR ARRIVALS FM E/SE CTC BEECH ATCT ON FREQ 126.80 FOR BEECH FACTORY ARPT TFC ADVISORIES. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR MILITARY ACFT W OF FIELD AT 3000 FT. |
| - | RY 18 VFR DEPS MAKE RIGHT DOWNWIND DEP. |
| - | DUE TO RY & TWY END ELEVATION DIFFERENTIALS & ACFT HGT, PILOTS MAY LOSE LINE OF SIGHT OF OTHER ACFT ON OPPOSING RY & TWY ENDS. |
| - | CAUTION: OBSERVE PUBLISHED TRAFFIC PATTERNS, BEECH FACTORY FLD RY 18 FINAL ONLY ONE MILE TO THE EAST. |
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 |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 18 | |
download (272KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (249KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (257KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-E | |
download (190KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (25KB) |
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 Mid-Continent Airport (12 nm SW)
KEWK - Newton City/County Airport (19 nm N)
KEQA - Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (19 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in June 2008
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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 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 13:23 |
| Sunset | | 18:03 | | 00:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:30 | | 00:30 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 19:28:41 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 13:28:41 |
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| METAR |
| KAAO | 121854Z AUTO 18014G18KT 10SM OVC060 M03/M14 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP315 T10331144
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KIAB 8nm S | 121855Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM OVC055 M03/M14 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP321 T10321142
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KICT 12nm SW | 121853Z 16012KT 10SM OVC055 M03/M13 A3040 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP315 T10281128
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KEWK 17nm N | 121855Z AUTO 18015KT 10SM OVC050 M04/M14 A3039 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KIAB 8nm S | 1218/1318 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 1314/1317 8000 -FZDZ 660001 T01/1222Z TM03/1314Z LIMITED METWATCH 1218 TIL 1302
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KICT 12nm SW | 121730Z 1218/1318 18015G22KT P6SM OVC060 FM130400 17015G25KT 3SM -SN BR OVC015 FM130800 17015G25KT 2SM -SN BR OVC007 FM131500 18015G25KT P6SM OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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