FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AAO |
| Lat/Long: | 37-44-51.2670N 097-13-16.0240W
37-44.854450N 097-13.267067W
37.7475742,-97.2211178
(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: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36, MALSR RWY 18, REIL RWY 36 - CTAF. |
| 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-2 at 1K1 (5 nm E): | 118.3 (316-530-6004) |
| WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (8 nm SE): | 124.175 (316-733-6696) |
| WX ASOS at ICT (12 nm SW): | PHONE 316-800-1006 |
| 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 |
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| ICTr083/17.2 | | WICHITA VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 07E |
| HUTr110/36.9 | | HUTCHINSON VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FOR 24 HOUR FUEL CONTACT FBO 316-636-9700 |
| 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: | 37-45.353470N | | 37-44.355437N |
| Longitude: | 097-13.191685W | | 097-13.342427W |
| 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: | MR. JESSE ROMO
2173 AIR CARGO ROAD
WICHITA, KS 67209
Phone 316-946-4700 |
Additional Remarks
| - | ATTENDED CONTINUOUSLY. |
| - | MCCONNELL AFB 9 MILES S AND BEECH FACTORY ARPT 3 MILES S. |
| - | BEECH FACTORY ARPT CLASS D AIRSPACE 1 MILE S RWY 18. |
| - | SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY VFR ARR AND DEP NOT RECOMMENDED WITHOUT ATC RADAR SVCS DUE TO BEECH FACTORY ARPT AND MCCONNELL AFB CLASS D AIRSPACE. |
| - | VFR ARR AND DEP RECOMMENDED TO RMN AT OR BLW 2,500 MSL WITHIN 5 MILES DUE TO HEAVY MIL TFC 3,000 MSL. |
| - | NO LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN RWY ENDS. |
| - | RWY 36 DSGND CALM WIND RWY. |
| - | ENGINE RUN-UPS NOT PERMITTED ON ACFT RAMPS. |
| - | PPR FOR ACFT CARRYING CLASS 1 DIVISION 1.1, 1.2 OR 1.3 EXPLOSIVES AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 173.50. |
| - | BIRDS ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT. |
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON AND INVOF OF ARPT. |
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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| ILS OR LOC RWY 18 | |
download (231KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (253KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-E | |
download (190KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
| 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)
K50 - Cook Airfield (11 nm S)
KICT - Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Matthew Bell
Photo taken 19-Feb-2013
looking south.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Jan-2026
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunrise | | 07:45 | | 13:45 |
| Sunset | | 17:29 | | 23:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 23:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Jan-2026 18:55:45 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 11-Jan-2026 12:55:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KAAO | 111754Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3058 RMK AO2 SLP368 T00331067 10033 21056 58001
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KBEC
3nm S | 111835Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM CLR 04/M05 A3056 RMK AO2 T00401052
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KIAB
8nm S | 111755Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 04/M05 A3057 RMK AO2 SLP365 T00391051 10039 21027 50001
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K3AU
8nm SE | 111835Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3057 RMK AO2
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KICT
12nm SW | 111753Z 21008KT 10SM FEW250 03/M05 A3058 RMK AO2 SLP367 T00331050 10033 21050 50001 $
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KEWK
17nm N | 111756Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 03/M04 A3057 RMK AO2 SLP364 T00281044 10028 21056 58000 $
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KEQA
19nm E | 111835Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 05/M05 A3056 RMK AO2
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KIAB
8nm S | 111800Z 1118/1224 22006KT 9999 SKC QNH3041INS BECMG 1204/1205 21009KT 9999 SCT200 520103 QNH3032INS BECMG 1212/1213 26006KT 9999 SKC QNH3021INS TX08/1122Z TNM02/1213Z
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KICT
12nm SW | 111725Z 1118/1218 21009KT P6SM SKC
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