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KAAO Colonel James Jabara Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: 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 ASOS at ICT (12 nm SW): PHONE 316-945-8022
WX AWOS-3 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
ICTr083/17.2WICHITA VORTAC113.8007E
HUTr105/36.9HUTCHINSON VOR/DME116.8009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
NEWTON167/19.228106EEWK . .-- -.-
EL DORADO259/19.338305EEQA . --.- .-
WELLINGTON011/26.741407EEGT . --. -

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 37-45.353383N37-44.355423N
Longitude: 097-13.191737W097-13.342418W
Elevation: 1401.2 ft.1420.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 181 magnetic, 187 true001 magnetic, 007 true
Markings: precision, in good 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)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Traffic pattern: leftleft

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: 104
Single engine airplanes: 56
Multi engine airplanes: 28
Jet airplanes: 18
Ultralights: 1
Military aircraft: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 105/day *
50% transient general aviation
47% local general aviation
3% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 17 August 2012

Additional Remarks

HELIPAD H1 USED BY WICHITA POLICE HELICOPTER.
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.
BE ALERT: 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 18   download (226KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (210KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (216KB)
RNAV (GPS)-E   download (160KB)
VOR-A   download (175KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (16KB)
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 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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Aerial photo of KAAO (Colonel James Jabara Airport)
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Photo taken 19-Feb-2013
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From to KAAO

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1312:13
Sunrise07:3912:39
Sunset18:5023:50
Evening civil twilight19:1600:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 15:39:03
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 10:39:03
 
METAR
KAAO 161354Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM BKN110 05/03 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP218 T00500028 $
KIAB 
8nm S 
161358Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM SCT110 SCT140 06/04 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP222 T00610041
KICT 
12nm SW 
161353Z 33006KT 10SM SCT110 BKN150 07/03 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP219 T00670028 $
KEWK 
17nm N 
161435Z 29008KT 10SM FEW120 06/03 A3018 RMK AO1
TAF
KIAB 
8nm S 
1610/1716 31006KT 9999 FEW040 510013 QNH3013INS BECMG 1614/1615 34010G15KT 9999 SCT200 510604 QNH3008INS BECMG 1620/1621 28006KT 9999 BKN080 BKN150 510604 QNH3000INS BECMG 1702/1703 19006KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3002INS T13/1621Z T04/1612Z
KICT 
12nm SW 
161120Z 1612/1712 32007KT P6SM SCT150 FM161500 31008KT P6SM OVC090 FM170300 23005KT P6SM SCT150
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Midwest Corporate Aviation 316-636-9700
toll-free 1-800-435-9622
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...

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Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
FS $6.72 $5.98 
 Updated 15-Oct-2013
 
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Alternatives at nearby airports
Located at KICT
Yingling Aviation
UNICOM 122.95
316-943-3246
toll-free 1-800-835-0083
[web site]
[email]
At KICT (Wichita Mid-Continent Airport), 12 miles WSW

Yingling Aviation is the Premier FBO/MRO in the South Central U.S. We specialize in quick-turns and our modern facilities are very comfortable. Ample ramp space. Close to Flight Safety Cessna Learning Center. 7/24 FBO services and comprehensive support of all Cessna's from props to Citations, and King Airs - Airframe, Engines, Avionics, Interiors-Home of the "Oasis" interior. We are a Cessna Authorized Service Center, McCauley, Hartzell and MT Propellor Service and Sales. Our staff strive to exceed your expectations for customer service. Stop in today and find out why we are the preferred FBO!
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST 0.8 129-130
TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST 0.8 124-125
COMFORT INN EAST 4.5 80-95
BEST WESTERN AIRPORT INN & CONFERENCE CENTER 12.2 94-95
 

Other hotels near Colonel James Jabara Airport

Miles Price ($)
CANDLEWOOD SUITES WICHITA - NORTHEAST 0.5 84-85
WICHITA INN NORTH 1.3 69-70
NORTHROCK SUITES 1.4 80-81
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS WICHITA 1.4 94-130
HAMPTON INN & SUITES WICHITA NORTHEAST 1.6 89-119
STAYBRIDGE SUITES WICHITA 1.8 135-170
THE INN AT TALLGRASS 1.9 129-149
HILTON GARDEN INN WICHITA 2.1 134-169
HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON AT THE WATERFRONT 2.6 169-199
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT PLAZZIO EAST 3.0 159-160
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST AT PLAZZIO 3.0 119-120
CRESTHILL SUITES WICHITA 3.9 105-116
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST 4.5 74-89
STUDIOPLUS WICHITA-EAST 4.5 70-85
HAMPTON INN WICHITA EAST 4.5 101-139
MARRIOTT WICHITA 4.6 205-206
HAWTHORN SUITES BY WYNDHAM WICHITA EAST 4.6 88-154

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Colonel James Jabara Airport

3 in Park City
63 in Wichita
1 in Derby
 

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