FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024
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: | APT LGT SKED: 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 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 316-945-8022 |
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 |
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 |
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 R ROMO, A.A.E. 2173 AIR CARGO ROAD WICHITA, KS 67209 Phone 316-946-4700 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 128 | Single engine airplanes: | | 62 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 29 | Jet airplanes: | | 35 | Helicopters: | | 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 August 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | ATTENDED CONTINUOUSLY. |
- | USE CTN FOR MCCONNELL AFB 9 MILES S AND BEECH FACTORY ARPT 3 MILES S. |
- | BEECH FACTORY ARPT CLASS D ASP BEGINS 1 MILE S RWY 18. |
- | SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY VFR ARR AND DEP NOT RCMDD WO ATC RADAR SVCS DUE TO BEECH FACTORY ARPT AND MCCONNELL AFB CLASS D AFB ASP. |
- | VFR ARR AND DEP RECOMMENDED TO RMN AT OR BLW 2,500 MSL WITHIN 5 MILES DUE TO HEAVY MIL TFC 3,000 MSL. |
- | DUE TO 20 RWY END ELEV DIFFERENTIAL, PILOTS MAY LOSE LINE OF SIGHT OF OTR ACFT ON OPPOSING RWY ENDS. |
- | RWY 18 NSTD TFC PAT. |
- | ALL TFC PATS W OF FLD. |
- | RWY 36 DSGND CALM WIND RWY. |
- | ACFT ENGINE RUNS ABOVE IDLE NOT APPROVED ON ACFT PRKG RAMPS. |
- | PPR FOR ACFT CARRYING CLASS 1?DIVISION 1.1, 1.2 OR 1.3 EXPLOSIVES AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 173.50 OR AS AMENDED. |
- | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT, ALL QUADS. |
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 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 18 | |
download (232KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (244KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (254KB) |
RNAV (GPS)-E | |
download (191KB) |
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)
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Matthew Bell
Photo taken 19-Feb-2013
looking south.
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 12:33 |
Sunset | | 19:39 | | 00:39 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:06 | | 01:06 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Mar-2024 13:17:54 |
Local (UTC-5) | 19-Mar-2024 08:17:54 |
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METAR |
KAAO | 191254Z AUTO 21015G26KT 10SM CLR 03/M04 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 20026/1252 SLP179 T00331039
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KBEC 3nm S | 191255Z AUTO 21013KT 10SM CLR 02/M05 A3005 RMK AO2 T00241046
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KIAB 8nm S | 191055Z AUTO 21013KT 10SM CLR 03/M06 A3006 RMK AO2 SLPNO T00251059 $
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K3AU 8nm SE | 191255Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO
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KICT 12nm SW | 191253Z 20009KT 10SM CLR 01/M04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP180 T00111039
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KEWK 17nm N | 191256Z AUTO 21012KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP167 T00281022
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KEQA 19nm E | 191255Z AUTO 21013KT 10SM CLR 03/M05 A3004 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KIAB 8nm S | 191000Z 1910/2016 01009KT 9999 SKC WS020/25040KT QNH3004INS BECMG 1914/1915 35015G20KT 9999 SKC 510042 QNH2985INS BECMG 1923/1924 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS TX22/1921Z TN01/1912Z
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KICT 12nm SW | 191120Z 1912/2012 20011KT P6SM SKC FM191600 26014G21KT P6SM SKC FM200100 03007KT P6SM SKC FM200800 09006KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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