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 |
| ICTr083/17.2 | | 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 |
|
| 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 |
| 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: | | 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)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
Yahoo!
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Matthew Bell
Photo taken 19-Feb-2013
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Colonel James Jabara Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunrise | | 07:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 18:50 | | 23:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:16 | | 00:16 |
|
| 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
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|