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KAAO Colonel James Jabara Airport
Wichita, Kansas, USA

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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
ICTr083/17.2WICHITA 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
Runway edge lights: PERI
MED.
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: 90
Single engine airplanes: 54
Multi engine airplanes: 24
Jet airplanes: 10
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 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5612:56
Sunrise07:2313:23
Sunset18:0300:03
Evening civil twilight18:3000:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 19:28:41
Local (UTC-6)  12-Feb-2012 13:28:41
 
METAR
KAAO 121854Z AUTO 18014G18KT 10SM OVC060 M03/M14 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP315 T10331144
KIAB 
8nm S 
121855Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM OVC055 M03/M14 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP321 T10321142
KICT 
12nm SW 
121853Z 16012KT 10SM OVC055 M03/M13 A3040 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP315 T10281128
KEWK 
17nm N 
121855Z AUTO 18015KT 10SM OVC050 M04/M14 A3039 RMK AO1
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
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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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, ...

More info about Midwest Corporate Aviation
Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
FS $6.32 $6.08 
 Updated 08-Feb-2012
 
   5 read write
FS=Full service
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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 89-129
TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST 0.8 74-108
COMFORT INN EAST 4.5 75-95
BEST WESTERN AIRPORT INN & CONFERENCE CENTER 12.1 93-136
 

Other hotels near Colonel James Jabara Airport

Miles Price ($)
CANDLEWOOD SUITES WICHITA - NORTHEAST 0.5 66-95
MARRIOTT EXECUSTAY VILLAS WATER 1.1 
WICHITA INN NORTH 1.3 53-63
NORTHROCK SUITES 1.4 112-212
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS WICHITA 1.5 75-114
HAMPTON INN SUITES WICHITANORTHEAST 1.6 93-149
STAYBRIDGE SUITES WICHITA 1.7 
THE INN AT TALLGRASS 1.9 129-229
HILTON GARDEN INN WICHITA 2.2 
HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON * THE WATERFRONT 2.7 
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT PLAZZIO EAST 3.0 89-99
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST AT PLAZZIO 3.0 109-139
CRESTHILL SUITES HOTEL - WICHITA 3.9 80-199
HAMPTON INN WICHITA EAST 4.5 63-114
STUDIOPLUS WICHITA-EAST 4.5 70-100
MARRIOTT WICHITA 4.6 93-94
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT WICHITA EAST 4.6 84-85

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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