FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 JUNE 2020
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EQA |
| Lat/Long: | 37-46-26.8000N 096-49-03.8000W
37-46.446667N 096-49.063333W
37.7741111,-96.8177222
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1379.3 ft. / 420.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of EL DORADO, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 67042 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ICT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTIVATE HIRL RWY 4/22 AND RWY 15/33, AND PAPI RWY 15/33 CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 120.875 (316-322-8095) |
| WICHITA APPROACH: | 134.8 |
| WICHITA DEPARTURE: | 134.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at 3AU (14 nm SW): | 124.175 (316-733-6696) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 1K1 (14 nm W): | 118.3 (316-530-6004) |
| WX ASOS at AAO (19 nm W): | 134.025 (316-636-2541) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at BEC (19 nm W): | 119.45 (316-515-7116) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ICTr080/36.4 | | WICHITA VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| NEWTON | | 123/27.7 | | 281 | | 06E | | EWK | . .-- -.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS
SELF SERVE 100 LL; SELF SERVE JET A; SELF SERVE MOGAS (AUTO GAS 91 OCTANE.) |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 4204 x 75 ft. / 1281 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 18.0 | | Double wheel: | 23.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 37-46.213762N | | 37-46.717103N |
| Longitude: | 096-49.386525W | | 096-48.787055W |
| Elevation: | 1375.8 ft. | | 1378.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 038 magnetic, 043 true | | 218 magnetic, 223 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 12.5 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 37-46.750788N | | 37-46.105217N |
| Longitude: | 096-49.197643W | | 096-48.883577W |
| Elevation: | 1373.4 ft. | | 1379.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 154 magnetic, 159 true | | 334 magnetic, 339 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, 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) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. trees, 1160 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF EL DORADO
220 E 1ST AVE
EL DORADO, KS 67042
Phone 316-321-9100 |
| Manager: | CALEB MARSH
220 E 1ST AVE
EL DORADO, KS 67042
Phone 316-321-1327 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 34 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 73% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 02 November 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AVOID FLT. OVER PRISON NORTH OF AIRPORT |
| - | FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520. |
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 18 June 2020 at 0901Z to 16 July 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (260KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (250KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (146KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3AU - Augusta Municipal Airport (14 nm SW)
1K1 - Lloyd Stearman Field Airport (14 nm W)
KAAO - Colonel James Jabara Airport (19 nm W)
KBEC - Beech Factory Airport (19 nm W)
KCEA - Cessna Aircraft Field Airport (22 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by cshayes
Photo taken 07-Aug-2011
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of El Dorado/Captain Jack Thomas Memorial Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Jul-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunset | | 20:49 | | 01:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:19 | | 02:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Jul-2020 19:14:10 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Jul-2020 14:14:10 |
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| METAR |
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| KEQA | 131855Z AUTO 13011G17KT 10SM CLR 33/16 A2990 RMK AO2
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K3AU
14nm SW | 131855Z AUTO 16010G18KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A2990 RMK AO2
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K1K1
14nm W | 131855Z AUTO 18011G19KT 10SM CLR 31/18 A2990 RMK AO2 T03050182
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KAAO
19nm W | 131854Z AUTO 17011G19KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP106 T03170183
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KBEC
19nm W | 131855Z AUTO 17011G15KT 10SM CLR 31/18 A2990 RMK AO2 T03110175
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KIAB
23nm SW | 131800Z 1318/1424 17012G18KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2972INS BECMG 1417/1418 17015G25KT 9999 FEW180 QNH2979INS TX36/1323Z TN23/1409Z
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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