FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| 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: | ACTVT HIRL RYS 15/33 & 04/22 - 122.9. |
| 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 ASOS at AAO (19 nm W): | 134.025 (316-636-2541) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ICTr080/36.4 | | WICHITA VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| EL DORADO | | at field | | 383 | | 05E | | EQA | . --.- .- |
| NEWTON | | 123/27.7 | | 281 | | 06E | | EWK | . .-- -.- |
| WELLINGTON | | 038/38.4 | | 414 | | 07E | | EGT | . --. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 038 magnetic, 043 true | | 218 magnetic, 223 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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 fair 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: | 34 ft. trees, 1110 ft. from runway, 26:1 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: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 73% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 23 May 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AVOID FLT. OVER PRISON NORTH OF AIRPORT |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (183KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (186KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (158KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (187KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (147KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by cshayes
Photo taken 07-Aug-2011
looking north.
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 01:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 01:50 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 07:37:30 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 02:37:30 |
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| METAR |
KAAO 19nm W | 130654Z AUTO 22008KT 3SM +TSRA BR FEW032 SCT042 OVC055 22/21 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB33RAB39 SLP163 P0018 T02170206
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KIAB 23nm SW | 130658Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM -RA BKN047 BKN060 22/22 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W-N SLP169 P0003 T02180218
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KEWK 26nm NW | 130655Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM FEW055 22/21 A3006 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT S
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KICT 30nm W | 130653Z 28006KT 8SM TSRA BKN020 BKN043CB BKN070 22/21 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP165 FRQ LTGICCC SW-NW TS SW-NW MOV NE P0003 T02220211
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KWLD 38nm S | 130654Z AUTO 06006KT 9SM -RA BKN110 22/21 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N-E TSE22 SLP152 T02220211 $
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| TAF |
KIAB 23nm SW | 1306/1408 VRB06KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3001INS TEMPO 1306/1308 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB TEMPO 1308/1309 06010G15KT 8000 -SHRA SCT035 BECMG 1314/1315 09012G18KT 9999 BKN100 BKN180 QNH3000INS BECMG 1319/1320 10009KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB BKN100 QNH2998INS TEMPO 1321/1401 10020G30KT 4800 TSRAGR BKN015CB BECMG 1401/1402 12006KT 9999 NSW FEW040 SCT100 SCT180 QNH3005INS T29/1319Z T19/1311Z AMD 130610
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