FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunset | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 02:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:01:52 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 06:01:52 |
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| METAR |
KAAO 19nm W | 180954Z AUTO 14007KT 7SM SCT009 BKN023 BKN044 21/19 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP094 T02060194
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KIAB 23nm SW | 181045Z AUTO 12011KT 8SM R19/5500FT SCT007 21/21 A2984 RMK AO2
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KEWK 26nm NW | 181035Z AUTO 14009KT 7SM SCT009 BKN020 20/17 A2986 RMK AO1
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KICT 30nm W | 180953Z 14009KT 6SM BR BKN009 OVC022 22/21 A2985 RMK AO2 CIG 007V011 SLP093 T02170206
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KWLD 38nm S | 181039Z AUTO 13008KT 6SM BR BKN026 OVC034 22/21 A2984 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KIAB 23nm SW | 1810/1916 11006KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2985INS BECMG 1811/1812 12006KT 8000 BR BKN010 QNH2981INS TEMPO 1812/1813 4800 BR BKN006 BECMG 1814/1815 14010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT020 SCT160 QNH2978INS BECMG 1817/1818 14015G20KT 9999 SCT020 BKN140 QNH2973INS BECMG 1901/1902 13015G25KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN015CB OVC120 QNH2967INS TEMPO 1903/1906 12025G35KT 8000 TSRAGR BECMG 1907/1908 14015KT 9000 -RA BKN020 OVC120 QNH2962INS BECMG 1909/1910 16015KT 9999 NSW SCT020 BKN140 QNH2958INS T29/1821Z T19/1812Z
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| NOTAMs |
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