FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | AAO |
Lat/Long: | 37-44-51.2670N 097-13-16.0240W 37-44.854450N 097-13.267067W 37.7475742,-97.2211178 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1420.8 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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AAO (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | APT LGT SKED: 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 AWOS-3PT at BEC (3 nm S): | 119.45 (316-515-7116) |
WX AWOS-2 at 1K1 (5 nm E): | 118.3 (316-530-6004) |
WX AWOS-3P at 3AU (8 nm SE): | 124.175 (316-733-6696) |
WX ASOS at ICT (12 nm SW): | PHONE 316-945-8022 |
WX AWOS-3PT 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 |
HUTr110/36.9 | | HUTCHINSON VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 04E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FOR 24 HOUR FUEL CONTACT FBO |
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: | PCN 15 /R/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 40.0 | Double wheel: | 62.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 37-45.353470N | | 37-44.355437N |
Longitude: | 097-13.191685W | | 097-13.342427W |
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 | | |
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: | MR. JESSE R ROMO, A.A.E. 2173 AIR CARGO ROAD WICHITA, KS 67209 Phone 316-946-4700 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 128 | Single engine airplanes: | | 62 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 29 | Jet airplanes: | | 35 | Helicopters: | | 1 | Military aircraft: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 105/day * | 50% | transient general aviation | 47% | local general aviation | 3% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 13 August 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | ATTENDED CONTINUOUSLY. |
- | USE CTN FOR MCCONNELL AFB 9 MILES S AND BEECH FACTORY ARPT 3 MILES S. |
- | BEECH FACTORY ARPT CLASS D ASP BEGINS 1 MILE S RWY 18. |
- | SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY VFR ARR AND DEP NOT RCMDD WO ATC RADAR SVCS DUE TO BEECH FACTORY ARPT AND MCCONNELL AFB CLASS D AFB ASP. |
- | VFR ARR AND DEP RECOMMENDED TO RMN AT OR BLW 2,500 MSL WITHIN 5 MILES DUE TO HEAVY MIL TFC 3,000 MSL. |
- | DUE TO 20 RWY END ELEV DIFFERENTIAL, PILOTS MAY LOSE LINE OF SIGHT OF OTR ACFT ON OPPOSING RWY ENDS. |
- | RWY 18 NSTD TFC PAT. |
- | ALL TFC PATS W OF FLD. |
- | RWY 36 DSGND CALM WIND RWY. |
- | ACFT ENGINE RUNS ABOVE IDLE NOT APPROVED ON ACFT PRKG RAMPS. |
- | PPR FOR ACFT CARRYING CLASS 1?DIVISION 1.1, 1.2 OR 1.3 EXPLOSIVES AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 173.50 OR AS AMENDED. |
- | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT, ALL QUADS. |
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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 18 | |
download (232KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (244KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (254KB) |
RNAV (GPS)-E | |
download (191KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
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 Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (12 nm SW)
KEWK - Newton City/County Airport (19 nm N)
KEQA - El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial Airport (19 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Matthew Bell
Photo taken 19-Feb-2013
looking south.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 29-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
Sunset | | 19:49 | | 00:49 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:15 | | 01:15 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-Mar-2024 14:36:37 |
Local (UTC-5) | 29-Mar-2024 09:36:37 |
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METAR |
KAAO | 291354Z AUTO 18018G25KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 18026/1337 SLP074 T01390083
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KBEC 3nm S | 291415Z AUTO 18014KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A2977 RMK AO2 T01330081 FZRANO
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KIAB 8nm S | 291355Z AUTO 21018G25KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP077 T01370083
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K3AU 8nm SE | 291415Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO
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KICT 12nm SW | 291353Z 18012KT 10SM FEW150 SCT200 BKN250 12/08 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP074 T01220083
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KEWK 17nm N | 291356Z AUTO 19020G24KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 19026/1344 SLP070 T01440094
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KEQA 19nm E | 291415Z AUTO 19018G27KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A2977 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KIAB 8nm S | 291000Z 2910/3016 18012KT 9999 SKC WS020/17055KT QNH2979INS BECMG 2914/2915 19015G25KT 9999 SCT200 510004 QNH2968INS BECMG 2923/2924 20009KT 9999 SKC QNH2973INS BECMG 3005/3006 02009KT 9999 SKC QNH2983INS BECMG 3014/3015 03012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS TX21/2921Z TN09/2912Z
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KICT 12nm SW | 291145Z 2912/3012 18014KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/21045KT FM291500 20020G30KT P6SM BKN220 FM300100 20012KT P6SM SKC FM300600 02012KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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