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KAAO
Airport
Colonel James Jabara
Wichita, Kansas

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/20/2008 - 1/15/2009

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:AAO / KAAO (Alpha-Alpha-Oscar)
Lat/Lng: 37.7475833333, -97.2211111111
37-44-51.3000N, 097-13-16.0000W
Estimated by NGS on 05/22/2004
Elevation: 1421 feet Surveyed by NGS on 05/22/2004
Magnetic Variation: 06E, (2000), [5E (2008)]
Sectional: WICHITA
From City: 9nm NE of Wichita

Operations

Use: Open to the public
Airspace Analysis: CONDITIONAL
Runway 18/36 Has No Objection; Helipad Must Maintenance Clear App/Departure Paths for 8:1 Glide Slope and Trsnl Surface for a 2:1 Slope.
Ownership: Publicly owned
Activation: 07/1944
Attended: Continuous
Control Tower: no
ARTCC: Kansas City Center (ZKC)
FSS: Wichita FSS (ICT)
NOTAMs and Weather: AAO NOTAM-D service at airport
Pattern Altitude: 2221 MSL (800 AGL)
Wind Indicator: Lighted
Segmented Circle: yes
Lights: Dusk-Dawn (local time), Activate PAPI Runways 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: Clear-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Landing Fee: no

Communications

CTAF: 122.700
CTAF 122.7 Used Jointly by with Beech Airport When Beech ATCT Closed.
UNICOM: 122.700
Weather: ASOS 316-636-2541 134.025
Approach:
Contact 'WICHITA' Approach
134.8, 269.1
Departure:
Contact 'WICHITA' Departure
134.8, 269.1
Other: ---CD/P 125.0
Master Airport: ICT (WICHITA MID-CONTINENT)

Services

Fuel: Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A - Kerosene, freeze point -40C
Airframe Repair: Major
Powerplant Repair: Major
Bottled Oxygen: None
Bulk Oxygen: None
Transient Storage: Hanger,Tie-Down
Other Services: Air Ambulance, Charter, Pilot Instruction, Aircraft Sales

Based Aircraft

Single Engine GA: 54
Multi Engine GA: 24
Jet GA: 10
Military: 1
Ultralights: 1
Total: 90

Annual Operations

For year ending: 05/13/2008
AirTaxi: 1300
Local GA (< 20 miles): 18000
Non-local GA: 19000
Total: 38300

Ownership

Owner: Wichita Airport Authority
2173 Air Cargo Rd
Wichita, Ks 67209
316-946-4700
Manager: Victor White
Wichita Airport Authority, 2173 Air Cargo Rd
Wichita, Ks 67209
316-946-4700

Runways

Runways: 18/36
H1

Runway 18/36

Length: 6101 feet
by Ngs on 05/22/2004
Width: 100 feet
Surface: Porland Cement Concrete, Good Condition
Surface Treatment: Saw-cut or Plastic Grooved
Weight Capacity: Single Wheel aircraft: 40,000 lbs
Dual Wheel aircraft: 62,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity: Med Intensity
End 18 End 36
True Alignment: 187, (182 Magnetic) 007, (002 Magnetic)
ILS Type: ILS/DME  
Right Hand Pattern: Yes  
Runway Markings: Precision Instrument, Good Condition Nonprecision Instrument, Good Condition
Elevation at End: 1401.2' MSL 1420.8' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone: 1414' MSL 1421' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height: 34' AGL 45' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle: 3.00° 3.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator: 4-light PAPI on left side of runway 4-light PAPI on left side of runway
Approach Lights: MALSR - 1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights  
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL):   Yes
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77): Precision Instrument Runway Other than utility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope: 50:1 50:1

Runway H1

Length: 50 feet
Width: 50 feet
Surface: Porland Cement Concrete, Good Condition
Runway Lights Edge Intensity: Med Intensity
Perimeter Lights.

Procedures

Additional Remarks

A110*G-This Airport Has Been Surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.
Noise Sensitive Areas to the South & West.
Migratory Birds on & in View of Airport.
Prior Permission Required for Aircraft Carrying Class 1 - Division 1.1; 1.2 or 1.3 Explosives As Defined by 49 Cfr 173.50.
VFR Arrivals from E/SE Contact Beech ATCT on Frequency 126.80 for Beech Factory Airport Traffic Advisories.
be Alert for Military Aircraft W of Field at 3000 Ft.
Runway 18 VFR Departures Make Right Downwind Departure.
Due to Runway & Taxiway End Elevation Differentials & Aircraft Hgt, Pilots may Lose Line of Sight of Other Aircraft on Opposing Runway & Taxiway Ends.
Caution: Observe Published Traffic Patterns, Beech Factory Field Runway 18 Final only One Mile to the East.

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