Airport:
KAAO 
COLONEL JAMES JABARA
Wichita, KS

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Location:
FAA identifier:  AAO
Lat/Lon:  37-44-51.3000N / 097-13-16.0000W
37.74758 / -97.22111
Elev:   1421 ft. (433.1 m.)
Variation:  06E (2000)
From city:  09 miles NE of WICHITA
Time Zone:  Central Time Zone
Summer:  UTC - 5
Winter:  UTC - 6
Airport Communications:
CTAF:  122.700
CTAF 122.7 USED JOINTLY BY WITH BEECH
ARPT WHEN BEECH ATCT CLSD.
Unicom:  122.700
ASOS:  134.025 (316-636-2541)
Clearance  125.0 (WICHITA)
Approach / Departure  134.8 (WICHITA)
Airport Services:
Fuel:  100LL, JET A
Transient parking:  Tiedown, Hangar
Airframe repair:  MAJOR
Engine repair:  MAJOR
Oxygen (bottled):  NONE
Oxygen (bulk):  NONE
    
Airport Operations:
Airport use:  Open to the public
Control tower:  No
Attendance:  Continuous
ARTCC:  KANSAS CITY CENTER (ZKC)
FSS:  WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Sectional:  WICHITA
Wind indicator:  Yes (lighted)
Segmented circle:  Yes
Lights:  DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon:  White / Green (lighted land airport)
Operational Statistics:
Average Daily Operations:  105
Air taxi:  3%
Local GA:  47%
Transient GA:  50%
Assesment period ended:  05/13/2008
  
Aircraft based on field:  108
Single engine airplanes:  65
Multi engine airplanes:  30
Jet engine airplanes:  10
Helicopters:  1
Military aircraft:  1
Ultralights:  1
Airport Ownership:
Owner:  WICHITA AIRPORT AUTHORITY
2173 AIR CARGO RD
WICHITA, KS 67209
316-946-4700
Ownership:  Publicly owned
  
Manager:  VICTOR WHITE
WICHITA AIRPORT AUTHORITY, 2173 AIR CARGO RD
WICHITA, KS 67209
316-946-4700

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Runway 18/36: 
Dimensions:   6101 x 100 ft. (1860 x 30 m)
Surface type:  Concrete / grooved (in good condition)
Runway edge lights:  Medium intensity
Weight bearing capacity:  40,000 (single wheel)
62,000 (dual wheel)
  Runway 18  Runway 36
Elevation:   1401.2 ft.   1420.8 ft.
Traffic Pattern:  right  left
Runway Heading:  181 magnetic (187 true)  1 magnetic (007 true)
Markings:  Precision Instrument (in good condition)  Non precision instrument (in good condition)
Visual slope indiciator:  4 light PAPI on left (3.00° glide path)  4 light PAPI on left (3.00° glide path)
Approach lights:  1400 ft. medium intensity approach lighting system
with runway alignment indicator lights  
Runway end identifier lights:  No  Yes
Instrument approach:  ILS/DME  
Lat/Lon:  37-45-21.2030N / 097-13-11.5042W
37.75589 / -97.21986  
37-44-21.3254N / 097-13-20.5451W
37.73926 / -97.22237

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Helipad H1: 
Dimensions:   50 x 50 ft. (15 x 15 m)
Surface type:  Concrete (in good condition)
Runway edge lights:  Medium intensity
PERIMETER LGTS.

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  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.    (A110*G)
  • NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS TO THE SOUTH & WEST.    (A110-2)
  • MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.    (A110-3)
  • PPR REQUIRED FOR ACFT CARRYING CLASS 1 - DIVISION 1.1; 1.2 OR 1.3 EXPLOSIVES AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 173.50.    (A110-4)
  • VFR ARRIVALS FM E/SE CTC BEECH ATCT ON FREQ 126.80 FOR BEECH FACTORY ARPT TFC ADVISORIES.    (A110-5)
  • BE ALERT FOR MILITARY ACFT W OF FIELD AT 3000 FT.    (A110-6)
  • RY 18 VFR DEPS MAKE RIGHT DOWNWIND DEP.    (A110-7)
  • DUE TO RY & TWY END ELEVATION DIFFERENTIALS & ACFT HGT, PILOTS MAY LOSE LINE OF SIGHT OF OTHER ACFT ON OPPOSING RY & TWY ENDS.    (A110-8)
  • CAUTION: OBSERVE PUBLISHED TRAFFIC PATTERNS, BEECH FACTORY FLD RY 18 FINAL ONLY ONE MILE TO THE EAST.    (A110-9)
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  • CTAF 122.7 USED JOINTLY BY WITH BEECH ARPT WHEN BEECH ATCT CLSD.    (E100)
  • RWY 18/36 HAS NO OBJECTION; HELIPAD MUST MAINT CLEAR APP/DEP PATHS FOR 8:1 GLIDE SLOPE AND TRSNL SFC FOR A 2:1 SLOPE.    (E111)
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  • On Feb-11-2008, Anonymous said:
    This airport is located on the north edge of town, nice people at the full service FBO.
     
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