El Dorado/capt Jack Thomas Meml Airport (EQA)

EQA
El Dorado/capt Jack Thomas Meml Airport (EQA)
El Dorado, KS
Latest photo of El Dorado/capt Jack Thomas Meml Airport (EQA)
EQA, Main Terminal, photo by Mark Pasqualino
Mark Pasqualino
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier EQA
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 96°49'3.8000" W / 37°46'26.8000" N
-96.817722 / 37.774111 (Estimated)
Elevation 1379.30 ft / 420.41 m (Surveyed)
Land 220 acres
From nearest city 3 nautical miles SE of El Dorado, KS
Location Butler County, KS
Magnetic Variation 05E (2000)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF EL DORADO
Address 220 E 1ST AVE
EL DORADO, KS 67042
Phone number 316-321-9100
Manager LARRY ARNOLD
Address 220 E 1ST AVE
EL DORADO, KS 67042
Phone number 316-321-1327
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart KANSAS CITY
Region ACE - Central
Responsible ARTCC ZKC - KANSAS CITY
Tie-in FSS ICT - WICHITA
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility ICT (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.8 MHz
UNICOM 122.8 MHz
AWOS-3P EQA (316-322-8095)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A,MOGAS
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services INSTR,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 04/22
Dimensions 4204 x 75 ft (1281 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (FAIR)
Surface treatment
Edge lights High
04 22
Alignment 43° 223°
Physical elevation 1375.80 ft 1378.20 ft
Coordinates 37.770229 / -96.823109 37.778618 / -96.813118
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Runway 15/33
Dimensions 4200 x 75 ft (1280 x 23 m)
Surface CONC (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights High
15 33
Alignment 159° 339°
Physical elevation 1373.40 ft 1379.30 ft
Coordinates 37.779180 / -96.819961 37.768420 / -96.814726
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Remarks
  • AVOID FLT OVR PRISON N OF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC WICHITA APCH AT 316-350-1520.
  • AFT HRS PHONE NMBR POSTED AT ARPT.
  • COURTESY CAR.
  • TERMINAL ACCESS AFT HRS CTAF.
  • PHYS ADR 1485 S.E. 30TH.
  • PRVDD THE APCH TO EACH RWY IS MAINTD FOR A MIN 20:1 GLIDE SLOPE AND THE TRSNL SFC BE MAINTD FOR A 7:1 SLOPE.