Fixed-base operatorClemens Aviation FBO
3628 N Jabara Rd Wichita, KS 67226
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Executive lounge · Meeting room · Wi-Fi · Courtesy car · Shuttle
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Colonel James Jabara Airport
Wichita · Kansas · United States
KAAOIATA not reported
Airport overview
Colonel James Jabara Airport serves Wichita, United States. The longest reported open paved runway is 1,860 metres (6,101 feet). The directory lists 1 FBO and 0 handling providers at this airport.
- ICAO code
- KAAO
- IATA code
- Not reported
- Local / reference code
- AAO
- Location
- Wichita · Kansas · United States
- Coordinates
- 37.747574, -97.221118
- Elevation above sea level
- 433 m / 1,420.8 ft
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Reported access
- Public use
- Longest open paved runway
- 1,860 m / 6,101 ft
- Business-aviation facilities
- 1 FBOs · 0 handling providers
- Fuel types
- 100LL
- Control tower
- No
- Customs airport designation
- No
- Landing-rights designation
- No
Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.
Runways (1 recorded)
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting / status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,860 m6,101 ft | 30 m100 ft | CONC | LightedReported open |
Runway 18/36 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 187° | 427 m / 1,401.2 ft | Not reported | 37.75589, -97.21986 |
| 36 | 7° | 433 m / 1,420.8 ft | Not reported | 37.73926, -97.22237 |
Declared distances & approach equipment
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | ILS / lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | ILS/DME / MALSR |
| 36 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
TORA: take-off run available · TODA: take-off distance available · ASDA: accelerate-stop distance available · LDA: landing distance available.
FBOs & handling
Fixed-base operators · 1
Fixed-base operatorHistory & management
The airport activation record dates to 1944-07; this is an administrative date and may differ from the airport’s founding. The recorded owner is Wichita Airport Authority.
- Inception year
- Not reported
- Airport activation date
- 1944-07
- Recorded owner
- Wichita Airport Authority
- Recorded operator
- Not reported
- Airport manager
- Mr. Jesse Romo
- Manager telephone
- 316-946-4700
An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.
Airport communications
| Type | Service | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| A/D | WICHITA APP/DEP | 134.8 MHz |
| ASOS | ASOS | 134.025 MHz |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 125 MHz |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.7 MHz |
Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.
Airport & runway remarks (14)
Airport remarks can include operating restrictions, prior-permission contacts and noise procedures; check current publications before a flight.
- AIRPORTRWY 18/36 HAS NO OBJECTION.
- AIRPORTATTENDED CONTINUOUSLY.
- AIRPORTMCCONNELL AFB 9 MILES S AND BEECH FACTORY ARPT 3 MILES S.
- AIRPORTBEECH FACTORY ARPT CLASS D AIRSPACE 1 MILE S RWY 18.
- AIRPORTSOUTHERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY VFR ARR AND DEP NOT RECOMMENDED WITHOUT ATC RADAR SVCS DUE TO BEECH FACTORY ARPT AND MCCONNELL AFB CLASS D AIRSPACE.
- AIRPORTVFR ARR AND DEP RECOMMENDED TO RMN AT OR BLW 2,500 MSL WITHIN 5 MILES DUE TO HEAVY MIL TFC 3,000 MSL.
- AIRPORTNO LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN RWY ENDS.
- AIRPORTRWY 36 DSGND CALM WIND RWY.
- AIRPORTENGINE RUN-UPS NOT PERMITTED ON ACFT RAMPS.
- AIRPORTPPR FOR ACFT CARRYING CLASS 1 DIVISION 1.1, 1.2 OR 1.3 EXPLOSIVES AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 173.50.
- AIRPORTBIRDS ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT.
- AIRPORTMIGRATORY BIRDS ON AND INVOF OF ARPT.
- AIRPORTACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36, MALSR RWY 18, REIL RWY 36 - CTAF.
- FUEL_TYPEFOR 24 HOUR FUEL CONTACT FBO 316-636-9700