EL Dorado Springs Memorial
87K · El Dorado Springs, Missouri · Cedar County · map
EL Dorado Springs Memorial is a public-use airport owned by the City of El Dorado Springs, 2 miles southeast of El Dorado Springs, Missouri, 931 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 3,295 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for EL Dorado Springs Memorial?
Its FAA code is 87K.
Where is EL Dorado Springs Memorial?
It is 2 miles southeast of El Dorado Springs, Missouri, 931 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at EL Dorado Springs Memorial?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 3,295 feet long.
Does EL Dorado Springs Memorial have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to EL Dorado Springs Memorial?
3 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for EL Dorado Springs Memorial…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 87K
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of El Dorado Springs
- Elevation
- 931 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,295 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 2,430 × 50 ft | Grass, excellent |
- Runway 04: trees 45 ft high 239 ft from the end
- Runway 18: trees on the approach
- Runway 36: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Nevada Municipal (15 nm west), Lamar Municipal (27 nm southwest), Clinton Regional (33 nm northeast), Bolivar Municipal (35 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Stockton Lake Airport (15 nm southeast), Nevada Municipal (15 nm west), Lamar Municipal (27 nm southwest), Butler Memorial (31 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Missouri · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Insuf runway safety area length bynd each end of runway 18/36. Trees within runway safety area at each end of runway 18/36.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in El Dorado Springs from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in El Dorado Springs, Missouri: 12 piston singles, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Missouri.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Johnny Lee Preston private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Oronogo, MO (41 nm) · (417) 437-4602 · [email protected]
- Glenn Piacentini private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Atkinson Municipal Airport · Pittsburg, KS (43 nm) · (812) 457-7548 · [email protected]
- Herman Azell Morris private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Springfield, MO (47 nm) · (417) 830-7407 · [email protected]
All 16 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in El Dorado Springs 13 aircraft · 12 piston singles, 1 piston twins
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,637 since 1982 · 216 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Missouri 124 landing places
- Missouri 5,813 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/87K.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.