EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial
EQA · KEQA · El Dorado, Kansas · Butler County · map
EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial is a public-use airport owned by the City of El Dorado, 3 miles southeast of El Dorado, Kansas, 1,379 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 4,204 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)) and about 26 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 13,225 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial?
Its FAA code is EQA, and its ICAO code is KEQA.
Where is EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial?
It is 3 miles southeast of El Dorado, Kansas, 1,379 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 4,204 feet long.
Does EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas).
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to EL Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Memorial?
10 pilot examiners and 10 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA EQA · ICAO KEQA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of El Dorado
- Elevation
- 1,379 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas); the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 4,204 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 4,200 × 75 ft | Concrete, poor | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 10 ft high 290 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 15: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 45 ft high 1,250 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 22 ft high 725 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 134.8 | |
| Eqa and aWOS-3P | 120.875 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 316-322-8095.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA · each fuel's page: who burns it, where else it is sold
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Car gasoline (mogas), Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Augusta Municipal (14 nm southwest), Lloyd Stearman Field (14 nm west), Colonel James Jabara Airport (19 nm west).
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 Kansas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided the approach to each runway is maintd for a minimum 20:1 glide slope and the trsnl surface be maintd for a 7:1 slope.
- Avoid flight ovr prison north of airport.
- Activate PAPI runway 04 and 22, 15 and 33; high-intensity runway lights 4/22 and 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100 LL, jet a, mogas 24 hour SELF-SERVE.
- 15 feet trees, 60-200 feet dstc, 215 feet L.
- Extensive surface cracking, POP-UPS, loose stones and aggregate.
- Courtesy car.
- Terminal access aft hours the common traffic frequency.
- Phys adr 1485 south.east. 30TH.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 26 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 13,225, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 3,500 |
| general aviation, local | 9,700 |
| military | 25 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in El Dorado from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in El Dorado, Kansas: 22 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 8 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 10 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 5 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 53 engineering representatives, 106 training center evaluators, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Anthony B Condon private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Aviation Academy · Wichita, KS (30 nm) · (515) 291-0089 · [email protected]
- Brandy Suzonne Shaw private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · WSU Tech · Wichita, KS (30 nm) · (620) 755-2165 · [email protected]
- Christopher Dale Bleakney private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wichita, KS (30 nm) · (316) 641-6298 · [email protected]
- Kirby Victor Ortega private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ortega Aviation Services · Wichita, KS (30 nm) · (316) 655-4179 · [email protected]
- Matthew Aaron Teller private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wichita, KS (30 nm) · (207) 877-4308 · [email protected]
- Webster David Mckinley instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Wichita, KS (30 nm) · (316) 214-5701 · [email protected]
- Weston Hale Thompson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wichita Flight Standards District Office · Wichita, KS (30 nm) · (620) 874-8166 · [email protected]
- Gerald Warren Griggs private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Goddard, KS (37 nm) · (316) 640-7570 · [email protected]
All 197 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 5 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 24 aircraft · 22 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Marsh Flying Services LLC 4 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Kansas 1,147 since 1982 · 149 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kansas 150 landing places
- Kansas 5,742 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/EQA.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 November 5, 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.