KAAO — Colonel James Jabara
Wichita, KS · field elevation 1,421 ft · NON-ATCT
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KAAO current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAAO 101954Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02060111
- Wind
- from 180° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,260 ft · pressure altitude 1,291 ft
- Observed
- 37 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 180° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 7 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 36 | 7 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest 7 nm. Last image 91 min ago.
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Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 6,500–6,500 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KAAO — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KAAO — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.74757, -97.22112
- Elevation
- 1,421 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1304Z / 2321Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6°E (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Wichita
- County
- Sedgwick, KS
Everything else KAAO publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,101 | 100 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 125.0
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 134.8
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KBEC Beech Factory3 nm
- KIAB Mc Connell AFB8 nm
- KICT Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl12 nm
- KEWK Newton-City-County19 nm
- KEQA El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Meml19 nm
- KEGT Wellington Muni27 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAAO airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Kansas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.