# Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport (EDK / KEQA)

**Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport** (IATA: EDK, ICAO: KEQA) is a small airport in El Dorado, Kansas, United States. It opened in Feb 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,204 ft (1,281 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/keqa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EDK / KEQA
- FAA: EQA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: El Dorado, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Feb 1944
- Elevation: 1,379 ft / 420 m
- Coordinates: 37.7741, -96.8176
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,204 ft / 1,281 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://www.eldoks.com/140/El-Dorado-Municipal-Airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Dorado/Captain_Jack_Thomas_Memorial_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3275472
- Weather station: KEQA
- Ident: KEQA

## Timeline

- Feb 1944: Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 4,204 ft / 1,281 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 043° / 223° | yes |
| 15/33 | 4,200 ft / 1,280 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete | 159° / 339° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,204 ft / 1,281 m | =8,975 of 29,858 | =3,428 in North America | =2,835 in US |
| Elevation | 1,379 ft / 420 m | #13,047 of 43,403 | #5,631 in North America | #4,321 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | WICHITA APP/DEP | 134.800 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/keqa/data