KAAO METAR Colonel James Jabara Airport

Wichita, KansasElevation 1,421 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

UNKNOWN30 min old

No ceiling.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

UNKNOWN

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0054Z (7:54 PM local) · 30 min old

KAAO is currently UNKNOWN. Wind information is unavailable. Visibility was not reported. No cloud information was reported.

ALTIMETER

30.26 inHg

1024.7 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLPNO

sea-level pressure not available

PWINO

present-weather sensor not operating

FZRANO

freezing-rain sensor not operating

station needs maintenance

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›Flight category could not be determined.

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category UNKNOWN, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 57F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	57	SSE 6 kt	–	1%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	76/58	S 12 kt	20 kt	33%
Tuesday	Chance Rain Showers	72/58	S 13 kt	21 kt	46%
Wednesday	Sunny	79/62	S 16 kt	–	7%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	81/61	S 13 kt	–	20%
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	73/57	S 13 kt	–	70%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	71/57	S 11 kt	–	55%
Sunday	Mostly Sunny	73	WNW 6 kt	–	4%

Source: National Weather Service (office ICT). Forecast issued 0124Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 6,101 ft

18/36

Dimensions

6,101 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 18187°T

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 367°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

1,421 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2338Z 6:38 PM

Sunrise

1247Z 7:47 AM

Loggable night

0005Z (7:05 PM local) → 1221Z (7:21 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2338Z (6:38 PM local) → 1247Z (7:47 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0038Z (7:38 PM local) → 1147Z (6:47 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Colonel James Jabara Airport is in Wichita, Kansas. Field elevation 1,421 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerMR. JESSE ROMO

Manager phone316-946-4700

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKAAO

SectionalWICHITA

Center (ARTCC)KANSAS CITY

Flight service (AFSS)WICHITA

RegionKansas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates37.7476, -97.2211

Distance from city9 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

134.8

WICHITA APP/DEP

A/D

134.025

ASOS

125

CLNC DEL

CLD

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KAAO traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

64.3

AVG OPS/DAY

87.5

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 43%Unknown 33%Jet 11%Turboprop 9%Helicopter 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~373 landings/mo

›BE40 (Unknown) · ~175 landings/mo

›PC12 (Turboprop) · ~81 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~37 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~23 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›BE40 (Unknown)

›PC12 (Turboprop)

›C182 (Piston single)

›UNKN (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KBEC Beech Factory Airport

3 NM S

VFR

KIAB McConnell Air Force Base

8 NM S

VFR

KICT Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

11 NM SW

VFR

KEWK Newton City-County Airport

19 NM N

VFR

KEQA Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport

19 NM E

VFR

KHUT Hutchinson Municipal Airport

36 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›BEECH FACTORY ARPT CLASS D AIRSPACE 1 MILE S RWY 18.

›SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY VFR ARR AND DEP NOT RECOMMENDED WITHOUT ATC RADAR SVCS DUE TO BEECH FACTORY ARPT AND MCCONNELL AFB CLASS D AIRSPACE.

›NO LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN RWY ENDS.

›VFR ARR AND DEP RECOMMENDED TO RMN AT OR BLW 2,500 MSL WITHIN 5 MILES DUE TO HEAVY MIL TFC 3,000 MSL.

›PPR FOR ACFT CARRYING CLASS 1 DIVISION 1.1, 1.2 OR 1.3 EXPLOSIVES AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 173.50.

›ENGINE RUN-UPS NOT PERMITTED ON ACFT RAMPS.

›FOR 24 HOUR FUEL CONTACT FBO 316-636-9700

›RWY 36 DSGND CALM WIND RWY.

›ATTENDED CONTINUOUSLY.

›MIGRATORY BIRDS ON AND INVOF OF ARPT.

›MCCONNELL AFB 9 MILES S AND BEECH FACTORY ARPT 3 MILES S.

›RWY 18/36 HAS NO OBJECTION.

›ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36, MALSR RWY 18, REIL RWY 36 - CTAF.

›BIRDS ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KAAO on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KAAO have a METAR?

Yes. KAAO has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KAAO have a TAF?

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What is the field elevation at KAAO?

KAAO sits at 1,421 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KAAO?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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