City of El Dorado Receives FAA Certificate of Authorization to Fly Unmanned Aircraft at El Dorado Airport

About El Dorado Kansas: With a motto “The Fine Art of Living Well”, El Dorado Kansas El Dorado is a progressive, economically diverse community located on the edge of the beautiful Flint Hills in south central Kansas where tourism thrives. From fine art museums and galleries and antiques, to respected schools, medical facilities and outstanding indoor and outdoor recreational opportunities, El Dorado has much to offer. El Dorado is served by three four-lane highways as well as both Union Pacific and BNSF rail systems. El Dorado Reservoir provides abundant water for residential use, industry and recreation. The City of El Dorado takes pride in providing high quality services and amenities to its citizens and in helping business and industry thrive. We invite you to visit our city where we enjoy the "Fine Art of Living Well". See www.360eldorado.com for more information.

The El Dorado Airport is located 3 miles southeast of the city of El Dorado in Butler County, Kansas. The airport covered 220 acres and contains 2 paved runways (1 asphalt, 1 concrete).

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