FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CHQ |
| Lat/Long: | 36-50-31.6940N / 089-21-34.7680W 36-50.528233N / 089-21.579467W 36.8421372 / -89.3596578 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 313 ft. / 95.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of CHARLESTON, MO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 63845 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1975 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | STL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN BCN OTS INDEFLY. MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON MED INTST; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SIK (10 nm W): | 119.175 (573-471-7371) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CIR (15 nm NE): | 118.025 (618-734-9173) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 133.65/292.15 (PADUCAH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CGIr155/25.3 | | CAPE GIRARDEAU VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 01E |
| CNGr245/27.0 | | CUNNINGHAM VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 03E |
| MAWr054/31.6 | | MALDEN VORTAC | | 111.20 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CHARLESTON | | at field | | 208 | | 01E | | CHQ | -.-. .... --.- |
| CAIRO | | 206/14.7 | | 397 | | 00E | | CIR | -.-. .. .-. |
| BELLGRADE | | 241/37.7 | | 254 | | 00E | | BDD | -... -.. -.. |
| MAYFIELD | | 284/38.0 | | 401 | | 00E | | GGK | --. --. -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3196 x 60 ft. / 974 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in poor condition NUMEROUS CRACKS WITH +1-2 FT TALL WEEDS ON ALL EDGES OF RWY PVMNT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard RWY 18/36 NSTD MIRL; 6 THLD LGTS RY 36; THLD LIGHTS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO RWY ENDS; NO YELLOW EDGE LGTS LAST 1600 FT RY 36. |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADING. NSTD NPI MARKINGS; INCORRECT SPACING OF MARKINGS. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 36-50.792250N | | 36-50.265583N |
| Longitude: | 089-21.578050W | | 089-21.579883W |
| Elevation: | 313.0 ft. | | 313.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in poor condition | | NSTD, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) VASI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) VASI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 510 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 26 ft. tree, 1048 ft. from runway, 346 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear RWY 36; +1-3 FT CROPS, 0-200 FT FM RWY END, L & R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MISSISSIPPI COUNTY COMMISSION PO BOX 369 CHARLESTON, MO 63834 Phone 573-683-2146 |
| Manager: | MISSISSIPPI COUNTY COMMISSION PO BOX 369 CHARLESTON, MO 63834 Phone 573-683-2146 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/week * | | 74% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT & CROPDUSTING ACFT ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | CROPS WITHIN RY PRIMARY SURFACE & RY SAFETY AREA AT RY 36 END. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 36 | |
download (210KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSIK - Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport (10 nm W)
KCIR - Cairo Regional Airport (15 nm NE)
KEIW - County Memorial Airport (22 nm SW)
KCGI - Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (25 nm NW)
KDXE - Dexter Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 23:20 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 07:13:49 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 01:13:49 |
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| METAR |
KCIR 15nm NE | 080642Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A3013 RMK AO2
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KCGI 26nm NW | 080653Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01280072
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| TAF |
KCGI 26nm NW | 080520Z 0806/0906 20004KT P6SM SKC FM081400 20007G17KT P6SM SCT250 FM082300 18003KT P6SM BKN200
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KPAH 31nm NE | 080520Z 0806/0906 20004KT P6SM SKC FM081400 20008G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM082300 17003KT P6SM BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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