FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FQD |
| Lat/Long: | 35-25-41.6000N / 081-56-06.2800W
35-25.693333N / 081-56.104667W
35.4282222 / -81.9350778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1078 ft. / 329 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of RUTHERFORDTON, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28139 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1975 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FQD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RY 01 - CTAF AFTER 2200. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.275 (828-287-6498) |
| GREER APPROACH: | 119.4 |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 119.4 |
| WX AWOS-3 at EHO (19 nm SE): | 118.425 (704-487-0100) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 119.575/257.9 (JONESVILLE RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SUGr087/16.4 | | SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02W |
| SPAr001/23.7 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 35-25.282467N | | 35-26.105133N |
| Longitude: | 081-56.136217W | | 081-56.073033W |
| Elevation: | 1057.8 ft. | | 1077.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 009 magnetic, 004 true | | 189 magnetic, 184 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | none
RY 01 HAS +3 FT TREES 162 FT FROM THLD 154 FT R. | | 57 ft. trees, 1833 ft. from runway, 274 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear
RY 19 HAS +31 FT TREES 40 FT FM THLD 196 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | RUTHERFORD COUNTY ARPT AUTH
622 AIRPORT RD STE 101
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139
Phone 828-287-0800 |
| Manager: | GEORGE RONAN
622 AIRPORT RD
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139
Phone 828-287-0800
ARPT PHONE 828-286-1374. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 34 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 93/day * | | 74% | local general aviation | | 24% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 22 July 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 100 FT DROPOFF 230 FT FM THLD RY 01; 0B. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (221KB) |
| LOC RWY 01 | |
download (330KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (56KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (19 nm SE)
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (28 nm NE)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (30 nm W)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (31 nm S)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (33 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in November 2006
looking north
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 10:04 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 10:33 |
| Sunset | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 21:56:29 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 17:56:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KFQD | 252144Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A3013 RMK AO2
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KEHO
19nm SE | 252140Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM OVC085 28/18 A3012 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KAVL
29nm W | 251738Z 251818 19004KT P6SM BKN080 FM1400 34004KT P6SM BKN060
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KHKY
33nm NE | 251738Z 251818 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100 FM1400 20004KT P6SM BKN090
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KGSP
35nm SW | 251738Z 251818 03005KT P6SM BKN090 FM2200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100 FM1500 19005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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