FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HQZ |
| Lat/Long: | 32-44-49.0660N 096-31-49.5020W
32-44.817767N 096-31.825033W
32.7469628,-96.5304172
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 446.5 ft. / 136.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (2015) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of MESQUITE, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 75181 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1976 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HQZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-2000
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 214-244-1959. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND TO ACTVT RLLS RWY 18 & 36; REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.3 |
| UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.175 (972-222-7631) |
| MESQUITE GROUND: | 118.85 [0700-2100] |
| MESQUITE TOWER: | 120.3 [0700-2100] |
| LONE STAR APPROACH: | 125.2 |
| LONE STAR DEPARTURE: | 125.2 |
| BOTCH DP: | 125.2 |
| DALLAS AREA DP: | 124.3 ;NORTH 125.2 ;SOUTH |
| EESAT STAR: | 125.025 125.275 |
| FINGR STAR: | 124.3 125.275 |
| GARLAND DP: | 125.2 |
| GREGS STAR: | 118.1 |
| HERBZ STAR: | 118.1 |
| JFRYE STAR: | 118.1 |
| JOE POOL DP: | 125.2 |
| LOADS STAR: | 125.025 125.275 |
| NANDR RNAV DP: | 124.3 ;RWY 36 125.2 ; RWY 18 |
| SLANT STAR: | 125.025 125.275 |
| SWVAY STAR: | 135.975 |
| YEAGR STAR: | 125.2 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at F46 (12 nm NE): | 121.25 (469-991-7392) |
| WX ASOS at TRL (13 nm E): | 119.275 (972-551-1334) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 49T (14 nm W): | 135.425 (214-670-1243) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at LNC (14 nm SW): | 118.975 (972-227-0471) |
| WX ASOS at DAL (17 nm W): | PHONE 214-353-1551 |
| WX ASOS at RBD (18 nm W): | PHONE 214-330-5317 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CVEr109/20.7 | | COWBOY VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 06E |
| TTTr100/26.7 | | MAVERICK VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 06E |
| FUZr099/33.8 | | RANGER VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
| CQYr329/37.2 | | CEDAR CREEK VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 06E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
100LL:SELF-SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. FULL SERVE DURG ATNDD HRS, ALSO AVBL AFT HRS CALL 214-244-1959. CALL IN FEE. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 70.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 | | Double tandem: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 32-45.312350N | | 32-44.323150N |
| Longitude: | 096-31.816150W | | 096-31.834200W |
| Elevation: | 446.0 ft. | | 441.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 178 magnetic, 181 true | | 358 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | RLLS | | RLLS |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. tree, 800 ft. from runway, 460 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
15 FT BRUSH 199 FT DSTC, 490 FT L. | | 8 ft. fence, 230 ft. from runway, 510 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MESQUITE
1515 N. GALLOWAY AVE., PO BOX 850137
MESQUITE, TX 75185-0137
Phone 972-288-7711 |
| Manager: | ERIC PRATT
1340 ARPT BLVD.
MESQUITE, TX 75181
Phone 972-216-4130 |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS, COYOTES, & WILD HOGS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC REGIONAL APCH AT 972-615-2799. |
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 from 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| EESAT FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (194KB) |
| FINGR ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (430KB) |
| GREGS ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (471KB) |
| HERBZ TWO (RNAV) | |
download (282KB) |
| JFRYE FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (258KB) |
| LOADS FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (195KB) |
| SLANT THREE (RNAV) | |
download (255KB) |
| SWVAY FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (239KB) |
| YEAGR FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (633KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (235KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (220KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (138KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| BOTCH ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (349KB) |
| DALLAS FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (315KB) |
| GARLAND SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (311KB) |
| JOE POOL EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (432KB) |
| KINGDOM FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (337KB) |
| KUSSO TWO (RNAV) **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (307KB) |
| NANDR THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (312KB) |
| TEXOMA FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (425KB) |
| WORTH ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (402KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
F46 - Ralph M Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport (12 nm NE)
KTRL - Terrell Municipal Airport (13 nm E)
KLNC - Lancaster Regional Airport (14 nm SW)
KDAL - Dallas Love Field Airport (17 nm W)
KRBD - Dallas Executive Airport (18 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 16-May-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Mar-2026
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 12:54 |
| Sunset | | 18:23 | | 00:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:48 | | 00:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Mar-2026 13:00:41 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 02-Mar-2026 07:00:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KHQZ | 021250Z 15005KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A3006
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KF46
12nm NE | 021235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN020 16/14 A3007 RMK AO2 T01600139
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KTRL
13nm E | 021253Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01560139 $
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KLNC
14nm SW | 021235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A3006 RMK AO2 T01470130
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KDAL
17nm W | 021253Z 19005KT 10SM FEW014 17/14 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01670139
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KRBD
17nm W | 021253Z 19006KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01560139
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KADS
20nm NW | 021247Z 19004KT 10SM BKN015 17/12 A3007
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| TAF |
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KDAL
17nm W | 021120Z 0212/0312 18007KT P6SM BKN015 TEMPO 0213/0216 BKN009 FM022000 19009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM031100 19011KT P6SM BKN022
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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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