FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MDQ |
| Lat/Long: | 34-51-41.1000N / 086-33-26.9000W 34-51.685000N / 086-33.448333W 34.8614167 / -86.5574722 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 756 ft. / 230.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of HUNTSVILLE, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 35759 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MDQ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-2000 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 256-828-3883/256-828-1403/256-652-9964. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, REILS RY 18, 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.000 (256-829-1242) |
| HUNTSVILLE APPROACH: | 125.6 [0600-0000] |
| HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE: | 125.6 [0600-0000] |
| WX AWOS-3 at FYM (12 nm N): | 135.275 (931-433-5916) |
| WX ASOS at HSV (17 nm SW): | PHONE 256-772-8074 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.7 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RQZr042/5.4 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
| DCUr057/22.8 | | DECATUR VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 01W |
| UXMr209/(34.7) | | TULLAHOMA REGIONAL VOR | | 109.65 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| REDSTONE | | 033/11.7 | | 287 | | 00W | | HUA | .... ..- .- |
| CAPSHAW | | 065/12.1 | | 350 | | 01W | | CWH | -.-. .-- .... |
| KELSO | | 184/16.4 | | 358 | | 01W | | TNY | - -. -.-- |
| BOILING FORK | | 234/30.6 | | 263 | | 02W | | BGF | -... --. ..-. |
| BURWI | | 206/39.2 | | 332 | | 03W | | ULH | ..- .-.. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5008 x 100 ft. / 1526 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 75.0 | | Double tandem: | 140.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 34-52.096820N | | 34-51.271958N |
| Longitude: | 086-33.440307W | | 086-33.456575W |
| Elevation: | 718.9 ft. | | 755.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 183 magnetic, 181 true | | 003 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MADISON CO EXEC ARPT AUTH PO BOX 110 MERIDIANVILLE, AL 35759 Phone 256-828-1403 TOM SHARP CHAIRMAN. |
| Manager: | RAY MEYER 358 BOLLING RD MERIDIANVILLE, AL 35759 Phone 256-828-3883 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 112 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 88 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 94/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 29 March 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU HSV APCH & ANB FSS. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 18 | |
download (289KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (279KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (263KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (200KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFYM - Fayetteville Municipal Airport (12 nm N)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (13 nm SW)
KHSV - Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (17 nm SW)
KDCU - Pryor Field Regional Airport (23 nm SW)
4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field (29 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo courtesy of www.sellersphoto.com
Photo taken 06-Apr-2007
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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 16-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:14 | | 10:14 |
| Sunrise | | 05:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 19:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:11 | | 01:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2008 16:37:56 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-May-2008 11:37:56 |
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| METAR |
| KMDQ | 161621Z AUTO 33009KT 10SM OVC021 14/11 A2999 RMK AO2
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KHUA 13nm SW | 161555Z 32004KT 7SM BKN020 16/11 A3000
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KHSV 17nm SW | 161615Z 33007KT 10SM BKN022 BKN028 OVC033 16/12 A2998 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KHSV 17nm SW | 161120Z 161212 33009KT P6SM OVC015 FM1500 33010KT P6SM BKN025 FM2100 34010KT P6SM BKN070 FM0100 VRB04KT P6SM SCT070
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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