FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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: | SAT-SUN 0800-2000, ALL MON-FRI 0730-2130
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 256-603-9345. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, REILS RY 18, 36 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 18 & 36 ON CONT. |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | -... --. ..-. |
| COLE SPRING | | 025/32.4 | | 230 | | 01W | | CPP | -.-. .--. .--. |
| BURWI | | 206/39.2 | | 332 | | 03W | | ULH | ..- .-.. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5008 x 100 ft. / 1526 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, 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 256-828-3883
TOM SHARP CHAIRMAN. |
| Manager: | RAY MEYER
358 BOLLING RD
MERIDIANVILLE, AL 35759
Phone 256-828-1403 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 113 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 93 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 7 |
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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 16 April 2009 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 18 | |
download (287KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (283KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (264KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (195KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of the Huntsville Flight Center
Photo taken 26-Nov-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunrise | | 05:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:32 | | 01:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 11:15:15 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 06:15:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KMDQ | 041101Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 15/14 A3007 RMK AO2
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KHSV
17nm SW | 041053Z 09003KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01890156
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| TAF |
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KHSV
17nm SW | 040520Z 0406/0506 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM041500 17007KT P6SM FEW070 BKN250 FM041800 21008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM050200 17005KT P6SM SCT040 OVC120
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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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