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KMQJ Mount Comfort Airport
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: MQJ
Lat/Long: 39-50-36.5480N / 085-53-49.4300W
39-50.609133N / 085-53.823833W
39.8434856 / -85.8970639
(estimated)
Elevation: 862 ft. / 262.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (2005)
From city: 12 miles E of INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 46140

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1977
Sectional chart: ST LOUIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0630-2200
FOR ATTENDANT ON CHRISTMAS & THANGIVING DAY OR FOR OUTSIDE NORMAL OPERATING HRS CALL 317-335-3320.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
LOCATED AROUND MID-FIELD WIND SOCK
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 07/25 & MALSR RY 25 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 124.175 (317-335-3037)
INDIANAPOLIS APPROACH: 127.15
INDIANAPOLIS DEPARTURE: 127.15
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 119.25
WX AWOS-3 at UMP (9 nm NW): 338 (317-842-3911)
WX AWOS-3 at 8A4 (13 nm W): 118.250 (317-955-3160)
WX AWOS-3 at HFY (16 nm SW): 118.525 (317-882-5862)
WX ASOS at GEZ (16 nm S): 121.55 (317-398-0246)
WX ASOS at EYE (18 nm W): 121.575 (317-329-1754)
WX AWOS-3 at TYQ (20 nm NW): 120.725 (317-769-3154)
WX ASOS at IND (20 nm W): PHONE 317-241-0348

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SHBr344/13.1SHELBYVILLE VORTAC112.0001E
VHPr084/21.7BRICKYARD VORTAC116.3001E
MIEr227/33.0MUNCIE VOR/DME114.4003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
METROPOLITAN132/9.033803WUMP ..- -- .--.
GREENWOOD037/15.539802WHFY .... ..-. -.--
ZIONSVILLE113/17.224803WHZP .... --.. .--.
NEW CASTLE267/26.738502WUWL ..- .-- .-..
FRANKFORT132/39.927802WFKR ..-. -.- .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 65.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 39-50.223267N39-50.532933N
Longitude: 085-54.570250W085-53.465883W
Elevation: 862.4 ft.858.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 074 magnetic, 070 true254 magnetic, 250 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, 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: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: none94 ft. trees, 3932 ft. from runway, 505 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 3901 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 39-51.235183N39-50.631283N
Longitude: 085-53.693517W085-53.408833W
Elevation: 858.1 ft.857.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 164 magnetic, 160 true344 magnetic, 340 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 75 ft. trees, 1846 ft. from runway, 336 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: INDIANAPOLIS ARPT AUTHORITY
2500 S. HIGH SCHOOL RD-BX 100
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
Phone 317-487-9594
Manager: PATRICK DOOLEY
2500 S. HIGH SCHOOL RD-BX 100
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
Phone 317-335-2130

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 133
Single engine airplanes: 110
Multi engine airplanes: 15
Jet airplanes: 6
Helicopters: 1
Gliders airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 121/day *
50% transient general aviation
34% local general aviation
16% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 25 July 2006

Additional Remarks

- RY 16/34 & TWY B NOT AVBL TO ACR ACFT WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS.

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.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
CLANG FIVE   download (258KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 25   download (234KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16   download (226KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25   download (304KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34   download (207KB)
VOR RWY 34   download (227KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (32KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KUMP - Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport (9 nm NW)
8A4 - Indianapolis Downtown Heliport (13 nm W)
KHFY - Greenwood Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
KGEZ - Shelbyville Municipal Airport (16 nm S)
KEYE - Eagle Creek Airpark (18 nm W)
KTYQ - Indianapolis Executive Airport (20 nm NW)
KIND - Indianapolis International Airport (20 nm W)
  
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KMQJ (Mount Comfort Airport)
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Taken early April 2007
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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
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Diagram of KMQJ (Mount Comfort Airport)
 
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From to KMQJ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5211:52
Sunrise07:2012:20
Sunset17:3422:34
Evening civil twilight18:0323:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 03:13:48
Local (UTC-5)  07-Nov-2009 22:13:48
 
METAR
KGEZ 
16nm S 		080253Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01330089 53016
KEYE 
19nm W 		080253Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 12/08 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01220083 53017
KIND 
19nm SW 		080254Z 20008KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01280089 53017
KTYQ 
20nm NW 		080245Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3006 RMK AO2
KAID 
21nm NE 		072250Z 21005KT 10SM SKC 18/10 A2996 RMK LAST
TAF
KIND 
19nm SW 		072321Z 0800/0906 21008KT P6SM SKC FM080800 19005KT 6SM BR SCT012 FM081400 16007KT P6SM SCT025 FM081800 18010KT P6SM SCT200
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Mount Comfort Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Mount Comfort Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KMQJ have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BUDGET INN EAST INDIANAPOLIS 8.7 50-51
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS GREENFIELD 7.0 95-100
COMFORT INN GREENFIELD 7.1 77-80
COMFORT SUITES FISHERS 9.2 79-160
COMFORT INN & SUITES 4.2 80-130
 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Mount Comfort Airport

5 in Greenfield
7 in Fishers
153 in Indianapolis
4 in Noblesville
8 in Carmel
6 in Greenwood
 

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