FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MQW |
| Lat/Long: | 32-05-44.8000N / 082-52-48.1000W 32-05.746667N / 082-52.801667W 32.0957778 / -82.8800278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 202 ft. / 61.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of MC RAE, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31037 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1968 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 03/21 OPER DUSK-2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at EZM (15 nm NW): | 119.425 (478-374-9979) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.3/290.4 (ALMA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DBNr190/28.2 | | DUBLIN VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 05W |
| VNAr102/32.1 | | VIENNA VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 01E |
| AMGr331/38.5 | | ALMA VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MC RAE | | at field | | 280 | | 03W | | MQW | -- --.- .-- |
| EASTMAN | | 103/14.1 | | 366 | | 04W | | EZM | . --.. -- |
| HAZLEHURST | | 321/17.5 | | 414 | | 03W | | AZE | .- --.. . |
| ONYUN | | 259/30.5 | | 372 | | 04W | | UQN | ..- --.- -. |
| BAXLEY | | 317/34.0 | | 376 | | 04W | | BHC | -... .... -.-. |
| FITZGERALD | | 039/35.7 | | 362 | | 03W | | SUR | ... ..- .-. |
| PRISON | | 277/37.1 | | 424 | | 03W | | RVJ | .-. ...- .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4030 x 75 ft. / 1228 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 03 - RWY MARKINGS BADLY DISCOLORED AND FADED. RY MARKINGS BADLY DISCOLORED AND FADED. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 32-05.439583N | | 32-06.052408N |
| Longitude: | 082-52.952297W | | 082-52.649898W |
| Elevation: | 202.0 ft. | | 184.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 026 magnetic, 023 true | | 206 magnetic, 203 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. trees, 1130 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear | | 10 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 120 ft. both sides of centerline +10 FT TREES & BRUSH 115 FT R OF THLD, +20 FT TREES 122 FT L OF THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | AIRPORT AUTHORITY PO BOX 367 MC RAE, GA 31055 Phone 912-868-6512 MC RAE, TELFAIR-WHEELER AIRPORT AUTHORITY. |
| Manager: | EMBRY HARRELL PO BOX 485 MC RAE, GA 31055 Phone 912-868-2316 CHAIRMAN, ARPT AUTHORITY. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 06 February 2006 | |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (196KB) |
| NDB RWY 21 | |
download (200KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (72KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEZM - Heart of Georgia Regional Airport (15 nm NW)
KAZE - Hazlehurst Airport (17 nm SE)
KVDI - Vidalia Regional Airport (26 nm E)
48A - Cochran Airport (27 nm NW)
KDBN - W H 'Bud' Barron Airport (29 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Whitney Van Brink
Photo taken 10-Jan-2007
from a Cessna 177B
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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 23-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:34 | | 00:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Jul-2008 21:15:28 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 23-Jul-2008 17:15:28 |
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| METAR |
KVDI 27nm E | 232059Z AUTO 23010KT 10SM CLR 34/23 A2992 RMK AO1
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KDBN 29nm N | 232059Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR 32/19 A2993 RMK AO1
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KDQH 37nm S | 232100Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A2997 RMK AO1
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KAMG 39nm SE | 232053Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 60005 T03060194 58020
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KWRB 47nm NW | 232055Z 27008KT 10SM SCT041 30/22 A2994 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT SW AND W SLP135 T03020221 56027
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| TAF |
KWRB 47nm NW | 231313 VRB05KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2999INS BECMG 1718 28010KT 9999 VCTS BKN030CB QNH2995INS TEMPO 2024 25025G35KT 4800 TSRA BKN025CB BECMG 0102 VRB05KT 9999 NSW SCT060 QNH2996INS BECMG 0910 VRB05KT 4800 BR SCT030 QNH2999INS T32/20Z T22/10Z
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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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