FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | UNATNND |
| 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
| Parking: | 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 fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS DISCOLORED, 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: | 37 ft. trees, 1014 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear TREES 125 FT LEFT & RIGHT FM THRESHOLD OUT 200 FT. | | 10 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 120 ft. both sides of centerline 10 FT TREES & BRUSH 78 FT OUT FM RY END; 30 FT TREES AT THLD 115 FT RIGHT AND 122 FT LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | AIRPORT AUTHORITY 163 RAILROAD STREET MC RAE, GA 30411 Phone 912-568-7171 MC RAE, TELFAIR-WHEELER AIRPORT AUTHORITY. |
| Manager: | JIMMY RAY P.O. BOX 563 MCRAE, GA 31055 Phone 229-868-2983 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 26 June 2008 | |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (197KB) |
| NDB RWY 21 | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (99KB) |
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 F. Allen Kyzer
Photo taken 21-Oct-2009
from a C-182.
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 22:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:01 | | 23:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 03:44:56 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 22:44:56 |
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| METAR |
KVDI 27nm E | 090320Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3029 RMK AO2 T01560139 PNO
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KDBN 29nm N | 090316Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 12/12 A3028 RMK AO1
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KDQH 37nm S | 090321Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A3026 RMK AO1
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KAMG 39nm SE | 090253Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP249 T01610139 51010
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KWRB 47nm NW | 090255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP254 T01260123 51012
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| NOTAMs |
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