FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RUQ |
| Lat/Long: | 35-38-45.1900N / 080-31-13.0600W 35-38.753167N / 080-31.217667W 35.6458861 / -80.5202944 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 773 ft. / 235.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of SALISBURY, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28147 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RUQ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 02/20 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 02 & 20; PAPI RYS 02 & 20 & MALSR RY 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.175 (704-637-6197) |
| CHARLOTTE APPROACH: | 128.32 |
| CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: | 128.32 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 127.35 |
| WX AWOS-3 at EXX (13 nm NE): | 119.825 (336-956-2967) |
| WX AWOS-3 at JQF (18 nm SW): | 133.675 (704-785-2145) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CLTr043/34.5 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| GSOr231/35.7 | | GREENSBORO VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 03W |
| BZMr117/37.5 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ROVDY | | 202/5.4 | | 275 | | 06W | | RU | .-. ..- |
| DAVIE | | 197/16.4 | | 354 | | 06W | | DVZ | -.. ...- --.. |
| LINCOLNTON | | 083/28.4 | | 432 | | 06W | | IZN | .. --.. -. |
| CITY LAKE | | 270/32.2 | | 266 | | 08W | | CQJ | -.-. --.- .--- |
| WILKI | | 141/39.7 | | 209 | | 06W | | UKF | ..- -.- ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ FOR 100LL FUEL AFT HR CALL 704-239-1836. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 35-38.317333N | | 35-39.188883N |
| Longitude: | 080-31.370500W | | 080-31.064500W |
| Elevation: | 769.5 ft. | | 766.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 022 magnetic, 016 true | | 202 magnetic, 196 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. bldg, 807 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 13 ft. trees, 700 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ROWAN COUNTY 130 W. INNES ST SALISBURY, NC 28144 Phone 704-633-5021 |
| Manager: | TONY HANKERSON 3670 AIRPORT LOOP SALISBURY, NC 28147-8921 Phone 704-636-9032 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 99 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 2 | | Military aircraft: | | 19 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 85/day * | | 39% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 29% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 24 August 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ADDNL OBSTNS FOR RY 02; 20' BLDG 1100' FM THR 100' R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | LIGHTED PARK, RAMP CLSD TO ALL TRFC EXC MIL ACFT WITH PPR. OPERATIONAL 0900-1730. |
| - | 24 HR SVC BY REQUEST. |
| - | TRANSIT MILITARY FUEL |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| NASCR ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (368KB) |
| SHINE FIVE | |
download (323KB) |
| UNARM ONE | |
download (304KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 20 | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (229KB) |
| NDB RWY 20 | |
download (232KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEXX - Davidson County Airport (13 nm NE)
8A7 - Twin Lakes Airport (16 nm N)
KJQF - Concord Regional Airport (18 nm SW)
14A - Lake Norman Airpark (19 nm W)
KSVH - Statesville Regional Airport (22 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 05-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 10:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunset | | 19:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:08 | | 00:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 08:22:48 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Sep-2008 04:22:48 |
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| METAR |
| KRUQ | 050751Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 18/16 A2998 RMK AO2
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KEXX 14nm NE | 050801Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 17/16 A2999 RMK AO2
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KJQF 18nm SW | 050800Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 17/17 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KINT 33nm NE | 050533Z 050606 15004KT P6SM FEW250 FM0800 10004KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 0812 4SM BR HZ FM1200 06008KT P6SM SCT150 FM1700 04010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 FM2100 04010KT P6SM BKN040 FM0000 02010KT P6SM OVC015 FM0300 02010KT 4SM BR OVC006
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KCLT 33nm SW | 050520Z 050606 14006KT P6SM SCT250 FM0900 06004KT P6SM SCT250 FM1600 04010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM0000 03010KT P6SM BKN040
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KGSO 39nm NE | 050533Z 050606 15004KT P6SM FEW250 FM0800 10004KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 0812 4SM BR HZ FM1200 05008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM1700 04010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 FM2100 04010KT P6SM BKN040 FM0000 02010KT P6SM OVC015 FM0300 02010KT 4SM BR OVC006
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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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