FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RUQ |
| Lat/Long: | 35-38-45.1800N 080-31-13.0500W
35-38.753000N 080-31.217500W
35.6458833,-80.5202917
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 772.3 ft. / 235.4 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RUQ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-2000
UNATNDD THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY. TO SKED AFT HRS OR HOLIDAY SVC CALL 980-892-2840. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 20; REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 02 & 20; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 118.175 (704-637-6197) |
| CHARLOTTE APPROACH: | 128.325 |
| CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: | 128.325 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 127.35 |
| BARMY DP: | 128.325 |
| BEAVY DP: | 128.325 |
| BOBZY DP: | 128.325 |
| ESTRR DP: | 128.325 |
| ICONS DP: | 128.325 |
| JOJJO DP: | 128.325 |
| JOOLS STAR: | 135.6 |
| KABEE STAR: | 126.15 |
| KERMIT DP: | 128.325 |
| KILNS DP: | 128.325 |
| KNIGHTS DP: | 128.325 |
| KRITR DP: | 128.325 |
| KWEEN DP: | 128.325 |
| LILLS DP: | 128.325 |
| NASCR STAR: | 128.325 |
| WEAZL DP: | 128.325 |
| 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 |
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| CLTr043/34.5 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| GSOr231/35.7 | | GREENSBORO VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 03W |
| BZMr117/37.5 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 113.75 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ROVDY | | 202/5.4 | | 275 | | 06W | | RU | .-. ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
A1+:MIL FUEL A+ CTC KILLDEVIL OPS 24 HR PPR, C 984-661-6506/6507/6557.
100LL:24 SELF SERVICE AVBL FOR 100LL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5501 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 55.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 35-38.317147N | | 35-39.188833N |
| Longitude: | 080-31.370385W | | 080-31.064443W |
| Elevation: | 769.1 ft. | | 765.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 022 magnetic, 016 true | | 202 magnetic, 196 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 126 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, 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: | 35 ft. trees, 814 ft. from runway, 356 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 22:1 AT DSPLCD DUE TO 41 FT TREES 1123 FT FM THR OFFSET 418 LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 23 ft. trees, 231 ft. from runway, 297 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
15 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 325 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ROWAN COUNTY
130 W. INNES ST
SALISBURY, NC 28144
Phone 704-216-8100 |
| Manager: | VALERIE STEELE
3670 AIRPORT LOOP
SALISBURY, NC 28147-8921
Phone 704-216-7753 |
Additional Remarks
| - | MAIN TRML APRON GRASS AREA ADJ TO FUEL PUMPS CLSD TO HELS. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR MIL ROTOR WING TFC. RNG RAMP LCTD W OF RWY. FRQ NGT OPS. |
| - | CTC KILLDEVIL OPS 10 MIN PRIOR TO LDG. RNG OPS FREQ - 40.700, 126.100, 293.000. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241. |
| - | ADDNL OBSTNS FOR RWY 02; 20 FT BLDG 1100 FT FM THR 100 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | 24 HR SVC BY REQ. FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 980-892-2840. |
| - | TRANSIT MIL FUEL. |
| - | RMK: ARNG; LTD PRK RAMP CLSD TO ALL TFC EXC MIL ACFT WITH PPR. OPR 1200-2030Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL. |
| - | SKY DIVING OPS OVR ARPT; DO NOT OVERFLY ARPT DRG SKY DIVING OPS. |
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 from 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| JOOLS ONE (RNAV) | |
download (272KB) |
| KABEE THREE (RNAV) | |
download (152KB) |
| NASCR ONE (RNAV) | |
download (142KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 20 | |
download (278KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (249KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (257KB) |
| NDB RWY 20 | |
download (251KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (167KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| BARMY FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (239KB) |
| BEAVY SIX (RNAV) | |
download (223KB) |
| BOBZY FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (242KB) |
| ESTRR FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (213KB) |
| ICONS FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (213KB) |
| JOJJO FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (264KB) |
| KERMIT FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (407KB) |
| KILNS FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (215KB) |
| KNIGHTS THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (399KB) |
| KRITR SIX (RNAV) | |
download (213KB) |
| KWEEN FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (216KB) |
| LILLS THREE (RNAV) | |
download (193KB) |
| WEAZL FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (192KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (588KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEXX - Davidson County Executive Airport (13 nm NE)
8A7 - Twin Lakes Airport (16 nm N)
KJQF - Concord-Padgett 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of NCSHP and Airport Director Kevin Davis
Photo taken 17-Jan-2019
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Mid-Carolina Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-May-2026
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 09:58 |
| Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunset | | 20:11 | | 00:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:39 | | 00:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-May-2026 18:00:36 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-May-2026 14:00:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KRUQ | 061735Z AUTO 20008KT 7SM -RA SCT040 BKN060 OVC065 18/14 A2998 RMK AO2 P0003 T01760143
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KEXX
14nm NE | 061735Z AUTO 21006G15KT 4SM -RA SCT050 BKN065 OVC080 18/15 A2996 RMK AO2 P0007 T01750154
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KJQF
18nm SW | 061750Z 27005KT 2 1/2SM RA BR BKN030 OVC050 18/17 A3001
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| TAF |
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KINT
33nm NE | 061120Z 0612/0712 21010G15KT P6SM FEW100 BKN200 PROB30 0612/0615 6SM -RA OVC100 FM061500 22014G24KT P6SM FEW025 BKN100 FM070100 23009KT 6SM -SHRA BKN015 AMD NOT SKED
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KCLT
33nm SW | 061554Z 0616/0718 20011G20KT P6SM FEW030 BKN100 OVC250 FM061700 22013G24KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN045 TEMPO 0701/0705 VRB12G30KT 2SM TSRA SCT009 OVC018CB FM070500 22008KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC006 PROB30 0705/0711 4SM TSRA SCT007 OVC010CB FM071400 35007KT 6SM -SHRA SCT006 BKN015
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KGSO
39nm NE | 061120Z 0612/0712 21011G15KT P6SM FEW100 BKN200 PROB30 0613/0616 6SM -RA OVC100 FM061600 22014G24KT P6SM FEW025 BKN100 FM070100 23009KT 6SM -SHRA BKN015
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