FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CQX |
| Lat/Long: | 41-41-17.8950N 069-59-22.7470W 41-41.298250N 069-59.379117W 41.6883042,-69.9896519 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 63.6 ft. / 19.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16W (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of CHATHAM, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 02633 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CQX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 06/24 - 122.95. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.875 (508-945-5034) |
| BOSTON APPROACH: | 118.2 |
| BOSTON DEPARTURE: | 118.2 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 127.3 |
| WX ASOS at HYA (13 nm W): | PHONE 508-862-2601 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LFVr190/19.8 | | MARCONI VOR/DME | | 114.70 | | 16W |
| ACKr019/24.4 | | NANTUCKET VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 15W |
| MVYr073/33.0 | | MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 15W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NAUSET | | at field | | 279 | | 16W | | CQX | -.-. --.- -..- |
| PROVINCETOWN | | 171/25.1 | | 389 | | 16W | | PVC | .--. ...- -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3001 x 100 ft. / 915 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 41-41.120298N | | 41-41.476203N |
| Longitude: | 069-59.607685W | | 069-59.150537W |
| Elevation: | 49.0 ft. | | 62.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 060 magnetic, 044 true | | 240 magnetic, 224 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 120 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 232 ft. tank, 3100 ft. from runway, 25 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF CHATHAM 549 MAIN STREET CHATHAM, MA 02633 Phone 508-945-5100 |
| Manager: | TIMOTHY HOWARD CHATHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GEORGE RYDER ROAD CHATHAM, MA 02633 Phone 508-945-9000 |
Additional Remarks
| - | CHECK NOTAMS FOR TREE OBS ON APCH AREAS TO RWYS 06 & 24. |
| - | BE AWARE OF HIGH-SPD MIL JET & HVY HEL TFC VCNTY CAPE COD CGAS. |
| - | BIRDS PRIMLY GULLS AND WILDLIFE ON OR INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RCMD MIN ALT OF 2000 FT AGL FM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST OF ARPT OVER NATL SEASHORE . |
| - | WATER LDG AREA CLSD PERMLY. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT RWY 6/24: USE FULL RWY & AVOID INTXN DEPS. MINIMIZE OR AVOID TGL OPNS. CLIMB OUT ON RWY HDG TIL 1100 FT OVR WATER THEN PROCD ON CRS. REDUCE PWR AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. |
| - | RWY 6/24, FLY PAT DOWNWIND LEG 1/2 TO 1 MILE OUT FM RWY AS PRACTICABLE. |
| - | AVOID RESIDENTIAL AREAS AS MUCH AS PSBL. |
| - | FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5554. |
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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (215KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (129KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHYA - Cape Cod Gateway Airport (13 nm W)
KFMH - Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (24 nm W)
KPVC - Provincetown Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
5B6 - Falmouth Airpark (25 nm W)
KACK - Nantucket Memorial Airport (26 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Sal Salvaggio
Taken in the Summer of 2020
looking west.
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Times for 28-Nov-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunset | | 16:11 | | 21:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:41 | | 21:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Nov-2025 10:32:53 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 28-Nov-2025 05:32:53 |
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| METAR |
| KCQX | 280952Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 00/M05 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP080 T00001050
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KHYA 12nm W | 280956Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM BKN065 01/M04 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP073 T00061044 $
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| TAF |
KHYA 12nm W | 280523Z 2806/2906 27009KT P6SM BKN210 FM280900 28007KT P6SM SKC FM281400 26011G24KT P6SM FEW250 FM281900 26014G32KT P6SM FEW200 FM290000 26017G25KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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