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KCHQ

Mississippi County Airport
Charleston, Missouri, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	CHQ
Lat/Long:	36-50-31.6940N 089-21-34.7680W 36-50.528233N 089-21.579467W 36.8421372,-89.3596578 (estimated)
Elevation:	313 ft. / 95.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02W (2015)
From city:	4 miles S of CHARLESTON, MO
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	63845

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1975
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	STL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36; MIRL NSTD RWY 18/36 PRESET MED INTST; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. PAPI RWY 18 & 36 ON CONSLY.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at SIK (10 nm W):	119.175 (573-471-7371)
WX AWOS-3 at CIR (15 nm NE):	118.025 (618-734-9173)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 133.65/292.15 (PADUCAH RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CNGr245/27.0		CUNNINGHAM VOR/DME		113.10		03E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CAIRO		206/14.7		397		00E		CIR	-.-. .. .-.

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

3196 x 60 ft. / 974 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity
RWY 18/36 INCORRECT NUMBER OF THLD LGTS EACH RWY END.

Runway edge markings:

RWY 36 MARKINGS FADED.

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

36-50.792250N

36-50.265583N

Longitude:

089-21.578050W

089-21.579883W

Elevation:

313.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

182 magnetic, 180 true

002 magnetic, 360 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in poor condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	MISSISSIPPI COUNTY COMMISSION PO BOX 369 CHARLESTON, MO 63834 Phone 573-683-2146
Manager:	MISSISSIPPI COUNTY COMMISSION PO BOX 369 CHARLESTON, MO 63834 Phone 573-683-2146

Additional Remarks

A58-18	SMALL TREE 10 FT TALL 141 FT FM RWY 18 THLD, 90 FT RIGHT
-	ULTRALIGHT & CROP DUSTING ACFT ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (200KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (196KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (273KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSIK - Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport (10 nm W)
KCIR - Cairo Regional Airport (15 nm NE)
KEIW - County Memorial Airport (22 nm SW)
KCGI - Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (25 nm NW)
KDXE - Dexter Municipal Airport (28 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 30-May-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:11	10:11
Sunrise	05:41	10:41
Sunset	20:08	01:08
Evening civil twilight	20:38	01:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-May-2025 07:01:57
Local (UTC-5)	30-May-2025 02:01:57

METAR

KSIK 10nm W	300655Z AUTO 32013G25KT SCT008 OVC012 17/17 A2987 RMK AO2 CIG 012V016 T01700166 PWINO $
KCIR 15nm NE	300655Z AUTO 34015KT 290V350 1 3/4SM BKN006 OVC012 19/18 A2984 RMK AO2 VIS 1/2V5 P0007 T01890183

TAF

KCGI 26nm NW	300536Z 3006/3106 35006KT 5SM SHRA BR VCTS SCT008 BKN030CB TEMPO 3006/3007 3SM RA BR BKN007 FM300700 34008KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 FM301200 32007KT P6SM BKN050 TEMPO 3012/3014 BKN025 FM301700 32011G19KT P6SM BKN050 FM310000 31007KT P6SM FEW250
KPAH 31nm NE	300536Z 3006/3106 VRB04KT 5SM SHRA BR VCTS BKN025CB FM300700 35005KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN012 PROB30 3008/3010 3SM -TSRA BKN009CB FM301000 33007KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 FM301200 33008KT P6SM BKN015 FM301500 32007G18KT P6SM BKN050 FM310000 31006KT P6SM SCT250

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