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KHQU Thomson-McDuffie County Airport
Thomson, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: HQU
Lat/Long: 33-31-47.0300N 082-31-01.0300W
33-31.783833N 082-31.017167W
33.5297306,-82.5169528
(estimated)
Elevation: 501.3 ft. / 152.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1995)
From city: 4 miles N of THOMSON, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 30824

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; HIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 120.625 (706-597-9801)
AUGUSTA APPROACH: 124.45 [0600-0000]
AUGUSTA DEPARTURE: 124.45 [0600-0000]
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 128.1/322.325 (AUGUSTA RCAG) WHEN AUGUSTA APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
IRQr243/20.7COLLIERS VORTAC113.9004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CEDAR097/4.934104WAA .- .-
EMORY283/26.338504WEMR . -- .-.
CULVR059/39.438004WUMB ..- -- -...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 5514 x 100 ft. / 1681 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 50.0
Double tandem: 87.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 33-31.804857N33-31.762787N
Longitude: 082-31.559298W082-30.475043W
Elevation: 448.5 ft.501.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 097 magnetic, 093 true277 magnetic, 273 true
Displaced threshold: 299 ft.194 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:5514 TODA:5514 ASDA:5514 LDA:5215TORA:5514 TODA:5514 ASDA:5373 LDA:5179
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 36 ft. trees, 524 ft. from runway, 494 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear50 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 470 ft. right of centerline
50 FT TREES 480 FT RIGHT AT 0 FT - 200 FT FM RWY END.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: THOMSON CITY & MCDUFFIE CO
P.O. BOX 1017
THOMSON, GA 30824
Phone 706-595-1781
MCDUFFIE COUNTY - 210 RAIL ROAD STREET, THOMSON, GA 30824.
Manager: JOHN WALLER
CITY OF THOMSON, 210 RAILROAD STREET
THOMSON, GA 30824
Phone 706-597-7378

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 33
Single engine airplanes: 29
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Jet airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 55/day *
50% local general aviation
50% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

Additional Remarks

DEER ON RWY AT NIGHT.
FOR CD CTC AUGUSTA APCH AT 706-771-1777, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/NDB RWY 10   download (250KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10   download (264KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28   download (285KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (216KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (162KB)
 
Departure Procedures
AZALA FOUR (RNAV)   download (163KB)
CHATT SIX (RNAV)   download (167KB)
MISTY SIX (RNAV)   download (174KB)
NDINA FIVE (RNAV)   download (161KB)
SAMMI FOUR (RNAV)   download (135KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (489KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIIY - Washington/Wilkes County Airport (21 nm NW)
KDNL - Daniel Field Airport (24 nm E)
KAGS - Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (29 nm E)
KCPP - Greene County Regional Airport (31 nm W)
2J3 - Louisville Municipal Airport (33 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5810:58
Sunrise07:2311:23
Sunset19:4723:47
Evening civil twilight20:1200:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 22:55:14
Local (UTC-4)  28-Mar-2024 18:55:14
 
METAR
KHQU 282235Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 21/01 A2996 RMK AO2 T02130012
TAF
KDNL 
24nm E 
282118Z 2821/2918 32010G18KT P6SM SCT070 FM290000 32006KT P6SM SKC
KAGS 
29nm E 
282118Z 2821/2918 35010G18KT P6SM SCT070 FM290000 32005KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
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Spirit Aviation, Inc. UNICOM 122.80
706-595-1300
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