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KCHQ

Mississippi County Airport
Charleston, Missouri, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

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-3PT at SIK (10 nm W):	119.175 (573-471-2736)
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

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)
OTS INDEFINITELY

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

Runway end identifier lights:

yes
OTS INDEF

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

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

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 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 CHANGED		download (197KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 CHANGED		download (193KB)
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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Area around KCHQ (Mississippi County Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:18	10:18
Sunrise	05:47	10:47
Sunset	20:01	01:01
Evening civil twilight	20:30	01:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-May-2026 16:27:22
Local (UTC-5)	20-May-2026 11:27:22

METAR

KSIK 10nm W	201615Z AUTO 35010KT 6SM BR OVC009 17/17 A3013 RMK AO2 RAB1557E1613 CIG 007V012 P0000 T01680168 $
KCIR 15nm NE	201615Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM OVC008 18/17 A3014 RMK AO2 T01780169

TAF

KCGI 26nm NW	201120Z 2012/2112 01010KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC011 FM201300 02013KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM201700 02009KT P6SM VCSH OVC010 FM210000 03006KT P6SM OVC020
KPAH 31nm NE	201120Z 2012/2112 01008KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC007 PROB30 2012/2016 2SM SHRA BR OVC005 FM201800 02009KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC007 FM202000 01010KT 6SM BR OVC008 FM210100 01006KT P6SM OVC015

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