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KCHQ Mississippi County Airport
Charleston, Missouri, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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: 01E (1995)
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
Sectional chart: ST LOUIS
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: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON MED INTST; TO INCR INTST - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

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
CGIr155/25.3CAPE GIRARDEAU VOR/DME112.9001E
CNGr245/27.0CUNNINGHAM VORTAC113.1003E
MAWr054/31.6MALDEN VORTAC111.2003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHARLESTONat field20801ECHQ -.-. .... --.-
CAIRO206/14.739700ECIR -.-. .. .-.
DEXTER083/28.142300EDXE -.. -..- .
BELLGRADE241/37.725400EBDD -... -.. -..
MAYFIELD284/38.040100EGGK --. --. -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
FOR FUEL CALL NUMBER POSTED ON TERMINAL DOOR.
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 poor condition
NUMEROUS CRACKS WITH +1-2 FT TALL WEEDS ON ALL EDGES OF RWY PVMNT.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: non-standard
RWY 18/36 NSTD MIRL; 6 THLD LGTS RY 36; THLD LIGHTS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO RWY ENDS; NO YELLOW EDGE LGTS LAST 1600 FT RY 36.
Runway edge markings: MARKINGS FADING.
1 NSTD NPI MARKINGS; INCORRECT SPACING OF MARKINGS.
MARKINGS FADING.
1 NSTD NPI MARKINGS; INCORRECT SPACING OF MARKINGS.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 36-50.792250N36-50.265583N
Longitude: 089-21.578050W089-21.579883W
Elevation: 313.0 ft.313.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179 magnetic, 180 true359 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: NSTD, in poor conditionNSTD, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI OTS INDEFLY.
2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI OTS INDEFLY.
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 510 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear26 ft. tree, 1048 ft. from runway, 346 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear
RWY 36; +1-3 FT CROPS, 0-200 FT FM RWY END, L & R.

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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 6
Single engine airplanes: 4
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 54/week *
71% local general aviation
28% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2004

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT & CROPDUSTING ACFT ON & INVOF ARPT.
CROPS WITHIN RY PRIMARY SURFACE & RY SAFETY AREA AT RY 36 END.

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 between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 36   download (217KB)

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 09-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1810:18
Sunrise05:4810:48
Sunset20:1801:18
Evening civil twilight20:4801:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Jul-2008 12:42:42
Local (UTC-5)  09-Jul-2008 07:42:42
 
METAR
KCIR 
15nm NE 
091205Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM RA SCT020 SCT028 OVC050 22/21 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND S P0001
KCGI 
26nm NW 
091153Z 16003KT 6SM -RA BR OVC022 22/21 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE RAB11 SLP155 P0010 60028 70065 T02220211 10244 20222 53014 $
TAF
KCGI 
26nm NW 
091120Z 091212 25006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT040CB BKN120 TEMPO 1216 VRB05G25KT 3SM -TSRA SCT015CB BKN025 FM1800 34006KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB TEMPO 1822 3SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB FM0000 VRB02KT P6SM BKN250 PROB30 0006 4SM -SHRA BKN025 FM0600 00000KT 4SM BR BKN250
KPAH 
31nm NE 
091120Z 091212 25006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT040CB BKN120 TEMPO 1216 VRB05G25KT 3SM -TSRA SCT015CB BKN025 FM1800 34006KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB TEMPO 1822 3SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB FM0000 VRB02KT P6SM BKN250 PROB30 0006 4SM -SHRA BR BKN025 FM0600 00000KT P6SM BKN250
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Hotels near Mississippi County Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN CHARLESTON 4.6 
ECONO LODGE CHARLESTON 5.7 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Mississippi County Airport

3 in Sikeston
 

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