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KCHQ Mississippi County Airport
Charleston, Missouri, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
BCN OTS INDEFLY.
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 -.-. .. .-.
BELLGRADE241/37.725400EBDD -... -.. -..
MAYFIELD284/38.040100EGGK --. --. -.-

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 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.
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: 4
Single engine airplanes: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 23/week *
74% local general aviation
25% transient general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2009

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT & CROP DUSTING 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 36   download (213KB)

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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From to KCHQ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2412:24
Sunrise06:5012:50
Sunset17:3323:33
Evening civil twilight18:0024:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 06:46:46
Local (UTC-6)  12-Feb-2012 00:46:46
 
METAR
KCIR 
15nm NE 
120555Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR M04/M14 A3053 RMK AO2
KCGI 
26nm NW 
120553Z 33006KT 10SM CLR M06/M14 A3054 RMK AO2 SLP345 T10561144 11022 21067 400001067 50000
TAF
KCGI 
26nm NW 
120520Z 1206/1306 32006KT P6SM SKC FM122100 28005KT P6SM SKC
KPAH 
31nm NE 
120520Z 1206/1306 31006KT P6SM SKC FM122100 27006KT P6SM SKC
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Mississippi County Airport

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN CHARLESTON 4.4 85-90
ECONO LODGE CHARLESTON 5.7 60-70

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

7 in Sikeston
 

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