FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FQD |
| Lat/Long: | 35-25-41.6000N / 081-56-06.2800W
35-25.693333N / 081-56.104667W
35.4282222 / -81.9350778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1077 ft. / 328.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of RUTHERFORDTON, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 28139 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1975 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FQD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT 0900-1700, ALL SUN 1300-1700
FOR SERVICE AFTER HOURS CALL 828-287-0800. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RY 01 - CTAF AFTER 2200. PAPI RY 1 & 19 ON 24 HRS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.275 (828-287-6498) |
| GREER APPROACH: | 119.4 |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 119.4 |
| WX AWOS-3 at EHO (19 nm SE): | 118.425 (704-487-0100) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 119.575/257.9 (JONESVILLE RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SUGr087/16.4 | | SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02W |
| SPAr001/23.7 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 35-25.283163N | | 35-26.105162N |
| Longitude: | 081-56.136182W | | 081-56.072835W |
| Elevation: | 1057.1 ft. | | 1077.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 009 magnetic, 004 true | | 189 magnetic, 184 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 53 ft. trees, 1961 ft. from runway, 55 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 9 ft. trees, 259 ft. from runway, 148 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
42 FT TREES 159 FT FM THLD 207 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AND 12 FT TREES 43 FT FM THLD 191 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | RUTHERFORD COUNTY ARPT AUTH
622 AIRPORT RD, STE 102
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139
Phone 828-287-0800 |
| Manager: | GREG TURNER
622 AIRPORT RD
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139
Phone 828-287-0800
ARPT FAX 828-286-1374. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 55 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 45 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 92/day * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 24% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 06 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 100 FT DROPOFF 230 FT FM THLD RY 01; 0B. |
| - | DEER IN VICINITY OF ARPT. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download |
| LOC RWY 01 | |
download (330KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (56KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (19 nm SE)
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (28 nm NE)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (30 nm W)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (31 nm S)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (33 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in November 2006
looking north
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunset | | 18:03 | | 23:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:29 | | 23:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 03:22:02 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 22:22:02 |
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| METAR |
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| KFQD | 100301Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM DZ OVC002 04/03 A2967 RMK AO2
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KEHO
19nm SE | 100300Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 03/03 A2967 RMK AO2 T00260027
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KAVL
29nm W | 100207Z 1002/1024 33010KT P6SM SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 1002/1005 BKN008 OVC015 FM100500 34020G30KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM101600 34025G40KT P6SM VCSH BKN030
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KHKY
33nm NE | 100112Z 1001/1024 VRB03KT 1SM BR OVC005 TEMPO 1001/1004 1/4SM -DZ FG OVC001 FM100400 28010KT 6SM BR SCT005 OVC015 FM100700 29015G25KT P6SM SCT030 FM101600 30020G35KT P6SM SCT050
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KGSP
35nm SW | 100207Z 1002/1024 24011KT 6SM BR SCT006 OVC013 TEMPO 1002/1004 5SM BR OVC006 FM100400 26010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM100600 28012G22KT P6SM SCT040 FM101600 30020G35KT P6SM FEW050
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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