FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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: | 1078 ft. / 329 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of RUTHERFORDTON, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RY 01 - CTAF AFTER 2200. |
| 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: | 35-25.282467N | | 35-26.105133N |
| Longitude: | 081-56.136217W | | 081-56.073033W |
| Elevation: | 1057.8 ft. | | 1077.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 009 magnetic, 004 true | | 189 magnetic, 184 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | none
RY 01 HAS +3 FT TREES 162 FT FROM THLD 154 FT R. | | 57 ft. trees, 1833 ft. from runway, 274 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear
RY 19 HAS +31 FT TREES 40 FT FM THLD 196 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | RUTHERFORD COUNTY ARPT AUTH
622 AIRPORT RD STE 101
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139
Phone 828-287-0800 |
| Manager: | GEORGE RONAN
622 AIRPORT RD
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139
Phone 828-287-0800
ARPT PHONE 828-286-1374. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 34 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 93/day * | | 74% | local general aviation | | 24% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 22 July 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 100 FT DROPOFF 230 FT FM THLD RY 01; 0B. |
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (221KB) |
| LOC RWY 01 | |
download (330KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunset | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:15 | | 01:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 08:43:00 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jul-2008 04:43:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KFQD | 060823Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR SCT001 BKN019 BKN090 20/19 A3002 RMK AO2
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KEHO
19nm SE | 060820Z AUTO 26003KT 5SM BR CLR 21/20 A3000 RMK AO2
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KAVL
29nm W | 060529Z 060606 00000KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 BKN250 FM0800 VRB03KT 5SM BR VCSH SCT040 BKN100 FM1000 00000KT 2SM BR SCT003 BKN250 FM1400 34005KT 4SM BR SCT050 BKN200 FM1600 19006KT 6SM BR VCSH FEW025 BKN050 FM1800 19008KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN100 FM0200 V
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KHKY
33nm NE | 060818Z 060806 00000KT 4SM BR VCSH SCT002 BKN250 TEMPO 0812 2SM BR FM1500 36005KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN100 FM1800 24005KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB
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KGSP
35nm SW | 060529Z 060606 11005KT P6SM VCSH SCT050CB BKN250 FM0900 03004KT 3SM BR SCT100 BKN250 FM1500 18006KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN100 FM1800 20008KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN100
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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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