FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HQU |
| Lat/Long: | 33-31-47.0333N / 082-31-01.0233W
33-31.783888N / 082-31.017055W
33.5297315 / -82.5169509
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 501 ft. / 152.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of THOMSON, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 30824 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-1730 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL, PAPIS RY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.625 (706-597-9801) |
| AUGUSTA APPROACH: | 126.8 [0600-0000] |
| AUGUSTA DEPARTURE: | 126.8 [0600-0000] |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 128.1/323.0 (AUGUSTA RCAG) WHEN AUGUSTA APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| IRQr243/20.7 | | COLLIERS VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 5503 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 | | Double tandem: | 87.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 33-31.804877N | | 33-31.762900N |
| Longitude: | 082-31.558190W | | 082-30.475920W |
| Elevation: | 448.0 ft. | | 500.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% UP | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 093 true | | 277 magnetic, 273 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 295 ft. | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline
0:1 APPROACH SLOPE TO 295' DISPLACED THLD, 50+ FT TREES 429 FEET LEFT AND RIGHT AT DISPLACED THLD. | | 55 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 480 ft. right of centerline
50 FT TREES 480 FT RIGHT AT RY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | THOMSON CITY & MCDUFFIE CO
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
THOMSON, GA 30824
Phone 706-595-1781 |
| Manager: | DON POWERS
CITY OF THOMSON, 309 MAIN STREET
THOMSON, GA 30824
Phone 706-595-1781 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 52/day * | | 53% | local general aviation | | 47% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 13 July 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON RWY AT NIGHT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS. |
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 |
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| ILS OR LOC/NDB RWY 10 | |
download (297KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (307KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (309KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (221KB) |
| NDB RWY 10 | |
download (244KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| AZALA TWO (RNAV) | |
download (255KB) |
| CHATT THREE (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (291KB) |
| MISTY FOUR (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (271KB) |
| NDINA THREE (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (257KB) |
| SAMMI TWO (RNAV) | |
download (248KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (80KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIIY - Washington-Wilkes County Airport (21 nm NW)
KDNL - Daniel Field Airport (24 nm E)
KAGS - Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (29 nm E)
3J7 - Greene County Regional Airport (31 nm W)
27A - Elbert County Airport-Patz Field (37 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 15-Jan-2010
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 18:11 | | 23:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:36 | | 23:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 10:27:54 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 05:27:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KHQU | 120755Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM CLR M02/M13 A3031 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KDNL
24nm E | 120539Z 1206/1306 30008G18KT P6SM SKC FM121000 31008KT P6SM SKC FM121500 31008G16KT P6SM SKC FM122000 29008KT P6SM SKC FM130000 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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KAGS
29nm E | 120539Z 1206/1306 30009KT P6SM SKC FM121500 31008G16KT P6SM SKC FM122000 29008KT P6SM SKC FM122300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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