FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HQU |
| Lat/Long: | 33-31-47.0333N / 082-31-01.0233W
33-31.783888N / 082-31.017055W
33.5297315 / -82.5169509
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| 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. | | 500.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 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
+10 FT TREES AND BRUSH 430' L AND 450' R OF 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: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | 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 23 June 2008 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunset | | 18:08 | | 23:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:33 | | 23:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 23:00:42 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 18:00:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KHQU | 092237Z AUTO 27006KT 2 1/2SM SCT006 BKN012 OVC028 11/09 A2979 RMK AO1
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KDNL
24nm E | 091904Z 0919/1018 VRB04KT P6SM SCT008 BKN060 TEMPO 0921/0923 4SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC015 FM092300 22008KT P6SM OVC015 FM100100 28012G22KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM100500 28015G25KT P6SM SKC FM101500 28018G30KT P6SM SCT050
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KAGS
29nm E | 091904Z 0919/1018 VRB04KT P6SM SCT008 BKN060 TEMPO 0921/0923 4SM -RA BR BKN008 FM092300 22008KT P6SM OVC015 FM100100 28012G22KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM100500 28017G25KT P6SM SKC FM101500 28020G30KT P6SM SCT050
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