FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HQU |
| Lat/Long: | 33-31-46.9680N / 082-30-59.2720W
33-31.782800N / 082-30.987867W
33.5297133 / -82.5164644
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 498 ft. / 152 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04W (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of THOMSON, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | 0900-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28, PAPIS RYS 10 AND 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: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 5200 x 100 ft. / 1585 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: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 33-31.802650N | | 33-31.762933N |
| Longitude: | 082-31.499200W | | 082-30.476533W |
| Elevation: | 452.4 ft. | | 497.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 093 true | | 277 magnetic, 273 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 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, 407 ft. from runway, 450 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
+10 FT TREES AND BRUSH 430' L AND 450' R OF THLD. | | 55 ft. pole, 2015 ft. from runway, 490 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
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: | BOB FLANDERS
454 JOHN T. LANE RD
THOMSON, GA 30824
Phone 706-595-1781 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 52/day * | | 53% | local general aviation | | 47% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 11 April 2006 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 10 | |
download (232KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (196KB) |
| NDB RWY 10 | |
download (207KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| AZALA ONE (RNAV) | |
download (256KB) |
| CHATT ONE (RNAV) | |
download (323KB) |
| MISTY ONE (RNAV) | |
download (274KB) |
| NDINA ONE (RNAV) | |
download (271KB) |
| SAMMI ONE (RNAV) | |
download (266KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| 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 18-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 00:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2008 17:57:01 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2008 13:57:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KHQU | 181740Z AUTO 23011G22KT 10SM SCT060 SCT070 SCT100 26/10 A2975 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KDNL
24nm E | 181506Z 181512 26010KT P6SM SCT100 FM1700 24015G25KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100 FM2200 25017G26KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 FM0400 26005KT P6SM SCT080
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KAGS
29nm E | 181613Z 181612 28015G25KT P6SM SCT050 FM1900 25015G25KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100 FM2200 25017G26KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 FM0400 26005KT P6SM SCT080
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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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