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KMDQ Madison County Executive Airport/Tom Sharp Jr Field
Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: MDQ
Lat/Long: 34-51-41.1000N / 086-33-26.9000W
34-51.685000N / 086-33.448333W
34.8614167 / -86.5574722
(estimated)
Elevation: 756 ft. / 230.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (2000)
From city: 1 mile NE of HUNTSVILLE, AL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 35759

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MDQ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: SAT-SUN 0800-2000, ALL MON-FRI 0730-2130
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 256-603-9345.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, REILS RY 18, 36 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 18 & 36 ON CONT.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 120.000 (256-829-1242)
HUNTSVILLE APPROACH: 125.6 [0600-0000]
HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE: 125.6 [0600-0000]
WX AWOS-3 at FYM (12 nm N): 135.275 (931-433-5916)
WX ASOS at HSV (17 nm SW): PHONE 256-772-8074
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.7 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RQZr042/5.4ROCKET VORTAC112.2002E
DCUr057/22.8DECATUR VOR/DME112.8001W
UXMr209/(34.7)TULLAHOMA REGIONAL VOR109.6503W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
REDSTONE033/11.728700WHUA .... ..- .-
CAPSHAW065/12.135001WCWH -.-. .-- ....
KELSO184/16.435801WTNY - -. -.--
BOILING FORK234/30.626302WBGF -... --. ..-.
COLE SPRING025/32.423001WCPP -.-. .--. .--.
BURWI206/39.233203WULH ..- .-.. ....

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 5008 x 100 ft. / 1526 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 60.0
Double wheel: 75.0
Double tandem: 140.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 34-52.096820N34-51.271958N
Longitude: 086-33.440307W086-33.456575W
Elevation: 718.9 ft.755.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.7% UP
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 183 magnetic, 181 true003 magnetic, 001 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MADISON CO EXEC ARPT AUTH
PO BOX 110
MERIDIANVILLE, AL 35759
Phone 256-828-3883
TOM SHARP CHAIRMAN.
Manager: RAY MEYER
358 BOLLING RD
MERIDIANVILLE, AL 35759
Phone 256-828-1403

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 113
Single engine airplanes: 93
Multi engine airplanes: 11
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 94/day *
49% transient general aviation
44% local general aviation
5% air taxi
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 16 April 2009

Additional Remarks

GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU HSV APCH & ANB FSS.

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
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 18   download
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (283KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download
VOR/DME-B   download (195KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (20KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFYM - Fayetteville Municipal Airport (12 nm N)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (13 nm SW)
KHSV - Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (17 nm SW)
KDCU - Pryor Field Regional Airport (23 nm SW)
4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field (29 nm E)
 
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Aerial photo of KMDQ (Madison County Executive Airport/Tom Sharp Jr Field)
Photo courtesy of the Huntsville Flight Center
Photo taken 26-Nov-2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1312:13
Sunrise06:3912:39
Sunset17:2223:22
Evening civil twilight17:4823:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 05:50:58
Local (UTC-6)  09-Feb-2010 23:50:58
 
METAR
KMDQ 100523Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM CLR M04/M08 A3006 RMK AO2 T10451085
KHUA 
13nm SW 
092055Z 29010KT 7SM OVC020 02/M01 A2996 RMK LAST
KHSV 
17nm SW 
100453Z 30010KT 10SM FEW035 M03/M08 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP191 T10331083
TAF
KHSV 
17nm SW 
092330Z 1000/1024 29012KT P6SM FEW030 FM100600 30015KT P6SM SCT020 TEMPO 1007/1011 30015G25KT BKN015 FM101500 32018G28KT P6SM SKC FM102300 33013KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Executive Flight Center
UNICOM 123.00
256-828-1403
256-828-3883
[web site]
[email]
ILS 18 and WAAS 18/36!! Executive Flight Center is the FBO at Huntsville's Executive Airport MDQ. You do have a CHOICE in Huntsville airports. Avoid ramp fees and enjoy our luxurious facilities. MDQ makes a great Tech Stop!
 
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BEVILL CONFERENCE CENTER HOTEL 10.1 100-101
 

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8 in Madison
 

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