FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | 04W (2015) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of HUNTSVILLE, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 0730-2000, ALL MON-FRI 0730-2130 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 256-603-9345. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, REILS RY 18, 36 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 18 & 36 ON CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| RQZr042/5.4 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
| DCUr057/22.8 | | DECATUR VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 01W |
| UXMr209/(34.7) | | TULLAHOMA REGIONAL VOR | | 109.65 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| REDSTONE | | 033/11.7 | | 287 | | 00W | | HUA | .... ..- .- |
| CAPSHAW | | 065/12.1 | | 350 | | 01W | | CWH | -.-. .-- .... |
| KELSO | | 184/16.4 | | 358 | | 01W | | TNY | - -. -.-- |
| BOILING FORK | | 235/30.6 | | 263 | | 03W | | BGF | -... --. ..-. |
| BURWI | | 206/39.2 | | 332 | | 03W | | ULH | ..- .-.. .... |
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: | 5005 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 34-52.096820N | | 34-51.271958N |
| Longitude: | 086-33.440307W | | 086-33.456575W |
| Elevation: | 718.9 ft. | | 755.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 181 true | | 005 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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: | | 92 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 79 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 94/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 27 April 2010 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 18 | |
download (242KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (247KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (232KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of SellersPhoto.com
Photo taken 25-Jun-2013
looking north.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 18:10 | | 23:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:35 | | 23:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 10:32:10 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 05:32:10 |
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| METAR |
| KMDQ | 160755Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM SCT007 SCT011 BKN036 17/13 A3001 RMK AO2
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KHUA 13nm SW | 151955Z 00000KT 7SM SCT035 24/14 A3005 RMK LAST
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KHSV 17nm SW | 160753Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM BKN100 OVC120 18/15 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01780150
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| TAF |
KHSV 17nm SW | 160520Z 1606/1706 12005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120 FM161100 12005KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM161600 18010KT P6SM OVC030 TEMPO 1616/1620 5SM -SHRA BR FM162000 19010KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC020 FM170100 20005KT 2SM -SHRA BR OVC009
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| NOTAMs |
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