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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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: 02W (2000)
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
RQZr042/5.4ROCKET 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 FORK235/30.626303WBGF -... --. ..-.
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: 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
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: 106
Single engine airplanes: 85
Multi engine airplanes: 11
Jet airplanes: 3
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 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1410:14
Sunrise05:4210:42
Sunset19:4400:44
Evening civil twilight20:1201:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 06:04:44
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 01:04:44
 
METAR
KMDQ 180555Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT014 BKN090 BKN110 18/16 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S
KHUA 
13nm SW 
171955Z 16006KT 7SM BKN060 OVC080 22/18 A3002 RMK LAST
KHSV 
17nm SW 
180533Z AUTO 13004KT 5SM BR BKN012 OVC090 19/19 A3001 RMK AO2 $
TAF
KHSV 
17nm SW 
180540Z 1806/1906 19008KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT008 BKN015 BKN060 FM180900 18006KT 5SM BR VCSH BKN008 BKN015 FM181800 22009KT P6SM VCTS BKN025CB BKN050 FM182200 20008KT P6SM BKN035 BKN050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Executive Flight Center
No ramp fees
UNICOM 123.00
256-828-1403
256-828-3883
[web site]
[email]
WingPoints with every fuel purchase! 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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