FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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: | | 110 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 87 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 7 |
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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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 **NEW** | |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of SellersPhoto.com
Photo taken 25-Jun-2013
looking north.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunset | | 19:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 02:47:33 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Aug-2013 21:47:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KMDQ | 130155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT032 22/21 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE E AND W
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KHUA
13nm SW | 121955Z 25003KT 7SM SCT025 BKN030 31/21 A3005 RMK LAST
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KHSV
17nm SW | 130153Z 00000KT 10SM FEW040 BKN110 OVC200 25/24 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP159 OCNL LTGIC DSNT NE AND NW CB DSNT NE AND NW T02500239 $
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| TAF |
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KHSV
17nm SW | 121735Z 1218/1318 24006KT P6SM TSRA SCT025CB BKN100 FM130100 21003KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN120 FM130900 22004KT P6SM VCTS SCT015CB OVC120 TEMPO 1309/1313 4SM TSRA BR BKN015CB FM131400 27005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN120
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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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