FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2011
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 0730-2000, 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 |
| RQZr042/5.4 | | 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 | -... --. ..-. |
| COLE SPRING | | 025/32.4 | | 230 | | 01W | | CPP | -.-. .--. .--. |
| 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: | 183 magnetic, 181 true | | 003 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | | 103 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 84 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | 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 12 January 2012 at 0901Z and 9 February 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (298KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (299KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (275KB) |
| VOR/DME-B **CHANGED** | |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of ClassicAirWorks.com
Photo taken 10-Apr-2010
from SE looking NW.
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Times for 08-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 23:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:47 | | 23:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Feb-2012 16:50:48 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Feb-2012 10:50:48 |
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| METAR |
| KMDQ | 081555Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM SCT020 SCT025 SCT041 07/03 A3031 RMK AO2
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KHUA 13nm SW | 081555Z 33008KT 7SM FEW026 SCT031 08/02 A3031
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KHSV 17nm SW | 081553Z 34009KT 10SM SCT025 BKN034 09/03 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP266 T00890028
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| TAF |
KHSV 17nm SW | 081602Z 0816/0912 34010KT P6SM BKN040 FM081700 34010KT P6SM BKN025 TEMPO 0817/0820 BKN019 FM090000 35005KT P6SM FEW050
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