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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: MDQ
Lat/Long: 34-51-33.6680N 086-33-27.0500W
34-51.561133N 086-33.450833W
34.8593522,-86.5575139
(estimated)
Elevation: 763.2 ft. / 232.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (2015)
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
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 REILS RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3PT: 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): 121.25 (256-772-8074)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.0 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RQZr043/5.3ROCKET VORTAC112.2002E

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: 6500 x 100 ft. / 1981 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in fair 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: 34-52.096817N34-51.025443N
Longitude: 086-33.440267W086-33.461387W
Elevation: 719.0 ft.763.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 185 magnetic, 181 true005 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
Obstructions: 32 ft. trees, 1019 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clearnone

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.
Manager: RAY MEYER
360 CLYDE SHELTON DRIVE
MERIDIANVILLE, AL 35759
Phone 256-828-1403

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 106
Single engine airplanes: 94
Multi engine airplanes: 10
Jet airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 94/day *
49% transient general aviation
44% local general aviation
5% air taxi
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 16 October 2017

Additional Remarks

GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU HUNTSVILLE APCH & ANNISTON FSS.
FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO, CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2098. WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

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 from 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 18   download (258KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (219KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (233KB)
VOR-B   download (192KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (157KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (490KB)

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-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2711:27
Sunrise06:5211:52
Sunset18:5623:56
Evening civil twilight19:2100:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 04:01:50
Local (UTC-5)  18-Mar-2024 23:01:50
 
METAR
KMDQ 190355Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 01/M09 A3023 RMK A02 T00141086
KHUA 
13nm SW 
181954Z 35015KT 7SM FEW040 07/M09 A3012 RMK SLPNO RVRNO $
KHSV 
17nm SW 
190353Z 29005KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00281067 $
TAF
KHUA 
13nm SW 
182000Z 1820/2002 35015KT 9999 FEW040 510053 QNH3004INS BECMG 1900/1901 33009KT 9999 FEW045 510053 QNH2995INS TX11/1919Z TNM01/1912Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1900 NEXT 1912
KHSV 
17nm SW 
181723Z 1818/1918 33012G20KT P6SM SCT250 FM190100 32007KT P6SM SKC FM190400 31003KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
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Executive Flight Center UNICOM 123.00
256-828-1403
256-828-3883
[web site]
[email]
6500' Runway with ILS 18 and LPV 18/36 Approaches!
You do have a CHOICE in Huntsville airports. Avoid ramp fees and enjoy our modern facilities. KMDQ makes a great Tech Stop!
Note the airport name has changed to Huntsville Executive Airport to more accurately reflect the area served by KMDQ. Located just north of the Huntsville city limit, KMDQ is the closest airport to Huntsville downtown.
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