FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MQJ |
| Lat/Long: | 39-50-36.5480N / 085-53-49.4300W
39-50.609133N / 085-53.823833W
39.8434856 / -85.8970639
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 862 ft. / 262.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2005) |
| From city: | 12 miles E of INDIANAPOLIS, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 46140 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1977 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0630-2200
FOR ATTENDANT ON CHRISTMAS & THANGIVING DAY OR FOR OUTSIDE NORMAL OPERATING HRS CALL 317-335-3320. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes
LOCATED AROUND MID-FIELD WIND SOCK |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 07/25 & MALSR RY 25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.175 (317-335-3037) |
| INDIANAPOLIS APPROACH: | 127.15 |
| INDIANAPOLIS DEPARTURE: | 127.15 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.25 |
| WX AWOS-3 at UMP (9 nm NW): | 338 (317-842-3911) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 8A4 (13 nm W): | 118.250 (317-955-3160) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HFY (16 nm SW): | 118.525 (317-882-5862) |
| WX ASOS at GEZ (16 nm S): | 121.55 (317-398-0246) |
| WX ASOS at EYE (18 nm W): | 121.575 (317-329-1754) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TYQ (20 nm NW): | 120.725 (317-769-3154) |
| WX ASOS at IND (20 nm W): | PHONE 317-241-0348 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SHBr344/13.1 | | SHELBYVILLE VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 01E |
| VHPr084/21.7 | | BRICKYARD VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 01E |
| MIEr227/33.0 | | MUNCIE VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 03W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 39-50.223267N | | 39-50.532933N |
| Longitude: | 085-54.570250W | | 085-53.465883W |
| Elevation: | 862.4 ft. | | 858.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 070 true | | 254 magnetic, 250 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, 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) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | none | | 94 ft. trees, 3932 ft. from runway, 505 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3901 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 39-51.235183N | | 39-50.631283N |
| Longitude: | 085-53.693517W | | 085-53.408833W |
| Elevation: | 858.1 ft. | | 857.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 164 magnetic, 160 true | | 344 magnetic, 340 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 75 ft. trees, 1846 ft. from runway, 336 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | INDIANAPOLIS ARPT AUTHORITY
2500 S. HIGH SCHOOL RD-BX 100
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
Phone 317-487-9594 |
| Manager: | PATRICK DOOLEY
2500 S. HIGH SCHOOL RD-BX 100
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
Phone 317-335-2130 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 133 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 110 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 121/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 16% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 25 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 16/34 & TWY B NOT AVBL TO ACR ACFT WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS. |
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 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CLANG FIVE | |
download (258KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 25 | |
download (234KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (304KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (207KB) |
| VOR RWY 34 | |
download (227KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (32KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KUMP - Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport (9 nm NW)
8A4 - Indianapolis Downtown Heliport (13 nm W)
KHFY - Greenwood Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
KGEZ - Shelbyville Municipal Airport (16 nm S)
KEYE - Eagle Creek Airpark (18 nm W)
KTYQ - Indianapolis Executive Airport (20 nm NW)
KIND - Indianapolis International Airport (20 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Above All Ohio
www.aboveallohio.com
Taken early April 2007
looking NNW
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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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 23-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunset | | 17:22 | | 22:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 22:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 06:16:07 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Nov-2009 01:16:07 |
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| METAR |
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KGEZ
16nm S | 230553Z AUTO 05003KT 5SM BR CLR 03/02 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP190 T00330017 10072 20028 58005
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KEYE
19nm W | 230553Z AUTO 07004KT 5SM HZ CLR 06/03 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP194 T00610033 10100 20056 58005
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KIND
19nm SW | 230554Z 07005KT 6SM HZ SCT250 07/04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T00720039 10106 20072 58007 $
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KTYQ
20nm NW | 230545Z AUTO 07004KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 05/04 A3011 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KIND
19nm SW | 230530Z 2306/2412 10005KT P6SM BKN250 FM230800 10005KT 5SM BR OVC250 FM231500 17006KT P6SM SCT100 OVC200 FM240800 17004KT 5SM BR BKN100
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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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