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KRUQ Rowan County Airport
Salisbury, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: RUQ
Lat/Long: 35-38-45.1900N / 080-31-13.0600W
35-38.753167N / 080-31.217667W
35.6458861 / -80.5202944
(estimated)
Elevation: 773 ft. / 235.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 3 miles SW of SALISBURY, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 28147

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1938
Sectional chart: CHARLOTTE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RUQ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-2000
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 02/20 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 02 & 20; PAPI RYS 02 & 20 & MALSR RY 20 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.175 (704-637-6197)
CHARLOTTE APPROACH: 128.32
CHARLOTTE DEPARTURE: 128.32
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 127.35
WX AWOS-3 at EXX (13 nm NE): 119.825 (336-956-2967)
WX AWOS-3 at JQF (18 nm SW): 133.675 (704-785-2145)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CLTr043/34.5CHARLOTTE VOR/DME115.0005W
GSOr231/35.7GREENSBORO VORTAC116.2003W
BZMr117/37.5BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME110.8006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ROVDY202/5.427506WRU .-. ..-
DAVIE197/16.435406WDVZ -.. ...- --..
LINCOLNTON083/28.443206WIZN .. --.. -.
CITY LAKE270/32.226608WCQJ -.-. --.- .---
WILKI141/39.720906WUKF ..- -.- ..-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
FOR 100LL FUEL AFT HR CALL 704-239-1836.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 16.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 35-38.317333N35-39.188883N
Longitude: 080-31.370500W080-31.064500W
Elevation: 769.5 ft.766.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 022 magnetic, 016 true202 magnetic, 196 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 30 ft. bldg, 807 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear13 ft. trees, 700 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ROWAN COUNTY
130 W. INNES ST
SALISBURY, NC 28144
Phone 704-633-5021
Manager: TONY HANKERSON
3670 AIRPORT LOOP
SALISBURY, NC 28147-8921
Phone 704-636-9032

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 99
Single engine airplanes: 60
Multi engine airplanes: 10
Jet airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 3
Ultralights: 2
Military aircraft: 19
    
Aircraft operations: avg 85/day *
39% local general aviation
29% transient general aviation
29% military
3% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 24 August 2005

Additional Remarks

ADDNL OBSTNS FOR RY 02; 20' BLDG 1100' FM THR 100' R OF CNTRLN.
LIGHTED PARK, RAMP CLSD TO ALL TRFC EXC MIL ACFT WITH PPR. OPERATIONAL 0900-1730.
24 HR SVC BY REQUEST.
TRANSIT MILITARY FUEL

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
NASCR ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (368KB)
SHINE FIVE   download (323KB)
UNARM ONE   download (304KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 20   download (259KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02   download (218KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20   download (229KB)
NDB RWY 20   download (232KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEXX - Davidson County Airport (13 nm NE)
8A7 - Twin Lakes Airport (16 nm N)
KJQF - Concord Regional Airport (18 nm SW)
14A - Lake Norman Airpark (19 nm W)
KSVH - Statesville Regional Airport (22 nm W)
 
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From to KRUQ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5709:57
Sunrise06:2610:26
Sunset20:3100:31
Evening civil twilight21:0001:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 14:20:30
Local (UTC-4)  24-Jul-2008 10:20:30
 
METAR
KRUQ 241402Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A3008 RMK AO2
KEXX 
14nm NE 
241401Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A3007 RMK AO2
KJQF 
18nm SW 
241355Z 01009KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A3007
TAF
KINT 
33nm NE 
241125Z 241212 30006KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 34006KT P6SM SCT250 FM2100 02004KT P6SM SKC FM0000 00000KT P6SM SKC
KCLT 
33nm SW 
241137Z 241212 00000KT 6SM BR FEW250 FM1300 02008KT P6SM FEW060 FM2300 05003KT P6SM SCT060
KGSO 
39nm NE 
241125Z 241212 30005KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 35006KT P6SM SCT250 FM2100 02004KT P6SM SKC FM0000 00000KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Rowan County (FBO)
UNICOM 122.80
704-216-7749
[email]
Runway 5500' X 100' ILS/NDB/Full Length Taxiway. 18 Miles North of Lowes Motor Speedway. Low fuel prices with discount for volume purchases. Maintenance and Avionics installation and repair on-site. Corporate hangar available. GA hangar rentals and Tie-down. Flight School. Office Space Available. Pilot's Lounge. Rental Cars
 
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SS 
100LL 
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Jet A 
$5.90 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Rowan County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Rowan County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Rowan County Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN SALISBURY 2.0 
TRAVELODGE SALISBURY 2.3 56-64
SUPER 8 SALISBURY NC 3.0 64-95
DAYS INN SALISBURY 3.4 
COMFORT SUITES SALISBURY 3.5 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Rowan County Airport

5 in Salisbury
4 in Kannapolis
12 in Concord
9 in Mooresville
4 in Lexington
 

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