FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 JULY 2010
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: | 772 ft. / 235.3 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 |
| CLTr043/34.5 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| GSOr231/35.7 | | GREENSBORO VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 03W |
| BZMr117/37.5 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ROVDY | | 202/5.4 | | 275 | | 06W | | RU | .-. ..- |
| DAVIE | | 197/16.4 | | 354 | | 06W | | DVZ | -.. ...- --.. |
| LINCOLNTON | | 083/28.4 | | 432 | | 06W | | IZN | .. --.. -. |
| CITY LAKE | | 270/32.2 | | 266 | | 08W | | CQJ | -.-. --.- .--- |
| WILKI | | 141/39.7 | | 209 | | 06W | | UKF | ..- -.- ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ 24 SELF SERVICE AVAILABLE FOR 100LL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5501 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 55.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 35-38.317370N | | 35-39.189000N |
| Longitude: | 080-31.369803W | | 080-31.063850W |
| Elevation: | 769.1 ft. | | 765.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 022 magnetic, 016 true | | 202 magnetic, 196 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 47 ft. trees, 919 ft. from runway, 288 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ROWAN COUNTY 130 W. INNES ST SALISBURY, NC 28144 Phone 704-216-8100 |
| Manager: | THAD HOWELL 3670 AIRPORT LOOP SALISBURY, NC 28147-8921 Phone 704-216-7753 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 91 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 66 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Military aircraft: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 118/day * | | 51% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 9% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 27 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ADDNL OBSTNS FOR RY 02; 20' BLDG 1100' FM THR 100' R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | 24 HR SVC BY REQUEST. |
| - | TRANSIT MILITARY FUEL |
| - | RMK: ARNG; LTD PRK RAMP CLSD TO ALL TFC EXC MIL ACFT WITH PPR. OPR 1200-2030Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL. |
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 29 July 2010 at 0901Z and 26 August 2010 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 (242KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (219KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (230KB) |
| NDB RWY 20 | |
download (215KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 30-Jun-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Sep-2010
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 10:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunset | | 19:48 | | 23:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 00:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Sep-2010 14:36:28 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 02-Sep-2010 10:36:28 |
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| METAR |
| KRUQ | 021359Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A3005 RMK AO2
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KEXX 14nm NE | 021400Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A3005 RMK AO2
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KJQF 18nm SW | 021355Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/18 A3005
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| TAF |
KINT 33nm NE | 021140Z 0212/0312 VRB05KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0218/0222 05010KT FEW070 SCT250
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KCLT 33nm SW | 021120Z 0212/0312 01004KT P6SM FEW080 FM021700 04010G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM030000 01005KT P6SM SKC
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KGSO 39nm NE | 021140Z 0212/0312 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 0218/0222 05010KT FEW070 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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