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 |
| CLTr043/34.5 | | 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+ 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 35-38.317333N | | 35-39.188883N |
| Longitude: | 080-31.370500W | | 080-31.064500W |
| Elevation: | 769.5 ft. | | 766.7 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: | 30 ft. bldg, 807 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 13 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:57 | | 09:57 |
| Sunrise | | 06:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunset | | 20:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:00 | | 01:00 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 14:20:30 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 10:20:30 |
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| METAR |
| KRUQ | 241402Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A3008 RMK AO2
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KEXX 14nm NE | 241401Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A3007 RMK AO2
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KJQF 18nm SW | 241355Z 01009KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A3007
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| TAF |
KINT 33nm NE | 241125Z 241212 30006KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 34006KT P6SM SCT250 FM2100 02004KT P6SM SKC FM0000 00000KT P6SM SKC
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KCLT 33nm SW | 241137Z 241212 00000KT 6SM BR FEW250 FM1300 02008KT P6SM FEW060 FM2300 05003KT P6SM SCT060
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KGSO 39nm NE | 241125Z 241212 30005KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 35006KT P6SM SCT250 FM2100 02004KT P6SM SKC FM0000 00000KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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