FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RUQ |
| Lat/Long: | 35-38-45.2000N / 080-31-13.0000W 35-38.753333N / 080-31.216667W 35.6458889 / -80.5202778 (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 UNATNDD CHRISTMAS DAY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) 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. |
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 | | 271/32.2 | | 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: | 35-38.317147N | | 35-39.188833N |
| Longitude: | 080-31.370417W | | 080-31.064443W |
| 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: | nonprecision, 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: | 59 ft. trees, 928 ft. from runway, 462 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear 9 FT TO 24 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD, 425 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 64 ft. trees, 2667 ft. from runway, 851 ft. right of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear 19 FT TREES 0-100 FT FM THLD, 452 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
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: | | 96 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 71 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | 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 30 May 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ADDNL OBSTNS FOR RY 02; 20' BLDG 1100' FM THR 100' R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | 24 HR SVC BY REQ. FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 704-239-1836. |
| - | TRANSIT MILITARY FUEL |
| - | RMK: ARNG; LTD PRK RAMP CLSD TO ALL TFC EXC MIL ACFT WITH PPR. OPR 1200-2030Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL. |
| - | SKY DIVING OPS AND AEROBATICS BOX OVR ARPT. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| NASCR ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (296KB) |
| UNARM THREE | |
download (274KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 20 | |
download (281KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (260KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (265KB) |
| NDB RWY 20 | |
download (238KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| BOBCAT FIVE | |
download (337KB) |
| HORNET SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (396KB) |
| HUGO TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (491KB) |
| PANTHER TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (419KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (141KB) |
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 by Ron Schreck
Photo taken 12-Nov-2010
looking northeast.
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:13 | | 00:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:41 | | 00:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 12:16:27 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 08:16:27 |
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| METAR |
| KRUQ | 131155Z AUTO 24004KT 7SM OVC004 22/22 A2991 RMK AO2 T02210216 10221 20208
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KEXX 14nm NE | 131155Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 22/22 A2991 RMK AO2 70010 T02180218 10218 20207
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KJQF 18nm SW | 131155Z 24005KT 10SM SCT006 24/22 A2995
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| TAF |
KINT 33nm NE | 131133Z 1312/1412 26003KT P6SM SCT010 BKN150 FM131800 25008KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN150 FM140600 33006KT P6SM BKN100
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KCLT 33nm SW | 131120Z 1312/1412 21005KT P6SM FEW006 FEW250 FM131400 24006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN035 FM131800 25008KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 TEMPO 1318/1320 26010G15KT 4SM TSRA BKN025CB FM140300 35004KT P6SM BKN200
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KGSO 39nm NE | 131133Z 1312/1412 25006KT 5SM BR BKN005 BKN150 TEMPO 1312/1313 6SM BR SCT005 BKN150 FM131300 25006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN150 FM131800 27010KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN150 FM140600 35006KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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