FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
| 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: | concrete, 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| CLANG FIVE | |
download (257KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 25 | |
download (257KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (224KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (304KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (205KB) |
| VOR RWY 34 | |
download (216KB) |
| 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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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 10:21 |
| Sunset | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:47 | | 01:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 03:34:06 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 23:34:06 |
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| METAR |
KGEZ 16nm S | 050316Z AUTO 12006KT 7SM FEW008 SCT012 OVC085 17/16 A2991 RMK AO2 RAE11 P0000
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KEYE 19nm W | 050253Z AUTO 14009KT 4SM BR FEW007 OVC012 18/16 A2991 RMK AO2 RAE52 SLP125 P0002 60024 T01780161 56010
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KIND 19nm SW | 050254Z 10009KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009 18/16 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP126 P0005 60039 T01780161 55006
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KTYQ 20nm NW | 050305Z AUTO 13005KT 5SM BR SCT006 SCT050 BKN110 17/15 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KIND 19nm SW | 042323Z 0500/0606 12008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC006 FM050600 06005KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC006 FM051200 03007KT P6SM BKN010 FM051700 36008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM052100 34010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120
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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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