FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 |
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| 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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CLANG FIVE | |
download (257KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 25 | |
download (257KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (206KB) |
| VOR RWY 34 | |
download (216KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
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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Click on chart to expand
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 11-Oct-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 07:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 19:08 | | 23:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:36 | | 23:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 00:10:57 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Oct-2008 20:10:57 |
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| METAR |
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KGEZ
16nm S | 112353Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP236 T02110122 10294 20211 53003 TSNO
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KEYE
19nm W | 112353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP241 T02280161 10283 20222 53001
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KIND
19nm SW | 112354Z 12005KT 10SM FEW055 24/13 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP239 T02440128 10283 20239 53001
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KTYQ
20nm NW | 112345Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A3026 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KIND
19nm SW | 112320Z 120024 10003KT P6SM SKC FM1500 13007KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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