FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MQW |
| Lat/Long: | 32-05-44.8000N / 082-52-48.1000W 32-05.746667N / 082-52.801667W 32.0957778 / -82.8800278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 202 ft. / 61.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of MC RAE, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 31037 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1968 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNND |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 03/21 OPER DUSK-2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at EZM (15 nm NW): | 119.425 (478-374-9979) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.3/290.4 (ALMA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DBNr190/28.2 | | DUBLIN VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 05W |
| VNAr102/32.1 | | VIENNA VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 01E |
| AMGr331/38.5 | | ALMA VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MC RAE | | at field | | 280 | | 03W | | MQW | -- --.- .-- |
| EASTMAN | | 103/14.1 | | 366 | | 04W | | EZM | . --.. -- |
| HAZLEHURST | | 321/17.5 | | 414 | | 03W | | AZE | .- --.. . |
| ONYUN | | 259/30.5 | | 372 | | 04W | | UQN | ..- --.- -. |
| BAXLEY | | 317/34.0 | | 376 | | 04W | | BHC | -... .... -.-. |
| FITZGERALD | | 039/35.7 | | 362 | | 03W | | SUR | ... ..- .-. |
| PRISON | | 277/37.1 | | 424 | | 03W | | RVJ | .-. ...- .--- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4030 x 75 ft. / 1228 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS DISCOLORED, FADED. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 32-05.439583N | | 32-06.052408N |
| Longitude: | 082-52.952297W | | 082-52.649898W |
| Elevation: | 202.0 ft. | | 184.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 026 magnetic, 023 true | | 206 magnetic, 203 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 37 ft. trees, 1014 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear TREES 125 FT LEFT & RIGHT FM THRESHOLD OUT 200 FT. | | 10 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 120 ft. both sides of centerline 10 FT TREES & BRUSH 78 FT OUT FM RY END; 30 FT TREES AT THLD 115 FT RIGHT AND 122 FT LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | AIRPORT AUTHORITY 163 RAILROAD STREET MC RAE, GA 30411 Phone 912-568-7171 MC RAE, TELFAIR-WHEELER AIRPORT AUTHORITY. |
| Manager: | JIMMY RAY P.O. BOX 563 MCRAE, GA 31055 Phone 229-868-2983 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 26 June 2008 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (197KB) |
| NDB RWY 21 | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (99KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEZM - Heart of Georgia Regional Airport (15 nm NW)
KAZE - Hazlehurst Airport (17 nm SE)
KVDI - Vidalia Regional Airport (26 nm E)
48A - Cochran Airport (27 nm NW)
KDBN - W H 'Bud' Barron Airport (29 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by F. Allen Kyzer
Photo taken 21-Oct-2009
from a C-182.
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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 10-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 17:34 | | 22:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:00 | | 23:00 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 15:57:53 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Nov-2009 10:57:53 |
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| METAR |
KVDI 27nm E | 101540Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM BKN043 BKN050 OVC100 22/19 A3004 RMK AO2 T02220190 PNO
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KDBN 29nm N | 101536Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM OVC008 19/19 A3005 RMK AO1
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KDQH 37nm S | 101541Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM SCT027 SCT032 OVC080 24/20 A2999 RMK AO1
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KAMG 39nm SE | 101553Z AUTO 11010G18KT 10SM SCT025 BKN070 OVC090 24/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02390194
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KWRB 47nm NW | 101555Z 06008KT 10SM -DZ SCT007 BKN022 OVC045 18/18 A3003 RMK AO2A RAE1547DZB1547 CIG 017 RWY33 PRESRR SLP167 P0016 T01840184 $
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| NOTAMs |
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