FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | MON-FRI 0900-1700 |
| 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
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and 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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS BADLY DISCOLORED AND 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: | 62 ft. trees, 1130 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear | | 10 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 120 ft. both sides of centerline +10 FT TREES & BRUSH 115 FT R OF THLD, +20 FT TREES 122 FT L OF THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | AIRPORT AUTHORITY PO BOX 367 MC RAE, GA 31055 Phone 912-868-6512 MC RAE, TELFAIR-WHEELER AIRPORT AUTHORITY. |
| Manager: | EMBRY HARRELL PO BOX 485 MC RAE, GA 31055 Phone 912-868-2316 CHAIRMAN, ARPT AUTHORITY. |
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 06 February 2006 | |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (196KB) |
| NDB RWY 21 | |
download (200KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (72KB) |
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 Whitney Van Brink
Photo taken 10-Jan-2007
from a Cessna 177B
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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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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunset | | 20:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 22:26:41 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 18:26:41 |
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| METAR |
KVDI 27nm E | 052218Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM SCT065 SCT075 SCT100 33/21 A2984 RMK AO1
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KDBN 29nm N | 052220Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM SCT050 32/23 A2985 RMK AO1
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KDQH 37nm S | 052221Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 33/21 A2987 RMK AO1
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KAMG 39nm SE | 052153Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 33/20 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP111 T03280200
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KWRB 47nm NW | 052155Z 20009KT 10SM SCT040 27/22 A2988 RMK AO2A SLP117 T02750224 $
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| NOTAMs |
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