FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RUQ |
| Lat/Long: | 35-38-45.1900N / 080-31-13.0600W 35-38.753167N / 080-31.217667W 35.6458861 / -80.5202944 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 773 ft. / 235.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of SALISBURY, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings 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 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | 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. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 | | 270/32.2 | | 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: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 35-38.317333N | | 35-39.188883N |
| Longitude: | 080-31.370500W | | 080-31.064500W |
| Elevation: | 769.5 ft. | | 766.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 022 magnetic, 016 true | | 202 magnetic, 196 true |
| Markings: | precision, in poor condition | | precision, 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) |
| 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: | 47 ft. trees, 919 ft. from runway, 288 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear 8 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THLD 400 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | none 19 FT TREES 33 FT FROM THLD 442 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: | GREGORY BOVE 3670 AIRPORT LOOP SALISBURY, NC 28147-8921 Phone 704-216-7749 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 87 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 62 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | 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 27 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ADDNL OBSTNS FOR RY 02; 20' BLDG 1100' FM THR 100' R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | LIGHTED PARK, RAMP CLSD TO ALL TRFC EXC MIL ACFT WITH PPR. OPERATIONAL 0900-1730. |
| - | 24 HR SVC BY REQUEST. |
| - | TRANSIT MILITARY FUEL |
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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| NASCR ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (368KB) |
| SHINE FIVE | |
download (323KB) |
| UNARM ONE | |
download (304KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 20 | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (229KB) |
| NDB RWY 20 | |
download (232KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
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 |
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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 01-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:36 | | 22:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2008 23:31:09 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 01-Dec-2008 18:31:09 |
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| METAR |
| KRUQ | 012305Z AUTO 22009G18KT 10SM SCT080 06/M03 A2990 RMK AO2
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KEXX 14nm NE | 012320Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 04/M04 A2991 RMK AO2
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KJQF 18nm SW | 012255Z 23013G19KT 10SM CLR 06/M02 A2991
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| TAF |
KINT 33nm NE | 011742Z 0118/0218 22016G26KT P6SM BKN035 FM012100 23012G18KT P6SM BKN045 FM020000 24006KT P6SM SCT040
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KCLT 33nm SW | 011730Z 0118/0218 23015G25KT P6SM BKN035 FM012300 22010KT P6SM SCT040 FM021500 25006KT P6SM SKC
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KGSO 39nm NE | 011742Z 0118/0218 22017G27KT P6SM BKN035 FM012100 23012G18KT P6SM BKN045 FM020000 24006KT P6SM SCT040
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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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