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KRUQ Rowan County Airport
Salisbury, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

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: 772 ft. / 235.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 3 miles SW of SALISBURY, NC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
CLTr043/34.5CHARLOTTE VOR/DME115.0005W
GSOr231/35.7GREENSBORO VORTAC116.2003W
BZMr117/37.5BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME110.8006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ROVDY202/5.427506WRU .-. ..-
DAVIE197/16.435406WDVZ -.. ...- --..
LINCOLNTON083/28.443206WIZN .. --.. -.
CITY LAKE270/32.226608WCQJ -.-. --.- .---
WILKI141/39.720906WUKF ..- -.- ..-.

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: 5501 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 16.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 35-38.317370N35-39.189000N
Longitude: 080-31.369803W080-31.063850W
Elevation: 769.1 ft.765.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 022 magnetic, 016 true202 magnetic, 196 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 47 ft. trees, 919 ft. from runway, 288 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clearnone

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: THAD HOWELL
3670 AIRPORT LOOP
SALISBURY, NC 28147-8921
Phone 704-216-7753

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
    
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.
24 HR SVC BY REQUEST.
TRANSIT MILITARY FUEL
RMK: ARNG; LTD PRK RAMP CLSD TO ALL TFC EXC MIL ACFT WITH PPR. OPR 1200-2030Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL.

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
NASCR ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (368KB)
SHINE FIVE   download (324KB)
UNARM ONE   download (306KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 20 **CHANGED**   download (242KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 **CHANGED**   download (219KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 **CHANGED**   download (230KB)
NDB RWY 20 **CHANGED**   download (215KB)
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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Aerial photo of KRUQ (Rowan County Airport)
Photo taken 30-Jun-2009

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From to KRUQ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5011:50
Sunrise07:1612:16
Sunset17:5722:57
Evening civil twilight18:2323:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 21:25:44
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 16:25:44
 
METAR
KRUQ 092046Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM -RA OVC005 04/04 A2980 RMK AO2 P0001
KEXX 
14nm NE 
092101Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM DZ BKN006 03/03 A2979 RMK AO2
KJQF 
18nm SW 
092055Z 00000KT 2SM BR OVC004 06/03 A2980
TAF
KINT 
33nm NE 
092018Z 0920/1018 03007KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 TEMPO 0920/0922 OVC006 FM092200 05006KT 3SM -RA BR OVC004 FM100200 26008KT 2SM -DZ BR OVC003 FM100800 29014G24KT P6SM FEW035 FM101300 28025G40KT P6SM SCT040 TEMPO 1015/1018 29030G50KT
KCLT 
33nm SW 
091837Z 0919/1018 09008KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC009 TEMPO 0919/0921 3SM -SHRA BR BKN007 FM092100 02006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC008 FM100100 23008KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT009 BKN012 FM100500 29012G20KT P6SM SCT030 FM101500 29020G30KT P6SM SCT050
KGSO 
39nm NE 
092019Z 0920/1018 03007KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 TEMPO 0920/0922 2SM RA BR OVC004 FM092200 05006KT 3SM -RA BR OVC004 FM100200 26008KT 2SM -DZ BR OVC003 FM100800 29014G24KT P6SM FEW035 FM101300 28025G40KT P6SM SCT040 TEMPO 1015/1018 29030G50KT
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Rowan County (FBO)
UNICOM 122.80
704-216-7749
[email]
Runway 5500' X 100' ILS/NDB/Full Length Taxiway. 18 Miles North of Lowes Motor Speedway. Low fuel prices with discount for volume purchases. Maintenance and Avionics installation and repair on-site. Corporate hangar available. GA hangar rentals and Tie-down. Flight School. Office Space Available. Pilot's Lounge. Rental Cars
 
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More info about Rowan County (FBO)
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100LL Jet A
FS $4.23 $3.45 
SS $3.89 --- 
 Updated 31-Jan-2010
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SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KRUQ have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT SUITES SALISBURY 3.5 115-116
 

Other hotels near Rowan County Airport

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN 2.0 81-115
HAMPTON INN SALISBURY NC 2.0 161-169
HOLIDAY INN SALISBURY CONFERENCE CENTER 2.1 118-140
TRAVELODGE SALISBURY 2.3 56-59
SUPER 8 SALISBURY NC 3.0 55-113
DAYS INN SALISBURY 3.4 63-82

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Rowan County Airport

1 in South Salisbury
6 in Salisbury
4 in Kannapolis
1 in Kannapolis, KY
16 in Concord
9 in Mooresville
6 in Lexington
 

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