FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FQD |
| Lat/Long: | 35-25-41.6000N / 081-56-06.2800W 35-25.693333N / 081-56.104667W 35.4282222 / -81.9350778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1077 ft. / 328.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of RUTHERFORDTON, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28139 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1975 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FQD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT 0900-1700, ALL SUN 1300-1700 FOR SERVICE AFTER HOURS CALL 828-287-0800. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTIVATE MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RY 01 - CTAF AFTER 2200. PAPI RY 1 & 19 ON 24 HRS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.275 (828-287-6498) |
| GREER APPROACH: | 119.4 |
| GREER DEPARTURE: | 119.4 |
| WX AWOS-3 at EHO (19 nm SE): | 118.425 (704-487-0100) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 119.575/257.9 (JONESVILLE RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SUGr087/16.4 | | SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02W |
| SPAr001/23.7 | | SPARTANBURG VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 35-25.283163N | | 35-26.105162N |
| Longitude: | 081-56.136182W | | 081-56.072835W |
| Elevation: | 1057.1 ft. | | 1077.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 009 magnetic, 004 true | | 189 magnetic, 184 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 53 ft. trees, 1961 ft. from runway, 55 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 9 ft. trees, 259 ft. from runway, 148 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear 42 FT TREES 159 FT FM THLD 207 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AND 12 FT TREES 43 FT FM THLD 191 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | RUTHERFORD COUNTY ARPT AUTH 622 AIRPORT RD, STE 102 RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139 Phone 828-287-0800 |
| Manager: | GREG TURNER 622 AIRPORT RD RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139 Phone 828-287-0800 ARPT FAX 828-286-1374. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 55 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 45 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 92/day * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 24% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 06 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 100 FT DROPOFF 230 FT FM THLD RY 01; 0B. |
| - | DEER IN VICINITY OF ARPT. |
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 01 | |
download (221KB) |
| LOC RWY 01 | |
download (330KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (56KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (19 nm SE)
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (28 nm NE)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (30 nm W)
KSPA - Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (31 nm S)
KHKY - Hickory Regional Airport (33 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in November 2006
looking north
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunset | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:15 | | 01:15 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 04:35:42 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 00:35:42 |
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| METAR |
| KFQD | 050341Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A3000 RMK AO2
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KEHO 19nm SE | 050340Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A2998 RMK AO2 T02440180
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| TAF |
KAVL 29nm W | 042325Z 0500/0524 22005KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM050200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 FM051300 17004KT P6SM SCT045 BKN110 FM051800 20004KT P6SM VCSH BKN035CB
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KHKY 33nm NE | 042325Z 0500/0524 23004KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM050200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 FM051400 20005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM051900 24007KT P6SM VCSH BKN035CB
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KGSP 35nm SW | 042325Z 0500/0524 22006KT P6SM FEW150 BKN250 FM050200 18003KT P6SM BKN150 FM051400 22007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM052000 24009KT P6SM VCSH BKN035CB
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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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