FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HQU |
| Lat/Long: | 33-31-46.9680N / 082-30-59.2720W
33-31.782800N / 082-30.987867W
33.5297133 / -82.5164644
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 498 ft. / 152 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04W (1995) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of THOMSON, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 30824 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-1730 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL, PAPIS RY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.625 (706-597-9801) |
| AUGUSTA APPROACH: | 126.8 [0600-0000] |
| AUGUSTA DEPARTURE: | 126.8 [0600-0000] |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 128.1/323.0 (AUGUSTA RCAG) WHEN AUGUSTA APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| IRQr243/20.7 | | COLLIERS VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 5200 x 100 ft. / 1585 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 | | Double tandem: | 87.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 33-31.802650N | | 33-31.762933N |
| Longitude: | 082-31.499200W | | 082-30.476533W |
| Elevation: | 452.4 ft. | | 497.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 093 true | | 277 magnetic, 273 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline
+10 FT TREES AND BRUSH 430' L AND 450' R OF THLD. | | 55 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 480 ft. right of centerline
50 FT TREES 480 FT RIGHT AT RY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | THOMSON CITY & MCDUFFIE CO
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
THOMSON, GA 30824
Phone 706-595-1781 |
| Manager: | DON POWERS
CITY OF THOMSON, 309 MAIN STREET
THOMSON, GA 30824
Phone 706-595-1781 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 52/day * | | 53% | local general aviation | | 47% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 23 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON RWY AT NIGHT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 10 **CHANGED** | |
download (232KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (194KB) |
| NDB RWY 10 **CHANGED** | |
download (207KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| AZALA TWO (RNAV) | |
download (254KB) |
| CHATT TWO (RNAV) | |
download (294KB) |
| MISTY TWO (RNAV) | |
download (247KB) |
| NDINA TWO (RNAV) | |
download (269KB) |
| SAMMI TWO (RNAV) | |
download (248KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (80KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIIY - Washington-Wilkes County Airport (21 nm NW)
KDNL - Daniel Field Airport (24 nm E)
KAGS - Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (29 nm E)
3J7 - Greene County Regional Airport (31 nm W)
27A - Elbert County Airport-Patz Field (37 nm NW)
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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 02-Dec-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 22:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 13:57:18 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Dec-2008 08:57:18 |
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| METAR |
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| KHQU | 021342Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A3028 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KDNL
24nm E | 021120Z 0212/0312 26008KT P6SM SCT040 FM022300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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KAGS
29nm E | 021120Z 0212/0312 26008KT P6SM SCT040 FM022300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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