FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 |
| CLTr043/34.5 | | 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: | 5501 x 75 ft. / 1677 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 35-38.317370N | | 35-39.189000N |
| Longitude: | 080-31.369803W | | 080-31.063850W |
| Elevation: | 769.1 ft. | | 765.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 022 magnetic, 016 true | | 202 magnetic, 196 true |
| 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) |
| 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 | | none |
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 |
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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. |
| - | 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 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 | |
download (241KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (228KB) |
| NDB RWY 20 | |
download (214KB) |
| 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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Photo taken 30-Jun-2009
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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 10-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 17:18 | | 22:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:45 | | 22:45 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 14:10:02 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Nov-2009 09:10:02 |
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| METAR |
| KRUQ | 101401Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA OVC090 13/12 A3028 RMK AO2
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KEXX 14nm NE | 101359Z AUTO 36003KT 7SM RA CLR 14/12 A3028 RMK AO2
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KJQF 18nm SW | 101355Z 01005KT 6SM -RA BKN050 BKN065 OVC100 16/12 A3027
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| TAF |
KINT 33nm NE | 101137Z 1012/1112 04005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 1012/1014 P6SM -RA BKN025 FM101400 05005KT 5SM -RA BR BKN025 FM101700 04007KT 3SM -RA BR OVC012 FM102100 03009KT 2SM -RA BR OVC008 FM110500 03012G22KT 1SM -RA BR OVC003
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KCLT 33nm SW | 101141Z 1012/1112 36006KT P6SM -RA SCT050 OVC100 TEMPO 1014/1016 6SM -RA BKN025 OVC050 FM101600 01007KT 5SM -RA SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 1016/1018 3SM RA BR BKN008 OVC013 FM102000 03013G21KT 3SM RA OVC010
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KGSO 39nm NE | 101137Z 1012/1112 04005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 TEMPO 1012/1015 P6SM -RA BKN025 FM101500 05005KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020 FM101700 04007KT 3SM -RA BR OVC010 FM102200 03009KT 2SM -RA BR OVC008 FM110500 03012G22KT 1SM -RA BR OVC003
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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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