AirNav: BQ1 - Gilliam - Mc Connell Airfield

BQ1

Gilliam - Mc Connell Airfield
Carthage, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	BQ1
Lat/Long:	35-20-30.0000N 079-26-13.0000W 35-20.500000N 079-26.216667W 35.3416667,-79.4369444 (estimated)
Elevation:	445 ft. / 136 m (estimated)
Variation:	07W ()
From city:	1 mile SW of CARTHAGE, NC
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	28327

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	02/2000
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0900-SS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at SOP (7 nm S):	127.575 (910-692-4287)
WX ASOS at HFF (19 nm S):	141.25 (910-396-7804)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SDZr047/10.6	SANDHILLS VORTAC	111.80	03W
LIBr166/29.5	LIBERTY VORTAC	113.00	03W
FAYr312/34.9	FAYETTEVILLE VOR/DME	114.85	04W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HARNETT		270/37.7		417		08W		HQT	.... --.- -

Airport Services

Parking:

hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	2538 x 36 ft. / 774 x 11 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	no	300 ft. RY 31 DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH 4 FT WIDE WHITE STRIPE.
Markings:	numbers only, in good condition	numbers only, in good condition
Obstructions:	20 ft. trees, 262 ft. from runway, 68 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear RWY 13 HAS 27 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD OFFSET 86 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AND 40 FT TREES 72 FT FM THLD OFFSET 100 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.	57 ft. trees, 206 ft. from runway, 97 ft. left of centerline RWY 31 HAS 44 FT TREES 161 FT FM THLD OFFSET 80 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AND 46 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD OFFSET 70 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	S. ROLAND GILLIAM 802 MCREYNOLDS STREET CARTHAGE, NC 28327 Phone 910-695-5216 DAY PHONE 910-695-5216.
Manager:	S. ROLAND GILLIAM 194 GILLIAM-MC CONNELL ROAD CARTHAGE, NC 28327 Phone 910-695-5216

Additional Remarks

-	80+ FT TREES NORTH, SOUTH, & EAST OF ARPT.
-	TURF AREA MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
-	HELS SHOULD LAND ON GRASS AREA SE OF THE COMPASS ROSE ADJ TO RWY 31 NRS.
-	FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
-	DUE TO CONST AND RESIDENTIAL USE MEN AND EQPT ON AND INVOF ARPT AND VEHICULAR TFC XNG ACFT MOV AREAS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at BQ1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSOP - Moore County Airport (7 nm S)
43A - Montgomery County Airport (17 nm W)
KHFF - Mackall Army Airfield (19 nm S)
KTTA - Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County Airport (22 nm NE)
KSCR - Siler City Municipal Airport (22 nm N)

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Area around BQ1 (Gilliam - Mc Connell Airfield)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:39	11:39
Sunrise	07:05	12:05
Sunset	17:59	22:59
Evening civil twilight	18:25	23:25

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Feb-2026 02:46:25
Local (UTC-5)	15-Feb-2026 21:46:25

METAR

KSOP 8nm S	160223Z AUTO 35006KT 1 3/4SM -RA BR OVC002 10/10 A2976 RMK AO2 PNO $
KHFF 20nm S	160240Z AUTO 00000KT 5/8SM BR BKN013 OVC021 13/13 A2970 RMK AO2 BKN V OVC SLP061 RVRNO $

TAF

KFBG
29nm SE

151801Z 1518/1700 16010KT 6000 -RA BR BKN010 OVC030 520603 QNH2991INS TEMPO 1519/1523 3200 RA OVC005 BECMG 1521/1522 33006KT 4800 -RA BKN010 QNH2983INS TEMPO 1605/1608 01010KT 3200 -RA BR OVC005 BECMG 1609/1610 01010G20KT 9999 NSW OVC010 QNH2979INS BECMG 1619/1620 09010G20KT 9999 BKN030 QNH3007INS BECMG 1622/1623 11006KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 QNH3011INS TX15/1520Z TN07/1612Z

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