FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | MQI |
Lat/Long: | 35-55-08.3380N 075-41-43.9290W 35-55.138967N 075-41.732150W 35.9189828,-75.6955358 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 12.8 ft. / 3.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 09W (1985) |
From city: | 1 mile NW of MANTEO, NC |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 27954 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 09/1943 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | MQI (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1900 UNATTENDED CHRISTMAS DAY. FOR SERVICE AFT HRS CALL 252-216-7028 OR 252-216-8407. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 05; MIRL RWY 05/23 & 17/35 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 05 & 23 OPR CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 128.275 (252-473-2826) |
CHERRY POINT APPROACH: | 124.725 |
CHERRY POINT DEPARTURE: | 124.725 |
WX AWOS-3 at FFA (6 nm N): | 118.075 (252-449-0698) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
RBX at field | | WRIGHT BROTHERS VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 08W |
ECGr138/30.9 | | ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 07W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
MANTEO | | at field | | 370 | | 09W | | MQI | -- --.- .. |
WOODVILLE | | 135/35.8 | | 254 | | 10W | | LLW | .-.. .-.. .-- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:100LL AVBL AFT HRS SELF SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 4306 x 100 ft. / 1312 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 35-54.837537N | | 35-55.396470N |
Longitude: | 075-42.045227W | | 075-41.507538W |
Elevation: | 9.0 ft. | | 12.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 038 true | | 227 magnetic, 218 true |
Displaced threshold: | 305 ft. | | 301 ft. |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 27 ft. bldg, 304 ft. from runway, 258 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear 7 FT FENCE 100-300 FT FM END OF PAVEMENT BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN; 15 FT ROAD 130 FT FM END OF PAVEMENT AND BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN; 12 FT BRUSH 28 FT FM END OF PAVEMENT OFFSET 117 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; 24 FT TREE 115 FT FM END OF PAVEMENT OFFSET 233 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 3303 x 75 ft. / 1007 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 35-55.419973N | | 35-54.915253N |
Longitude: | 075-41.799742W | | 075-41.549152W |
Elevation: | 12.6 ft. | | 9.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 158 true | | 347 magnetic, 338 true |
Displaced threshold: | 290 ft. | | 989 ft. |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 95 ft. trees, 1120 ft. from runway, 252 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 12:1 AT DSPLCD . | | 84 ft. trees, 606 ft. from runway, 241 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear 10 FT BRUSH 133 FT FM END OF PAVEMENT OFFSET 21 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | DARE COUNTY PO BOX 429 MANTEO, NC 27954 Phone 252-475-5570 |
Manager: | DAVID DANIELS 410 AIRPORT ROAD MANTEO, NC 27954-9110 Phone 252-475-5571 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 45 | Single engine airplanes: | | 41 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 46/day * | 59% | air taxi | 26% | transient general aviation | 14% | local general aviation | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 28 March 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY 05 15 FT DROP-OFF 40 FT FM THR 0B. |
- | TWY F CLSD PERMLY. |
- | FOR CD CTC CHERRY POINT APCH AT 252-466-5960, OR WHEN APCH CLSD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. |
- | MIGRATORY WATERFOWL OCT - FEB. |
- | BANNER TOWING OPNS 200 FT W OF RWY 35. |
- | SEAPLANE RAMP NEAR APRON. |
- | FBO CLSD CHRISTMAS DAY. |
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 from 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFFA - First Flight Airport (6 nm N)
7W6 - Hyde County Airport (25 nm SW)
KECG - Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional Airport (31 nm NW)
KONX - Currituck County Regional Airport (33 nm NW)
KHSE - Billy Mitchell Airport (41 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Taken in June 2009
from 3000' altitude looking East.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 04-Feb-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
Sunset | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 22:58 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 04-Feb-2023 18:52:23 |
Local (UTC-5) | 04-Feb-2023 13:52:23 |
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METAR |
KMQI | 041835Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 00/M08 A3064 RMK AO2 T00001084
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KFFA 6nm N | 041835Z AUTO 11003KT CLR M01/M09 A3062 RMK AO2 T10061089 PWINO
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K2DP 17nm SW | 041755Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR 02/M07 A3062 RMK AO2 SLPNO T00231071 10023 21043 58017 $
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TAF |
KECG 32nm NW | 041757Z 0418/0518 15007KT P6SM SKC FM050600 19007KT P6SM BKN200 FM051500 18009KT P6SM OVC050
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