METAR & TAF KMDQ
Current METAR
Observed 21:15Z
KMDQ 272115Z AUTO 17015G23KT 10SM SCT044 28/16 A2998 RMK A02 T02790164
- Wind
- 170° @ 15G23 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 28°C / 16°C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Clouds
- SCT
- Density alt
- 2,432 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 1 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- ATLANTA
- ARTCC
- ZME · MEMPHIS
- NOTAM facility
- MDQ (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- LEVI WILLOUGHBY
- Phone
- 770-710-2518
- Address
- 360 CLYDE SHELTON DRIVE, MERIDIANVILLE AL 35759
Flight service · Hours
- FSS ANB
- ANNISTON1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-FRI · 0730-2130
- SAT-SUN · 0730-2000
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 18
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 34', trees, 1014' from thr, 176' R of cntrln, slope 23 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | — |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
ILS · 1
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Low pressure
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- INSTR,RNTL
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- For clearance delivery if unable via ground communications outlet, contact Huntsville Approach at 256-542-2098. When approach is closed, contact Memphis ARTCC at 901-368-8453 or 901-368-8449.Show FAA
- A ground communications outlet is available on frequency 121.725 through Huntsville Approach and Anniston Flight Service Station.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Runways 18 and 36 have activated runway end identifier lights and precision approach path indicators. Medium intensity runway lights are on runway 18/36 and controlled by the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 18/36The pavement classification number value is 372/F/C/X/T for runway 18/36.Show FAA
Other notes
- 1For service after hours call 256-603-9345.Show FAA
- OWNERThe owner is Tom Sharp.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KMDQ
Answer card- ICAO
- KMDQ
- Name
- HUNTSVILLE EXEC TOM SHARP JR FLD
- Location
- HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
- Elevation
- 763.2 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,763.2 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 18/36 · 6,500 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 1
- Published frequencies
- 4
- Magnetic variation
- 4°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 170° at 15 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 18
Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr Fld (KMDQ) sits in Huntsville, Alabama. Field elevation is 763.2 ft MSL. The airport has one runway. Runway 18/36 is 6,500 ft long with asphalt pavement. The runway headings are 181° and 1° magnetic.
There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 123.0. Approach and departure service is on 125.6 or 354.1 with Huntsville. One ILS approach is published for runway 18. Pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise.
Executive Flight Center is on the field. It carries 100LL and Jet A. Runway 18/36 has REILs and PAPI. Medium intensity runway lights are controlled on CTAF. The pavement classification number for 18/36 is 372/F/C/X/T.
For a first-time arrival, the main things to brief are the non-towered flow. Brief the published approach on 18. Brief the lighting setup if you plan a night arrival. If you need clearance delivery and cannot get it through ground communications outlet, contact Huntsville Approach. If approach is closed, the published remarks direct you to Memphis ARTCC. Check the current FAA Chart Supplement for any updated local procedures before you go.