Mississippi County Airport

Mississippi County Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KCHQ – FAA LID: CHQ
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Mississippi County Commission
Serves Charleston, Missouri
Elevation AMSL 313 ft / 95 m
Coordinates 36°50′32″N 089°21′35″W / 36.84222°N 89.35972°W / 36.84222; -89.35972Coordinates: 36°50′32″N 089°21′35″W / 36.84222°N 89.35972°W / 36.84222; -89.35972
Map
CHQ

Location of airport in Missouri

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 3,196 974 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 1,215

Mississippi County Airport (ICAO: KCHQ, FAA LID: CHQ) is a public use airport in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. It is owned by the Mississippi County Commission and located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) south of the central business district of Charleston, Missouri.[1]

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned CHQ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA,[2] (which assigned CHQ to Chania International Airport serving Chania, Greece).[3][4]

Facilities and aircraft

Mississippi County Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40 ha) at an elevation of 313 feet (95 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,196 by 60 feet (974 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2009, the airport had 1,215 aircraft operations, an average of 101 per month: 99% general aviation and 1% military.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for CHQ (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi County Airport, Missouri (ICAO: KCHQ, FAA: CHQ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Chania Airport, Greece (IATA: CHQ, ICAO: LGSA)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 22, 2012.
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