About Thomson-Mcduffie County Airport

THOMSON-MCDUFFIE COUNTY

ICAO	KHQU
FAA ID	HQU
Type	Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP)	33.52972, -82.51694 333147N 0823101W
Variation	6.7° W (2024)
Timezone	New_York (-4 h)
Local time	May 2, 2024 07:39
Fuel types	100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue) A+ Jet A, Kerosene + FS-II (-40°C)
Usage	Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual)	20,150 (December 31, 2021)
Based aircraft	32
Airport status	Operational
Source	FAA (Effective date April 18, 2024)

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Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Latitude	Longitude
10	093°	099°	5,515 ft	98 ft	Asphalt	33.5301	-82.5260
28	273°	279°	5,515 ft	98 ft	Asphalt	33.5294	-82.5079

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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Thomson-Mcduffie County Airport

Thomson-Mcduffie County Airport is a midsized airport in Georgia, United States. The airport is located at latitude 33.52972 and longitude -82.51694. The airport has one runway: 10/28. The ICAO airport code of this field is KHQU. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is HQU. Nearby other airfields are Carpenter Airport, Prater Ranch Airport, Wrens Memorial Airport, Washington/Wilkes County Airport and Pea Patch Aerodrome Airport.

Thomson-Mcduffie County Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Atlanta.

Thomson-Mcduffie County Airport is in the timezone of America/New_York. Difference with UTC is -4 h. Today the sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 20:14. This applies to Thomson-Mcduffie County Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -4 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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On this airport you can find flying schools. The only known company on this field is Spirit Aviation.

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References

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Carpenter Airport	US-2549	7.3 NM	094°
Linscott Heliport	US-2870	9.8 NM	315°
Prater Ranch Airport	US-2738	19 NM	005°
Wrens Memorial Airport	K65J	20 NM	160°
Morris Seaplane Base	US-2673	20 NM	075°
Fort Eisenhower Headquarters Heliport	US-E605	20 NM	109°
Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center Heliport	US-2572	21 NM	106°
Washington/Wilkes County Airport	KIIY	21 NM	315°
Doctors Hospital Heliport	US-2573	21 NM	096°

Navigational aids

Name		Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
	Thomson mMduffie	HQU	NDB	0.2 NM	154°

More runway information

Condition

ID	Surface condition	Surface treatment	PCN Pavement Classification Number	Runway Lights Edge Intensity
10	Good	No special treatment		High
28	Good	No special treatment		High

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID	Single wheel	Double wheel	Double tandem	Dual double tandem
10	30,000 lbs	50,000 lbs	87,000 lbs
28	30,000 lbs	50,000 lbs	87,000 lbs

Declared distances

ID	TORA Takeoff Run Available	TODA Takeoff Distance Available	ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available	LDA Landing Distance Available	Displaced Threshold Length
10	5,515 ft	5,515 ft	5,515 ft	5,217 ft	299 ft
28	5,515 ft	5,515 ft	5,374 ft	5,180 ft	194 ft

Elevations

ID	End Elevation	Threshold Crossing Height	Visual Glide Path Angle	Touchdown Zone Elevation	Displaced Threshold Elevation
10	449 ft	48 ft	3.0°	142 ft	452 ft
28	501 ft	50 ft	3.5°	153 ft	498 ft

Obstruction data

ID	Controlling Object Description	Controlling Object Marking	CFR Part 77	Controlling Object Clearance slope	Controlling Object Height (AGL)	Controlling Object Distance Threshold	Controlling Object Centerline offset	Controlling Object Centerline
10	TREES		Precision Instrument	9	36 ft	525 ft	1,621 ft	Left
28	TREES		C	0	50 ft	200 ft	1,542 ft	Right

Lights and markings

ID	Runway Markings Type	Runway Markings Condition	Approach Light System	Runway End Identifier Lights	Centerline Lights	Touchdown Lights	Visual Glide Slope Indicators
10	Precision Instrument	Good					P2L
28	Precision Instrument	Good					P2L

Other information

ID	ILS type	Pattern	Runway Visual Range Equipment	Runway Visibility Value Equipment
10	ILS	Left hand
28		Left hand