Chatham Municipal Airport
Chatham Municipal Airport (ICAO: KCQX, FAA LID: CQX) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district of Chatham, a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The airport is owned by the Town of Chatham.[1] It has a full-service FBO (Cape Cod Flying Circus) and maintenance facility in their main building (Stick N Rudder Aero Maintenance). The flight school and sightseeing is operated by Cape Aerial Tours. Upstairs, there is also a restaurant and coffee company, Hangar B and B-Side, respectively, serving breakfast and lunch.
Chatham Municipal Airport | |
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Summary | |
Airport type | Public |
Owner | Town of Chatham |
Location | Chatham, Massachusetts |
Elevation AMSL | 68 ft / 21 m |
Coordinates | 41°41′18″N 069°59′22″W |
Map | |
CQX | |
Facilities and Aircraft
Chatham Municipal Airport covers an area of 105 acres (42 ha).
Runway Information[2] | ||
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Dimensions | 3101 x 100 ft. / 915 x 30m | |
Surface | asphalt, in good condition. | |
Weight Bearing Capacity | Single Wheel: 30.0 | |
Runway Edge Lights | Medium Intensity | |
Runway 6 | Runway 24 | |
Latitude | 41-41.120275N | 41-41.476242N |
Longitude | 069-59.607752W | 069-59.150505W |
Elevation(MSL) | 48.9 ft | 62.4 ft |
Gradient | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Traffic Pattern | Left | Left |
Runway Heading | 060 magnetic
044 true |
240 magnetic
224 true |
Markings | Basic, in good condition | Basic, in good condition |
Visual Slope Indicator | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | 2-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown Point | Yes, no lights | Yes, no lights |
Obstructions | 120 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear. | 232 ft. tank, 3100 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Services | |
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Fuel Available | 100LL, JET-A |
Parking | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe Service | MAJOR |
Powerplant Service | MAJOR |
Bottled Oxygen | NONE |
Bulk Oxygen | NONE |
Airport Communications | |
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CTAF/UNICOM | 122.8 |
WX ASOS | 135.875
(508) 945-5034 |
Clearance Delivery | 127.3 |
CAPE APCH/DEP | 118.2 |
Airport Manager | (508) 945-9000 |
For 12-month period ending December 31, 2015[2] the airport averaged 55 aircraft operations per day: 57% local general aviation, 40% transient general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. There are 37 aircraft based at this airport: 34 single engine, 2 multi-engine and 1 helicopter.[2]
References
- FAA Airport Master Record for CQX (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15
- "AirNav: KCQX - Chatham Municipal Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chatham Municipal Airport. |
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CQX
- AirNav airport information for KCQX
- ASN accident history for CQX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures