Telfair–Wheeler Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Telfair–Wheeler Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | McRae-Helena, Georgia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 203 ft / 62 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°05′49″N 082°52′46″W / 32.09694°N 82.87944°W | ||||||||||
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Telfair–Wheeler Airport (IATA: MQW, ICAO: KMQW, FAA LID: MQW) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of McRae-Helena, a city in Telfair County, Georgia and Wheeler County, Georgia United States. It is owned by the Telfair–Wheeler Airport Authority.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Telfair–Wheeler Airport covers an area of 104 acres (42 ha) at an elevation of 203 feet (62 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 16, 2010, the airport had 4,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for MQW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
External links
[edit]- MQW – Telfair–Wheeler (McRae) at Georgia DOT website
- Aerial image as of February 1993 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MQW, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MQW
- AirNav airport information for KMQW
- ASN accident history for MQW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMQW