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Maquoketa
Municipal Airport
The Maquoketa Airport
Commission is proud to highlight the events and services that it provides.
 The airport has a 3300 foot long
runway with a 500 foot overrun. The airport is located at 2215
134th Ave, Maquoketa, IA 52060. The telephone number is
563-652-6517.
Each year, the Commission and
Maquoketa Optimists Club host the Annual Fly-In Breakfast that is
held every Fathers' Day. (Photos appear below.)
This event is a source of fun and interest to hundreds of our local
citizens, plus is draws up to 50 pilot and their planes from all
over Iowa and adjoining states.
The Airport is also pleased to
announce that Chartaire, Inc has decided to locate and operate at
our airport beginning July 1, 2003. Chartaire is an airplane
charter service.
The Maquoketa Municipal Airport is
operated by the Maquoketa Airport Commission and is supported by the
City of Maquoketa.
Other vital statistics about the
airport appear after this photo section.
PHOTOS: Fly-In Breakfast and
Chartaire.
1.) The Fly-In
Breakfast: Sometimes the Optimists can't keep up with the
traffic to this popular event.)
2.) Some of the
approximately 500 people that were served at the Fly-In
Breakfast. Seating was provided in the South Corporate Hangar
Building.)
3.), 4.), 5.), and 6.) In
the four photos below, we have showcased some of the fun that takes
place at the annual Fly-In Breakfast. Each Fathers' Day, from
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., visitors can enjoy aircraft on display,
helicopter rides, and take-offs & landings.
7.) and 8.) The Maquoketa Airport Commission is proud of its
affiliation with aviation businesses that use our airport as a
point of operation.
Chartaire, Inc, an airplane charter service provides some types of caretaker support,
when available.
Other
vital statistics about our airport:
FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 5/15/03.
Location
| FAA Identifier: |
OQW |
| Lat/Long: |
42-03-00.270N / 090-44-19.697W
42-03.00450N / 090-44.32828W
42.0500750 / -90.7388047
(estimated) |
| Elevation: |
769 ft. / 234.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: |
02E (1985) |
| From city: |
3 miles W of MAQUOKETA, IA |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: |
Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: |
CHICAGO |
| Control tower: |
no |
| ARTCC: |
CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: |
FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
[1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: |
FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: |
MON-FRI 0800-1700, SAT-SUN 0800-1800
CALL: (563) 652-6517
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL (563) 652-5594. |
| Wind indicator: |
lighted |
| Segmented circle: |
no |
| Lights: |
DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 5 TIMES ON; 7 TIMES OFF - CTAF. |
| Beacon: |
white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON
FREQS 133.95/281.4 (DUBUQUE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance |
|
VOR name |
|
Freq |
|
Var |
| DBQr180/21.1 |
|
DUBUQUE VORTAC |
|
115.80 |
|
04E |
| CVAr327/23.5 |
|
DAVENPORT VORTAC |
|
113.80 |
|
04E |
| NDB name |
|
Hdg/Dist |
|
Freq |
|
Var |
|
ID |
| MAQUOKETA |
|
at field |
|
386 |
|
02E |
|
OQW |
--- --.- .-- |
| MONTICELLO |
|
116/19.9 |
|
397 |
|
01E |
|
MXO |
-- -..- --- |
| CLINTON |
|
305/22.7 |
|
377 |
|
01E |
|
CWI |
-.-. .-- .. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: |
100LL |
| Parking: |
hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: |
NONE |
| Powerplant service: |
NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: |
3300 x 60 ft. / 1006 x 18
m |
| Surface: |
asphalt, in good
condition |
| Runway edge
lights: |
medium intensity |
|
RUNWAY 15 |
|
RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: |
42-03.25050N |
|
42-02.75905N |
| Longitude: |
090-44.48380W |
|
090-44.17280W |
| Elevation: |
769.0 ft. |
|
738.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: |
left |
|
left |
| Runway heading: |
153 magnetic, 155 true |
|
333 magnetic, 335 true |
| Markings: |
nonprecision, in fair condition |
|
nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope
indicator: |
pulsating/steady burning VASI on left |
|
pulsating/steady burning VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: |
yes |
|
yes |
| Obstructions: |
70 ft. trees, 1550 ft. from runway,
220 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
10 FT. TREE-215 FT. LEFT ON CNTRLN EXTDD. |
|
100 ft. pline, 2160 ft. from runway,
410 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft
based on the field: |
|
8 |
| Single
engine airplanes: |
|
6 |
| Ultralights: |
|
2 |
|
|
 |
|
| Aircraft
operations: avg 46/month |
| 55% |
transient general aviation |
| 45% |
local general aviation |
|
Additional Remarks
| - |
CTN: ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON
& INVOF ARPT.
PILOT-CONTROLLED LIGHTS: 5 clicks to
access.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times
for 22-Jun-2003
|
|
Local
(UTC-5) |
|
Zulu
(UTC) |
| Morning
civil twilight |
|
04:54 |
|
09:54 |
| Sunrise |
|
05:28 |
|
10:28 |
| Sunset |
|
20:41 |
|
01:41 |
| Evening
civil twilight |
|
21:16 |
|
02:16 |
|
| METAR |
| KDBQ |
222055Z
20013KT 10SM CLR 29/11 A2994 |
| KMXO |
222055Z
AUTO 17011G15KT 10SM CLR 30/14 A2992 RMK AO1 |
| KCWI |
222115Z
AUTO 19010G16KT 10SM FEW001 30/09 A2995 RMK
AO1 |
| KDVN |
222052Z
AUTO 20009G15KT 10SM CLR 29/11 A2994 RMK AO2
SLP132 T02940111 56014 |
| KMLI |
222052Z
17012KT 10SM CLR 31/08 A2993 |
|
| TAF |
| KDBQ |
221138Z
221212 16005KT P6SM SKC
FM1500 16010KT P6SM SKC
FM1800 17012KT P6SM SCT040
FM0000 18008KT P6SM SKC
FM0600 16008KT P6SM OVC250
FM0900 16007KT P6SM OVC120 PROB30 0912 4SM -TSRA
BKN050CB |
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