Chatham Municipal Airport Explained

Chatham Municipal Airport
Icao:KCQX
Faa:CQX
Wmo:74494
Type:Public
Owner:Town of Chatham
Location:Chatham, Massachusetts
Elevation-F:68
Elevation-M:21
Coordinates:41.6883°N -69.9894°W
Mapframe:yes
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Chatham Municipal Airport 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.

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 are operated by Cape Aerial Tours. Upstairs, there is also a restaurant and coffee company, Hangar B and B-Side, respectively, serving breakfast and lunch.

Facilities and aircraft

Chatham Municipal Airport covers an area of 105acres.

Runway information[2]
Dimensions3001 x 100 ft. / 915 x 30m
SurfaceAsphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacitySingle wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lightsMedium intensity
Runway 6Runway 24
Latitude41-41.120275N41-41.476242N
Longitude069-59.607752W069-59.150505W
Elevation (MSL)48.9 ft62.4 ft
Gradient0.5%0.5%
Traffic patternLeftLeft
Runway heading060 magnetic044 true240 magnetic224 true
MarkingsBasic, in good conditionBasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path)
Touchdown pointYes, no lightsYes, no lights
Obstructions120 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear232 ft. tank, 3100 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
Airport services
Fuel available100LL, JET-A
ParkingHangars and tiedowns
Airframe serviceMajor
Powerplant serviceMajor
Bottled oxygenNone
Bulk oxygenNone
Airport communications
CTAF/UNICOM122.8
WX ASOS135.875(508) 945-5034
Clearance delivery127.3
BOSTON APCH/DEP118.2
Airport manager(508) 945-9000

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015 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.

See also

References

  1. , retrieved 2007-03-15
  2. Web site: AirNav: KCQX - Chatham Municipal Airport. www.airnav.com. 2017-11-25.

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