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KCQW · Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field

ICAO · US

ID KCQW FAA CQW Elev 239 ft Lat 34° 42.77' N Lon 79° 57.42' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 1.02% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 70.1° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.02%
26 250.1° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.02%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.175
  • A/D FLORENCE APP/DEP 118.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KCQW on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 21 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILs Rwy 08 and 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26; and wind cone lgt. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILs Rwy 08 and 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26; and wind cone lgt. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Runway 05 threshold displaced 949 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (4)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILs Rwy 08 and 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26; and wind cone lgt. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REILs Rwy 08 and 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26; and wind cone lgt—CTAF

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 17–35: H5000X100 (ASPH) S–30, D–44 MIRL 0.4% up N RWY 17…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 35: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 32´. Tree. RWY 05–23: H4998X10…

  • Runway 05 threshold displaced 949 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 05: Thld dsplcd 949´

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·SOUTH CAROLINA 389 CHERAW MUNI/LYNCH BELLINGER FLD (CQW)(KCQW) 3 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N34º42.77´ W79º57.42´ 239 B NOTAM FILE AND RWY 08–26: H5000X75 (ASPH–PFC) S–30, D–48 MIRL 1.0% up W RWY 08: REIL.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1300–2300Z‡, Sun 1800–2200Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 843-537-8400
  • ·AWOS–3 124.825 (843) 537–3301.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 FLORENCE APP/DEP CON 118.6 (1130–0300Z‡) JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.45 (0300–1130Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Florence Apch at 843-665-0632, when Apch clsd ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·CHESTERFIELD (VL) (DH) VOR/DME 114.55 CTF Chan 92(Y) N34º39.03´ W80º16.49´ 080º 16.2 NM to fld. 598/3W.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE PAPI Rwy 17 and Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1400–2300Z‡, Sun 1800–2300Z‡.
  • ·For fuel or any svc aft hrs call 803–385–6664.
  • ·Rwy 05–23 PCI Rating 40 very poor.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 803-385-6664
  • ·AWOS–3 120.975 (803) 385–2011.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®CHARLOTTE APP/DEP CON 120.05 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Charlotte Apch at 704-359-0241.
  • ·CHARLOTTE (L) (L) VORW/DME 115.0 CLT Chan 97 N35º11.42´ W80º57.11´ 212º 26.9 NM to fld. 732/5W.
  • ·DME portion unusable: 015º–050º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 050º–100º byd 25 NM blo 2,500´ 185º–202º byd 15 NM 203º–220º 270º–350º byd 20 NM blo 5,000´ VOR/DME controlled by Charlotte ATCT VOR unusable: 203º–220º (DL) DME 116.35 XKD Chan 110(Y) N34º46.98´ W81º11.90´ at fld. 635.
  • ·NDB (MHW) 220 DCM N34º47.15´ W81º12.05´ at fld. 657/6W.
  • ·CHESTERFIELD N34º39.03´ W80º16.49´ NOTAM FILE AND.
  • ·(VL) (DH) VOR/DME 114.55 CTF Chan 92(Y) 080º 16.2 NM to Cheraw Muni/Lynch Bellinger Fld. 598/3W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 318º–334º byd 18 NM 318º–334º byd 6 NM blo 5,100´ RCO 122.05R 114.55T (ANDERSON RADIO) CHESTER N34º46.98´ W81º11.90´ NOTAM FILE AND.
  • ·(DL) DME 116.35 XKD Chan 110(Y) at Chester Catawba Rgnl. 635.
  • ·CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12G, L–24J, 25E, 35A, 36E IAP CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12G, L–24J, 25D, 36E IAP CHARLOTTE L–24J, 25E, 36E CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12G, L–24J, 25D, 36E SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

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Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

Designees in SC

CFI Flight Instructors 982 A&P Mechanics 3,669 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 Schools Flight Schools 36 FBO Fixed Base Operators 47 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 10

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Joe Daniel Rogers Florence SC 33 nm
Ronald Leo Horton Monroe NC 34 nm
Franklin Robert Burbank Camden SC 42 nm
Stephen Lynn Henderson Carthage NC 45 nm
Guenter Trautmann Indian Land SC 47 nm
Brian Lee Mott Fort Mill SC 52 nm
Timothy Standard Fort Mill SC 52 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 53 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 53 nm
Darrin Murphy Rock Hill SC 54 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Wendell Willard Hall Cheraw SC 2 nm
Harley Jackson Rushing Iii Cheraw SC 2 nm
James Michael Owens Cheraw SC 2 nm
Daniel Samuel Wilhelm Biester Chesterfield SC 6 nm
Ervin Franklin Shutt Jr Bennettsville SC 14 nm
Charles Thomas Caddell Wadesboro NC 16 nm
Aisha Jabeen Wadesboro NC 16 nm
Charles Frederick Mcginnis Polkton NC 21 nm
Jayne Ewing Reid Jefferson SC 21 nm
Faith Nicole Crocker Pageland SC 21 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Wendell Willard Hall Cheraw SC 2 nm
Harley Jackson Rushing Iii Cheraw SC 2 nm
Kyle Victor Wagner Cheraw SC 2 nm
Wendell Scott Hall Cheraw SC 2 nm
Shannon Vinson Rivers Chesterfield SC 6 nm
Joseph Daniel Chaundy Chesterfield SC 6 nm
Jeffery Chad Starnes Patrick SC 9 nm
James Ralph Morgan Morven NC 9 nm
Clyde Jackson Parker Jr Ruby SC 11 nm
Nicholas Tyler Johnson Bennettsville SC 14 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 43 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 48 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 55 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 56 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 57 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 62 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 67 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 67 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 68 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 76 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.