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KCQX · Chatham Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 17 NTSB events

ID KCQX FAA CQX Elev 68 ft Lat 41° 41.30' N Lon 69° 59.37' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.45%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 43.8° 3,001 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.45%
24 223.8° 3,001 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.45%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 135.875
  • CLD CLNC DEL 127.300
  • A/D CAPE APP/DEP 118.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 7 matched · 26 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.95: click mic to activate MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Runway 03 threshold displaced 245 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.95: click mic to activate MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Runway 03 threshold displaced 245 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 21 threshold displaced 300 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 06 threshold displaced 300 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 17 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (7)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.95: click mic to activate MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MIRL Rwy 06–24—122.95

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds, primarily gulls and wildlife on or invof arpt.

  • Runway 03 threshold displaced 245 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 03–21: 3700X50 (TURF) RWY 03: Thld dsplcd 245´

  • Runway 21 threshold displaced 300 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 21: Thld dsplcd 300´

  • Runway 06 threshold displaced 300 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 06–24: 2700X50 (TURF) RWY 06: Thld dsplcd 300´

  • Runway 17 threshold displaced 200 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 17–35: 2600X50 (TURF) RWY 17: Thld dsplcd 200´

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (26 sentences)
  • ·MASSACHUSETTS 123 CHATHAM MUNI (CQX)(KCQX) 2 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N41º41.30´ W69º59.38´ 64 B NOTAM FILE CQX RWY 06–24: H3001X100 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL 0.5% up NE RWY 06: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 39´.
  • ·PAPI(P2R)—GA 3.5º TCH 39´.
  • ·Noise abatement Rwy 06–24: Use full rwy and avoid intersection departures.
  • ·Minimize or avoid touch and go ldg opns.
  • ·Climb out on rwy heading until 1100 ft over water then proceed on course.
  • ·Reduce power as soon as practical.
  • ·Rwy 06–24, fly pattern downwind leg 1/2 to 1 mile out from rwy as practicable.
  • ·Be aware of hi–speed mil jet and heavy helicopter tfc invof Cape Cod CGAS.
  • ·Check NOTAMs for tree obs on apch areas to Rwys 06 and 24.
  • ·Avoid residential areas as much as possible.
  • ·Recommended minimum alt 2000´ AGL from northeast to southeast of arpt over national seashore.
  • ·Water ldg area clsd perm.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 508-945-9000
  • ·ASOS 135.875 (508) 945–5034.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®BOSTON CONSOLIDATED TRACON APP/DEP CON 118.2 CLNC DEL 127.3 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Boston Apch at 603-594-5554.
  • ·MARCONI (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 114.7 LFV Chan 94 N42º01.03´ W70º02.23´ 190º 19.8 NM to fld. 151/16W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 245º–250º byd 40 NM NAUSET NDB (MHW) 279 CQX N41º41.52´ W69º59.26´ at fld. 56/16W.
  • ·NDB unusable: 220º–280º byd 20 NM CHESTER N42º17.48´ W72º56.96´ NOTAM FILE BTV.
  • ·(L) (L) VORW/DME 115.1 CTR Chan 98 311º 17.2 NM to Pittsfield Muni. 1600/13W.
  • ·Attended May 15–Oct 15 SR–SS.
  • ·Be aware of hi–speed mil jet and heavy helicopter tfc vicinity Cape Cod CGAS.
  • ·Rwy 03–21, Rwy 06–24, and Rwy 17–35 dsplcd thlds marked with flush white paving blocks.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (508) 627-0421
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®BOSTON CONSOLIDATED TRACON APP/DEP CON 119.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Boston Apch at 603-594-5554.
  • ·NEW YORK L–33D IAP NEW YORK H–10I, 11D, L–33C, 34J NEW YORK NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

17 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

4

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 26,230 ops in 1999

2024 total

22,100

10-yr total

216,320

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 96% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

9.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.31

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=17

  • Ground collision 3
  • Other 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2005-07-20 Cessna 182T · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2025-11-30 COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT MFG LC41-550FG · Runway excursion · night →
2023-02-19 Cessna TR182 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2021-10-31 Piper PA-28-236 · Weather IMC · VMC · night →
2014-07-22 Cessna 172M · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2004-11-21 Vigneau RAF 2000 GTX · Other · VMC · day →
2002-08-16 Piper PA32-300 · Other · IMC · day →
2000-07-28 Piper PA-46 · Ground collision · IMC · day →
1999-08-10 Piper PA-34-200T · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-09-05 Grumman American AA-5B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-12-11 Cessna 182P · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1997-11-27 Beech BE-S35 · Stall / spin · day →
1996-10-05 Cessna 172H · Hard landing · day →
1996-05-28 Cessna 177B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1996-01-18 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · IMC · day →
1994-11-18 Mooney M20J · Weather · IMC · night →
1994-07-21 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · VMC · day →

Designees in MA

CFI Flight Instructors 753 A&P Mechanics 2,477 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 22 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 7 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 3 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 37 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Yoshitaka Murata Centerville MA 16 nm
Alexander Crosett Plymouth MA 34 nm
Michael George Goulian Plymouth, MA 34 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 61 nm
Sean Anthony Brodeur Bedford MA 75 nm
Ryan Gauthier Westerly RI 84 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 84 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 92 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 101 nm
Daryl Norval Smith Coventry CT 104 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
Joseph William Thacher East Harwich MA 2 nm
Melina Karen Varricchio Harwich MA 3 nm
Evan Albert Cushing Harwich Port MA 4 nm
Christi Michelle Cushing Harwich Port MA 4 nm
Jackson Arthur Smith Brewster MA 6 nm
Joseph Alden Sandberg Orleans MA 6 nm
David Warfield Curry South Dennis MA 7 nm
Christopher Robert Donovan Sr South Dennis MA 7 nm
Margaret Poduska Kay South Dennis MA 7 nm
Michelle Catherine Borghi South Dennis MA 7 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
Kyle Takakjian South Chatham MA 2 nm
Charles Edward Dasch Chatham MA 2 nm
Daniel Handalian Chatham MA 2 nm
Richard Paul Houghtaling Harwich MA 3 nm
Brian John O'Connor Harwich MA 3 nm
Daniel August Wolf Harwich MA 3 nm
Timothy Patrick Howard Harwich MA 3 nm
Robert Russell Brouthers Harwich MA 3 nm
Lucian Jose Perez Harwich MA 3 nm
Paige Andrew Buckley Harwich MA 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 0 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 57 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 68 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 85 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 99 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 113 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 115 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 119 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 119 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 125 nm

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