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KFQD · Rutherford County Marchman Field

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KFQD FAA FQD Elev 1,077 ft Lat 35° 25.69' N Lon 81° 56.11' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.40%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 015° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.40%
19 195° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.40%

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 3 118.275
  • A/D RALEIGH APP/DEP 119.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 6 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 REIL RWY 01 & 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19. 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.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 01 & 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 01 & 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 01 & 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF

  • 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

    DEER IN VICINITY OF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·RWY 01 HAS 100 FT DROP-OFF 315 FT FM THR OFFSET 140 FT RIGHT AND 160 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; AND 100 FT DROP-OFF 700-900 FT ALONG CNTRLN OFFSET 80 FT RIGHT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC GREER APCH AT 864-877-8275.
  • ·WHEN GREER APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·TWY A TOWARD RWY 1 HAS 30 FT DROP-OFF 60 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·RWY 19 HAS 12 FT UNMARKED POWER LINES 440 FT FM THR BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.
  • ·MGR MOBILE PH# 828-748-5480. 6 FT FENCE 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 182 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. 100LL AND JET A 24 SELF SVC FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

57A

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% 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: 33,800 ops in 2005

2024 total

12,150

10-yr total

164,200

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 96% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

12.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Fire / smoke 1

All time · n=5

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fire / smoke 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-10-03 North American Navion · Fire · VMC · day →
2023-06-03 Champion 7KCAB · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-01-26 Mooney M20C · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2011-01-30 KOLB AIRCRAFT INC KOLB MARK III · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2009-07-11 Piper PA-28-235 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Brandon Nesmith Morganton NC 22 nm
Gregory Collins Hendersonville NC 26 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 28 nm
James Michael Blackburn Fletcher NC 28 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 38 nm
Brett Avery Zukowski Greenville SC 41 nm
Leonard Litton Piedmont SC 51 nm
Darrin Murphy Rock Hill SC 54 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 55 nm
Brian Lee Mott Fort Mill SC 55 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
George Cass Ronan Iii Rutherfordton NC 4 nm
Andrew Byron Forsythe Rutherfordton NC 4 nm
Zachary Elliott Byers Rutherfordton NC 4 nm
John Robert Howard Union Mills NC 5 nm
Stephen Fox Brooks Bostic NC 6 nm
Ronald Douglas Whiteside Bostic NC 6 nm
Gregory Neil Roberson Forest City NC 6 nm
Christopher Michael Dickens Mill Spring NC 13 nm
Jacob James Miller Mooresboro NC 14 nm
William John Horan Marion NC 15 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
Russell Mowinckel Hyde Rutherfordton NC 4 nm
George Cass Ronan Iii Rutherfordton NC 4 nm
Thomas Cecil Calton Rutherfordton NC 4 nm
Richard Thomas Law Rutherfordton NC 4 nm
Travis Chandlor Rose Rutherfordton NC 4 nm
Gregorio Izquierdo Rutherfordton NC 4 nm
Larry Paul Jones Rutherfordton NC 4 nm
Charles Devin Swinkey Rutherfordton NC 4 nm
Stephen Fox Brooks Bostic NC 6 nm
Jonathan Isaac Ruppe Bostic NC 6 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 30 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 50 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 52 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 60 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 68 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 70 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 78 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 87 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 98 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 99 nm

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