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KHQU · Thomson-McDuffie County Airport

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID KHQU FAA HQU Elev 501 ft Lat 33° 31.78' N Lon 82° 30.99' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,514 ft. Max gradient: 0.96%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 093° 5,514 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.96%
28 273° 5,514 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.96%

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 3 120.625
  • A/D AUGUSTA APP/DEP 126.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 25 not yet translated

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

All translated remarks (1)

  • Airport attended 1300–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
  • ·254 GEORGIA THOMSON/MCDUFFIE CO (HQU)(KHQU) 4 N UTC–5(–4DT) N33º31.78´ W82º31.02´ 501 B NOTAM FILE MCN RWY 10–28: H5514X100 (ASPH) S–30, D–50, 2D–87 HIRL 1.0% up E RWY 10: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 48´.
  • ·RWY 28: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 10: TORA–5514 TODA–5514 ASDA–5514 LDA–5215 RWY 28: TORA–5514 TODA–5514 ASDA–5373 LDA–5179
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT ACTIVATE PAPI Rwy 10 and Rwy 28, HIRL Rwy 10–28—CTAF.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 706-597-7378
  • ·AWOS–3 120.625 (706) 597–9801.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®AUGUSTA APP/DEP CON 124.45 (1145–0400Z‡) ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.1 (0400–1145Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Augusta Apch at 706-771-1777, when Apch clsd ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·COLLIERS (VH) (H) VORTAC 113.9 IRQ Chan 86 N33º42.44´ W82º09.72´ 243º 20.7 NM to fld. 420/4W.
  • ·CEDAR NDB (MHW) 341 AA N33º32.00´ W82º36.86´ 096º 4.9 NM to fld. 515/4W.
  • ·NDB unusable: Byd 15 NM ILS 110.75 I–AAQ Rwy 10.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 29º left and 30º r.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: RCO relay freq 124.45 avail for gnd use.
  • ·TIFTON HENRY TIFT MYERS (TMA)(KTMA) 2 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N31º25.77´ W83º29.35´ 355 B NOTAM FILE MCN RWY 16–34: H6506X100 (ASPH) S–42, D–60, 2D–106 HIRL RWY 16: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·RWY 10–28: H3807X75 (ASPH) S–30, D–45, 2D–75 0.3% up W RWY 10: Trees.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A+ LGT ACTIVATE HIRL Rwy 16–34, PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34, MALSR Rwy 34—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1200–2300Z‡, Sat–Sun 1300–2300Z‡.
  • ·Fuel 24 hr credit card svc avbl.
  • ·After hrs svc 229–382–2545.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 229-425-1791
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.525 (229) 386–8937.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 RCO 122.3 (MACON RADIO) ®VALDOSTA APP/DEP CON 126.6 (east of VAD R–360 — R–180 radials) 132.375 (west of VAD R–360 radial) (Opr 1300–0600Z‡ Mon–Thu, 1300–0300Z‡ Fri, 1400–2200Z‡ Sat, Sun and hol) other times ctc ®JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.7
  • ·PECAN (H) (DH) VORW/DME 116.1 PZD Chan 108 N31º39.31´ W84º17.59´ 110º 43.4 NM to fld. 292/2W.
  • ·DME unusable: 220º–360º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ ILS/DME 109.7 I–TMA Chan 34 Rwy 34.
  • ·ATLANTA H–9B, 12G, L–24I IAP JACKSONVILLE H–9B, 12F, L–18J, 22J IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

48J

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NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

3

37.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 24,000 ops in 1998

2024 total

20,150

10-yr total

197,050

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

15.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.71

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=9

  • Ground collision 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2006-08-03 Cessna 172S · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2003-06-16 Polstra Zodiac CH 601 HDS · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2026-02-06 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T · Other · VMC · day →
2021-10-05 Dassault Falcon 20 · CFIT · night →
2016-12-02 Piper PA 28 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2016-06-07 Cessna 172 · Runway excursion · VMC · night →
2013-02-20 Beech 390 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2012-07-02 LEDER JOHN A LEDER VELOCITY XL RG · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-03-13 John S. Hickey SWEARINGEN SX 300 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →

Designees in GA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,408 A&P Mechanics 13,587 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 9 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 38 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 31 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 127 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 141 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 65 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 15 EAA EAA Chapters 25

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Randall Kelsey Haralson Elberton GA 39 nm
Jeanette Renee Hibpshman Aiken SC 40 nm
Ronald Edward Cox Athens GA 51 nm
William Patrick Rourke Anderson SC 60 nm
William Patrick Rourke Lavonia GA 62 nm
Brendon Leon Browne Covington GA 67 nm
Timothy Wayne Mitchell Lexington SC 70 nm
Leonard Litton Piedmont SC 71 nm
Harrison Grady Smith Central SC 73 nm
William Frank Mercure Toccoa GA 75 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
Kyle Alan Bounds Thomson GA 4 nm
Ryan Sanford Kennedy Dearing GA 10 nm
Perry White Barinowski Appling GA 11 nm
Anthony Marano Appling GA 11 nm
Justin David Eckart Appling GA 11 nm
Jonathan W Hurt Appling GA 11 nm
William Scott Robertson Grovetown GA 16 nm
Preston Michael Melhauser Grovetown GA 16 nm
Bryan Steven Thibodeau Grovetown GA 16 nm
Brent Ashley Lamb Gibson GA 18 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
Larry Lee Buffington Thomson GA 4 nm
David Wayne Moore Thomson GA 4 nm
William Preston Smith Thomson GA 4 nm
Daryl Thomas Perfect Thomson GA 4 nm
Christopher Brian Bodine Thomson GA 4 nm
Kevin Kelly Guy Thomson GA 4 nm
Ronald Floyd Bidlack Thomson GA 4 nm
Christopher Alan Palmer Thomson GA 4 nm
David Ernest Cassinger Thomson GA 4 nm
Wallace L Loper Dearing GA 10 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 48 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 59 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 64 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 64 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 64 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 77 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 79 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 80 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 85 nm
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
 90 nm

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