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KHQZ · Mesquite Metro Airport

ICAO · US · 25 NTSB events

ID KHQZ FAA HQZ Elev 447 ft Lat 32° 44.82' N Lon 96° 31.82' 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: 5,999 ft. Max gradient: 0.07%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 181° 5,999 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes —
35 001° 5,999 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes —

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 REGIONAL APP/DEP 125.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 20 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate RLLS Rwy 18 and 36; REIL Rwy 18 and 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36. 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

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

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate RLLS Rwy 18 and 36; REIL Rwy 18 and 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36. 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 (4)

  • 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 on and invof arpt.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate RLLS Rwy 18 and 36; REIL Rwy 18 and 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT RLLS Rwy 18 and 36; REIL Rwy 18 and 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36—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

    Birds, coyotes, and wild hogs on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1400–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·392 TEXAS MENARD CO (T50) 3 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N30º55.95´ W99º48.55´ 1933 B NOTAM FILE SJT RWY 15–33: H4100X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 15: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 33´.
  • ·RWY 33: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 33´.
  • ·LGT MIRL Rwy 15–33 preset low intst, to incr intst actvt CTAF.
  • ·PAPI Rwys 15 and 33 oprs consly.
  • ·Rwy 15 and Rwy 33 markings faded–barely visible.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 325-396-4789
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.
  • ·JUNCTION (H) (H) VORTACW 116.0 JCT Chan 107 N30º35.88´ W99º49.05´ 353º 20.0 NM to fld. 2282/8E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 070º–101º byd 15 NM blo 4,900´ 070º–101º byd 30 NM blo 6,900´ MESQUITE METRO (HQZ)(KHQZ) 3 E UTC–6(–5DT) N32º44.82´ W96º31.83´ 447 B NOTAM FILE HQZ RWY 18–36: H6000X100 (CONC) S–70, D–100, 2D–100 MIRL RWY 18: RLLS.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·For attendant after hrs call 214–244–1959. 100LL self–serve avbl 24 hrs.
  • ·Full serve durg atndd hrs.
  • ·Also avbl after hrs call 214–244–1959.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 972-216-4130
  • ·AWOS–3 118.175 (972) 222–7631.
  • ·CTAF 120.3 UNICOM 123.05 ®LONE STAR APP/DEP CON 125.2 TOWER 120.3 (1300–0300Z‡) GND CON 118.85 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc Regional Apch at 972-615-2799.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0300Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·COWBOY (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 116.2 CVE Chan 109 N32º53.42´ W96º54.24´ 108º 20.7 NM to fld. 443/6E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 030º–035º byd 40 NM 055º–060º byd 40 NM 130º–140º byd 40 NM SAN ANTONIO L–19B DALLAS–FT WORTH COPTER H–6H, L–17C, A IAP, AD SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

25 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

26

since 1982

Fatal

6

23.1% of total

Last 5 years

5

≈ 1.0/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 120,000 ops in 2013

2024 total

114,072

10-yr total

848,852

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

8.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.90

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=7

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=25

  • Loss of control 5
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Other 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Midair / near-midair 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-03-13 Cessna 525 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2012-07-05 Piper PA-28RT-201 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2023-12-18 Piper PA-23-250 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2023-06-21 Cessna 175 · Other · day →
2022-11-05 Piper PA-28-181 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2022-06-05 Beech 35 · Gear-up · day →
2020-04-23 Pilatus PC12 · Engine failure · day →
2020-03-29 MUSE P51D · CFIT · VMC · day →
2015-06-29 DON W GUICE ZODIAC 601XL · Engine failure · day →
2014-12-18 Beech V35A · CFIT · IMC · night →
2014-11-23 Bellanca 8KCAB · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-07-31 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-11-23 Cessna A150K · Stall / spin · day →
2004-05-31 Cessna 172P · Hard landing · day →
2000-12-22 Robinson R-22B2 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2000-06-08 Piper PA-28R-200 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2000-05-13 Cessna 172H · Other · VMC · day →
1999-05-29 Mooney,Cessna M20B,172P · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
1999-02-19 Beech BE-76 · Loss of control · VMC · night →
1998-12-15 Beech BE-95-A55 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1997-11-24 Cessna 172M · Loss of control · day →
1996-05-10 Bowers MIDGET MUSTANG M-1 · Stall / spin · day →
1994-09-01 Cessna 150M · Weather · day →
1991-07-31 Beech BE-19 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1990-03-03 Beech 76 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
John Michael Hardin Terrell TX 12 nm
Martin Maxwell Cupp Dallas TX 12 nm
John Albert Gordy Royse City TX 18 nm
Bradley Frank Smith Addison TX 20 nm
Patrick Nicholas Arnzen Addison TX 20 nm
Robert Jennings Baldock Addison TX 20 nm
Wallace James Pitts Addison TX 20 nm
David Campbell Lewis Allen TX 23 nm
Matthew David Morgan Evans Grand Prairie TX 25 nm
Poliana Guimaraes Perotto Grand Prairie TX 25 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
Herbert Michel Gibson Forney TX 4 nm
Matthew James Litton Forney TX 4 nm
Brett Daniel Lummus Forney TX 4 nm
Sean Christian Osborne Forney TX 4 nm
Sidney Sean Carlson Forney TX 4 nm
Shea Scott Smith Forney TX 4 nm
Fernando David Ungaro Forney TX 4 nm
Michael Wayne Bell Forney TX 4 nm
Geoffrey Alan Jackson Forney TX 4 nm
Jonathan Thomas Henley Forney TX 4 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
Thomas Winfred Duggan Sunnyvale TX 4 nm
Eugene Bert Parham Sunnyvale TX 4 nm
Samkunju K Commen Sunnyvale TX 4 nm
Daniel Chacko Rajagiriyil Sunnyvale TX 4 nm
John Sha Varughese Sunnyvale TX 4 nm
Varughese Thomas Sunnyvale TX 4 nm
Eugene Bert Parham Jr Sunnyvale TX 4 nm
Johnson Thomas Sunnyvale TX 4 nm
Phil Mathew Sunnyvale TX 4 nm
Kenneth Troy Dane Mcguffee Sunnyvale TX 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Bombardier Service Center
Dallas, TX
 17 nm
Addison Avionics Group, LLC
Addison, TX
 20 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas, TX
Irving, TX
 21 nm
Select Avionics, LLC
Mckinney, TX
 26 nm
Air-O Specialists of Texas
McKinney, TX
 26 nm
Poplawski Aircraft Painting
Ennis, TX
 26 nm
Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Arlington, TX
 29 nm
Mach Aircraft Maintenance
McKinney, TX
 30 nm
Certified Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Burleson, TX
 40 nm
FieldTech Avionics and Instruments
Fort Worth, TX
 42 nm

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