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KJQF · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KJQF FAA JQF Elev 705 ft Lat 35° 23.27' N Lon 80° 42.55' 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: 7,402 ft. Max gradient: 0.88%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 10.5° 7,402 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.88%
20 190.5° 7,402 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.88%

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 · 6 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 133.675
  • CLD CLNC DEL 118.550
  • GND GND 121.850
  • TWR FAA CONTRACT TWR 134.650
  • A/D CHARLOTTE APP/DEP 128.320
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.950

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 26 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 MALSR Rwy 20; REIL Rwy 02; TDZL Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20. 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 MALSR Rwy 20; REIL Rwy 02; TDZL Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20. 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 (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 20; REIL Rwy 02; TDZL Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 20; REIL Rwy 02; TDZL Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20—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 and deer on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–2100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2100Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (26 sentences)
  • ·308 NORTH CAROLINA CONCORD–PADGETT RGNL (JQF)(KJQF) 7 W UTC–5(–4DT) N35º23.27´ W80º42.55´ 704 B Class I, ARFF Index C NOTAM FILE JQF RWY 02–20: H7402X100 (ASPH–GRVD) D–171 PCR 450 F/D/X/T HIRL 0.9% up N RWY 02: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 69´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 02: TORA–7400 TODA–7400 ASDA–7400 LDA–7400 RWY 20: TORA–7400 TODA–7400 ASDA–7000 LDA–6350
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A1+ OX 3 LGT When ATCT clsd; TDZL Rwy 20; HIRL Rwy 02–20 & REIL Rwy 02 preset low intst.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 02 and Rwy 20 oper consly.
  • ·Rwy 02–20 grvd full length asph.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 704-920-5912
  • ·AWOS–3 133.675 (704) 785–2145.
  • ·CTAF 134.65 ATIS 133.675 704–785–2145 UNICOM 122.95 ®CHARLOTTE APP/DEP CON 128.325 CLNC DEL 127.25 TOWER 134.65 (1200–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.85 CLNC DEL 118.55 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc clt Apch at 704-359-0241.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·CHARLOTTE (L) (L) VORW/DME 115.0 CLT Chan 97 N35º11.42´ W80º57.11´ 050º 16.8 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 ILS/DME 111.95 I–JQF Chan 56(Y) Rwy 20.
  • ·Unmonitored. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H50X50 (CONC) RWY LGTS(NSTD) CURRITUCK CO RGNL (ONX)(KONX) 4 S UTC–5(–4DT) N36º24.00´ W76º00.93´ 18 B NOTAM FILE ONX RWY 05–23: H5502X150 (ASPH–CONC) S–35, D–47.5 MIRL RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ LGT ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 05 and Rwy 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23 aft SS—CTAF.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 05 and Rwy 23 opr consly; to incr intst.
  • ·Unatndd on all state holidays.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·After hrs svc call 252–232–6101.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (252) 453-2876
  • ·AWOS–3 119.775 (252) 453–8939.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®OCEANA APP/DEP CON 123.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Oceana Apch at 757-433-2968.
  • ·ELIZABETH CITY (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 115.75 ECG Chan 104(Y) N36º15.45´ W76º10.54´ 049º 11.5 NM to fld. 7/7W.
  • ·DME unusable: 250º–280º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ VOR unusable: 045º–244º byd 40 NM 245º–255º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 245º–255º byd 60 NM 256º–025º byd 40 NM CURTIS L BROWN JR FLD (See ELIZABETHTOWN on page 311) DARE CO RGNL (See MANTEO on page 333) DAVIDSON CO EXEC (See LEXINGTON on page 329) CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12H, L–25D, 36E IAP, AD WASHINGTON H–9C, 12I, L–35D IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

3N8"NASCAR's Airport"

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NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

2

18.2% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 88,762 ops in 2022

2024 total

76,181

10-yr total

737,827

2024 mix

AC/AT 37% · GA 63% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

1.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.25

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=7

  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2003-03-08 Cessna 172P · Loss of control · VMC · night →
2024-04-12 Cessna 210 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2009-12-31 Piper PA-32R-300 · Gear-up · IMC · night →
2001-01-31 Cessna 150J · Fuel exhaustion · night →
1999-06-14 Cessna 421C · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1998-11-16 Cessna 172N · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
1997-06-21 SHERMAN POWELL KITFOX IV · Loss of control · 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
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 4 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 4 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 13 nm
Ronald Leo Horton Monroe NC 24 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 25 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 25 nm
Brian Lee Mott Fort Mill SC 26 nm
Timothy Standard Fort Mill SC 26 nm
Guenter Trautmann Indian Land SC 26 nm
Darrin Murphy Rock Hill SC 31 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
Thomas Ignatius Barthle Concord NC 4 nm
Oystein Knut Dahl Concord NC 4 nm
William Coltrane Dusch Concord NC 4 nm
Michael Douglas Hynek Concord NC 4 nm
Danny Eugene Moreau Concord NC 4 nm
Russell Joseph Platt Jr Concord NC 4 nm
Tony Kendell Yoder Concord NC 4 nm
Jimie Gene Maley Ii Concord NC 4 nm
John Conrad Parker Concord NC 4 nm
Ronald Anthony Cappello Concord NC 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
Donald William Harvey Concord NC 4 nm
Michael Douglas Hynek Concord NC 4 nm
Jimie Gene Maley Ii Concord NC 4 nm
Ted Emil Pauly Concord NC 4 nm
Ivan Alicea Concord NC 4 nm
Carl Neil Ashworth Concord NC 4 nm
Richard Wayne Battaglia Concord NC 4 nm
Paul Richard Brinker Concord NC 4 nm
Barry Richard Coble Concord NC 4 nm
Daryl Gene Cunningham Concord NC 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 0 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 16 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 18 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 26 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 27 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 34 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 72 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 79 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 80 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 86 nm

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