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KMDQ · Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KMDQ FAA MDQ Elev 756 ft Lat 34° 51.68' N Lon 86° 33.45' W Zulu …

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.68%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 181° 6,500 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.68%
36 001° 6,500 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.68%

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 120.000
  • A/D HUNTSVILLE APP/DEP 125.600
  • RDO HUNTSVILLE RDO 121.725
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 9 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILs Rwy 18 and 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

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

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18–36: H6500X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–92, D–139, 2D–208 PCR 372…

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

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REILs Rwy 18 and 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1330–0330Z‡, Sat–Sun 1330–0200Z‡.
  • ·For svc after hrs call 256–603–9345.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 256-828-1403
  • ·AWOS–3PT 120.000 (256) 829–1242.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®HUNTSVILLE APP/DEP CON 125.6 (1200–0600Z‡) MEMPHIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 120.8 (0600–1200Z‡) GCO 121.725 (HUNTSVILLE APCH and ANNISTON FSS) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una via GCO, ctc Huntsville Apch at 256-542-2098.
  • ·When Apch clsd ctc Memphis ARTCC at 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·ROCKET (VL) (L) VORTACW 112.2 RQZ Chan 59 N34º47.83´ W86º38.03´ 043º 5.3 NM to fld. 1198/2E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 000º–024º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 025º–089º byd 6 NM 038º–116º byd 40 NM 090º–159º byd 20 NM blo 3,500´ 308º–315º byd 8 NM 316º–359º byd 20 NM blo 3,500´ DME unusable: 000º–024º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 025º–089º byd 6 NM blo 5,500´ 038º–116º byd 40 NM 090º–159º byd 20 NM blo 3,500´ VOR unusable: 034º–039º byd 40 NM 038º–116º byd 40 NM 186º–189º byd 40 NM 190º–215º ILS/DME 109.75 I–MDQ Chan 34(Y) Rwy 18.
  • ·DME unusable byd 27º right of course. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ATLANTA H–6K, 9A, L–16J IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

M82

Source: OurAirports community

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

1

7.1% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 49,117 ops in 1991

2024 total

34,260

10-yr total

342,600

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 93% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

11.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.83

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=7

  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2004-06-13 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · day →
2023-11-22 Mooney M20F · CFIT →
2022-09-08 Piper PA-28R-200 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2020-04-27 Piper PA32RT · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2017-09-28 Cessna 162 · Weather · VMC · day →
2015-06-28 Cessna 150L · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2012-06-22 Cessna TR182 · Other · day →

Designees in AL

CFI Flight Instructors 1,090 A&P Mechanics 6,369 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 28 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 3 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 50 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Timothy Phillip Knueven Brownsboro AL 9 nm
Max Peter Gurgew Huntsville AL 11 nm
Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro Winchester TN 30 nm
Kenneth Raymond Czarnecki Arab AL 32 nm
Edward H Blount Albertville AL 40 nm
Benjamin Steve Johnson Murfreesboro TN 60 nm
Christopher David Hardee Murfreesboro TN 60 nm
John W Scruggs Murfreesboro TN 60 nm
Joseph Charles Gravalec Franklin TN 65 nm
Bruce Richard Whittemore Chattanooga TN 66 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
Donald Cecil Hunnicutt Meridianville AL 1 nm
Donna Lynn Meyer Meridianville AL 1 nm
Lyle Brent Jalbert Meridianville AL 1 nm
Nikolas Alkiviadis Keramidas Meridianville AL 1 nm
Aaron Guy Hunsucker Meridianville AL 1 nm
Steven Joseph Sergenti Hazel Green AL 4 nm
Christopher Robert Davis Hazel Green AL 4 nm
Leigh Macgregor Smith Hazel Green AL 4 nm
Timothy Paul Lewter Hazel Green AL 4 nm
Richard Manson Stroud New Market AL 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
Lyle Brent Jalbert Meridianville AL 1 nm
Ray Dean Meyer Jr Meridianville AL 1 nm
Jeryl Richard Smith Meridianville AL 1 nm
Chad Neil Dishon Meridianville AL 1 nm
Joseph Chad Mcfalls Meridianville AL 1 nm
Tommy Jefferson Peters Meridianville AL 1 nm
Darryl James Grant Meridianville AL 1 nm
Presley Gene Frederick Jr Meridianville AL 1 nm
William Lorenza Givens Meridianville AL 1 nm
William George Winebrenner Meridianville AL 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 8 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 31 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 62 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 67 nm
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
 81 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 95 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 95 nm
Avionics West, Inc.
Dallas, GA
 98 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 101 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 107 nm

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