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Class D

Quonset State Airport

ID KOQU FAA OQU Elev 18 ft Lat 41° 35.83' N Lon 71° 24.73' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KOQU

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FAA Airport Diagram · KOQU

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Runways at KOQU

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 145° 7,000 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.10%
34 325° 7,000 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.10%
05 034° 4,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
23 214° 4,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.04%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

8 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • GND GND 134.500
  • TWR TWR 126.350
  • CTAF CTAF 126.350
  • A/D PROVIDENCE APP/DEP 135.400
  • OPS ANG OPS 38.330
  • POST ARNG OPS 38.950
  • RDO BRIDGEPORT RDO 122.300
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KOQU, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

9 matched · 59 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 16; REIL Rwy 05 and 23; PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23, HIRL Rwy 16–34; twy lgts. 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.
  • ·Prior Permission Required for tsnt mil acft ldg, prkg ARNG Ramp and fuel. Contact D before operating.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 16; REIL Rwy 05 and 23; PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23, HIRL Rwy 16–34; twy lgts. 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

  • Prior Permission Required for tsnt mil acft ldg, prkg ARNG Ramp and fuel. Contact D before operating.

    ppr required

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALS Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 15, 23 and 33; PAPI Rwy 05, 15 and 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23; MIRL Rwy 15–33; twy lgts. 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

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (9)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 16; REIL Rwy 05 and 23; PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23, HIRL Rwy 16–34; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 16; REIL Rwy 05 and 23; PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23, HIRL Rwy 16–34; twy lgts—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, birds and waterfowl on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

  • Prior Permission Required for tsnt mil acft ldg, prkg ARNG Ramp and fuel. Contact D before operating.

    Raw FAA text · military remarks · operational

    PPR for tsnt mil acft ldg, prkg ARNG Ramp and fuel ctc D

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALS Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 15, 23 and 33; PAPI Rwy 05, 15 and 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23; MIRL Rwy 15–33; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALS Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 15, 23 and 33; PAPI Rwy 05, 15 and 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23; MIRL Rwy 15–33; twy lgts —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 wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • 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

    wildlife haz deer act increased hn.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

  • Airport attended 1200–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–2200Z‡

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (59 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·320 RHODE ISLAND CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·PROVIDENCE (H) (DH) VORW/DME 115.6 PVD Chan 103 N41º43.46´ W71º25.78´ 164º 13.3 NM to fld. 49/14W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 085º–105º byd 12 NM blo 5,500´ 085º–105º byd 8 NM blo 3,000´ 106º–294º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ 295º–330º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ 331º–084º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ DME unusable: 085º–105º byd 12 NM blo 5,500´ 085º–105º byd 8 NM blo 3,000´ 106º–152º byd 11 NM blo 2,000´ 106º–152º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 153º–294º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ 295º–330º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ 331º–084º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ LOC/DME 108.5 I–OTI Chan 22 Rwy 22.
  • ·NORTH CENTRAL STATE (See PAWTUCKET on page 321) NORTH KINGSTOWN QUONSET STATE (OQU)(KOQU) P (ARNG ANG) 3 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N41º35.84´ W71º24.74´ 18 B TPA—See Remarks LRA NOTAM FILE OQU RWY 16–34: H7000X150 (ASPH–GRVD) D–175, 2S–175 HIRL RWY 16: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·RWY 34: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·RWY 05–23: H4000X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 16: TORA–7000 TODA–7000 ASDA–7000 LDA–7000 RWY 34: TORA–7000 TODA–7000 ASDA–7000 LDA–7000
  • ·MILITARY— FUEL J8(Mil), A+ (FBO opr 1100–0200Z‡.
  • ·PPR mandatory dur non–duty hr.
  • ·Ctc C401–295–5020) (NC–100LL, A)
  • ·Unattended 0300–1200Z‡ Sat–Sun.
  • ·Nmrs cranes on and inovof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 23 uneven pavement aprxly 100–400 ft fm AER 23 thr.
  • ·Civil acft use ctn, heightened scty measures in efct on ANG and Army ramps UFN.
  • ·Twy R and Twy E clsd indef.
  • ·Lgtd cranes 125´ high at pier 1000´ southeast of Rwy 05. 180º turns for acft over 12,500 lbs GWT prohibited on Rwy 16–34.
  • ·Rwy conds may not be mnt or rprtd when arpt is unatndd.
  • ·Ctc RI arpt corporation ops at 401–691–2265.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available.
  • ·: RSTD 180º turns for acft over 12,500 lbs GWT proh on Rwy 16–34.
  • ·MISC Rwy 16 8000´ avbl for mil acft only.
  • ·TFC PAT TPA—Rotary/Wing 700´, Fixed/Wing 1000´ AGL.
  • ·ANG PPR for svcg and use of ANG prkg ramp only.
  • ·AMOPS ops 1200–2230Z‡ Tue–Fri, excp holidays, DSN 476–3404/3405, Tsnt acft inbd to ANG prkg ramp ctc Quahog, comd post, 15 min prior to ldg.
  • ·BASH program in eff. 1 Jul–31 Oct are dsgnd BASH Phase II periods for migratory bird act.
  • ·Incrd haz fm Canadian geese flying east to west over rwy.
  • ·Inbd acft ctc Quahog/Rhody Ops for latest bird watch conds.

+ 29 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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Quonset Point NAS

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Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KOQU — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KOQU

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 46,240 ops in 1990

2024 total

17,848

10-yr total

196,444

2024 mix

AC/AT 6% · GA 50% · Mil 44%

Events / million ops

10.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Water landing / ditching 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=7

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Water landing / ditching 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-08-10 Yakovlev YAK-55M · Ground collision · day →
2024-03-30 Piper PA-24-250 · Water / ditching · day →
2008-07-19 Firefly 7-15 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1993-11-16 ANGEL ELBERT S JR QUICKIE 200 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1993-09-19 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-05-02 QUICKIE 200 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-07-30 Rockwell 112A · Loss of control · VMC · day →

Designees in RI

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KOQU — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

93

Flight Instructors

A&P

211

Mechanics

AME

3

Medical Examiners (AME)

DER-Y

1

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

1

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

1

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

Schools

6

Flight Schools

FBO

8

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

4

Flying Clubs

EAA

1

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KOQU

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Ryan Gauthier Westerly RI 22 nm
Alexander Crosett Plymouth MA 40 nm
Michael George Goulian Plymouth, MA 40 nm
Daryl Norval Smith Coventry CT 41 nm
Yoshitaka Murata Centerville MA 48 nm
Sean Anthony Brodeur Bedford MA 53 nm
Neil Singer Marblehead MA 60 nm
Robert Joseph Nardiello Plainville CT 65 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 69 nm
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 71 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KOQU

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Cooper Hastings North Kingstown RI 0 nm
Gene Kerby Lambrecht North Kingstown RI 0 nm
Andrew Michael Mara North Kingstown RI 0 nm
Paul Edward Goozey North Kingstown RI 0 nm
Kyle Gaetano Brancaleone North Kingstown RI 0 nm
Robert Kyle Berlyn East Greenwich RI 4 nm
James Joseph Burns East Greenwich RI 4 nm
Daniel Thomas Scanlon East Greenwich RI 4 nm
Frederick Stanley Tanner East Greenwich RI 4 nm
Daniel Thomas Scanlon Jr East Greenwich RI 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KOQU

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Chris Joseph Drago North Kingstown RI 0 nm
Joseph Augustine Lopes North Kingstown RI 0 nm
Alan Robert Schmitz North Kingstown RI 0 nm
John Andrew Crowley North Kingstown RI 0 nm
William Harold Brearton North Kingstown RI 0 nm
Shawn Michael French North Kingstown RI 0 nm
Madison Michael Lustig North Kingstown RI 0 nm
Joel David Kovacs North Kingstown RI 0 nm
Nicholas Daras East Greenwich RI 4 nm
Brian Joseph Leyden East Greenwich RI 4 nm

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

Repair stations near KOQU

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 26 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 36 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 51 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 56 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 63 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 64 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 68 nm
Sunrise Jets Maintenance, LLC.
Westhampton Beach, NY
 72 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 78 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 86 nm

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