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KOQW · Maquoketa Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KOQW FAA OQW Elev 769 ft Lat 42° 3.04' N Lon 90° 44.35' W Zulu …

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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: 3,304 ft. Max gradient: 0.93%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 154.7° 3,304 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.93%
33 334.7° 3,304 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.93%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR CHICAGO CNTR 133.950
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 6 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 REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWYS 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWYS 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWYS 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWYS 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·SVC AVBL AT 1-800-553-5283.
  • ·RWY 15 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·RWY 33 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·SELF-SERVE FUEL AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 5,500 ops in 2005

2024 total

1,500

10-yr total

23,750

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Other 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2003-08-30 Luscombe 8A · Other · day →
1990-10-20 Cessna 170B · Other · VMC · dawn →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Michael John Phillips Dubuque IA 27 nm
Chris Alan Frazier Davenport IA 30 nm
Steven Paul Kirik Bettendorf IA 31 nm
Cole Robert Norton Marion IA 38 nm
Janice Wray Walton Marion IA 38 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Muscatine IA 41 nm
Adam Timothy Magee Swisher IA 44 nm
Jeffrey Allen Galesburg IL 68 nm
Steven Paul Kirik Rockford IL 76 nm
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 76 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
John Ronald Williams Maquoketa IA 3 nm
Michael Lee Nickeson Maquoketa IA 3 nm
Jacob Joseph Barazani Maquoketa IA 3 nm
Cooper Gregory Diedrich Wyoming IA 12 nm
Samuel Wick Sharp Preston IA 15 nm
Michael Allon Barsema La Motte IA 16 nm
Douglas Allan Todd De Witt IA 16 nm
Aaron Ernest Soenksen De Witt IA 16 nm
Austin Mark Bauer De Witt IA 16 nm
Dean Edmund Pfab Bernard IA 16 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
Roy A Miller Maquoketa IA 3 nm
Peter William Kunau Delmar IA 7 nm
Kent Stanley Graham Lowden IA 14 nm
Tod Allen Gottschalk Lowden IA 14 nm
Timothy William Fuller Grand Mound IA 14 nm
John Alexander Duccini Zwingle IA 15 nm
Allan Joseph Decker Zwingle IA 15 nm
James Scott Jenkins Zwingle IA 15 nm
Douglas Allan Todd De Witt IA 16 nm
George Lewis Malavolti De Witt IA 16 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 74 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 87 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 89 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 105 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 108 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 111 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 119 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 126 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 126 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 129 nm

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