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Class E (sfc)

Mid-Carolina Regional Airport

ID KRUQ FAA RUQ Elev 772 ft Lat 35° 38.75' N Lon 80° 31.22' W Zulu …

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FAA Airport Diagram · KRUQ

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Runways at KRUQ

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,501 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 016° 5,501 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
20 196° 5,501 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%

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

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.175
  • CLD CLNC DEL 127.350
  • A/D CHARLOTTE APP/DEP 128.320
  • OPS ARNG OPS 42.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.720

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

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

2 matched · 23 not yet translated

TL;DR

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

Watch for

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

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All translated remarks (2)

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

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 20; REIL Rwy 02 and 20; PAPI Rwy 02 and Rwy 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1300–0100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–0100Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 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.

  • ·356 NORTH CAROLINA SALISBURY MID–CAROLINA RGNL (RUQ)(KRUQ) P (ARNG) 3 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N35º38.75´ W80º31.22´ 772 B NOTAM FILE RUQ RWY 02–20: H5501X100 (ASPH) S–45, D–55 MIRL RWY 02: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·MILITARY— FUEL A+ (Ctc KILLDEVIL ops 24 hr PPR, C984–661–6506/6507/6557) (NC–100LL — avbl H24 with credit card; A1+)
  • ·Unatndd Thanksgiving and Christmas day.
  • ·Sky diving ops ovr arpt; do not overfly arpt during sky diving ops.
  • ·For aft hrs svc call 980–892–2840.
  • ·To sked aft hrs or holiday svc call 980–892–2840. 24 hr svc by req. 24 self service avbl for 100LL with credit card.
  • ·ARNG; Lgtd park, ramp clsd to all tfc exc mil acft with PPR.
  • ·Opr Mon–Fri 1200–2030Z‡ exc hol.
  • ·Main trml apron grass area adj to fuel pumps clsd to hels.
  • ·Be alert for mil rotor wing tfc.
  • ·Addnl obstns for Rwy 02; 20 ft bldg 1100 ft fm thr 100 ft R of cntrln.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 704-216-7753
  • ·AWOS–3P 118.175 (704) 637–6197.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.725 ®CHARLOTTE APP/DEP CON 128.325 CLNC DEL 127.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Charlotte Apch at 704-359-0241.
  • ·CHARLOTTE (L) (L) VORW/DME 115.0 CLT Chan 97 N35º11.42´ W80º57.11´ 043º 34.5 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 ROVDY NDB (LOMW) 275 RU N35º43.99´ W80º29.37´ 202º 5.4 NM to fld. 700/6W.
  • ·Glideslope unusable byd 4º r of course and byd 7º left of course.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Ctc KILLDEVIL Ops 10 min prior to ldg.
  • ·RNG Ops Freq—126.100 SANDHILLS N35º12.93´ W79º35.28´ NOTAM FILE RDU.
  • ·(L) (L) VORTACW 111.8 SDZ Chan 55 207º 21.2 NM to Richmond Co. 588/3W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 075º–143º 144º–154º blo 6,000´ 144º–154º byd 23 NM 155º–179º blo 5,000´ 180º–264º blo 8,000´ 301º–019º byd 10 NM blo 10,000´ DME unusable: 041º–092º blo 3,000´ TAC AZM unusable: 016º–050º byd 28 NM blo 3,000´ CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12H, L–25D, 36E IAP, AD CHARLOTTE H–9C, 12H, L–25E, 35A, 36F SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Rowan County Airport

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Chart Supplement

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

NTSB events at KRUQ

27 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 64,090 ops in 1990

2024 total

51,000

10-yr total

494,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 88% · Mil 10%

Events / million ops

4.0

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

  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=27

  • Other 16
  • Hard landing 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 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
2018-06-29 Piper PA32 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2017-08-04 CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO Sportcruiser · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2015-11-28 Cessna 182 · Other · VMC · day →
2015-10-12 Piper PA-32RT-300T · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2014-03-08 Piper PA-28-140 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-04-17 POOLE ROBERT C JR Van's · Hard landing · dawn →
2008-04-16 Cessna 182P · Other · VMC · day →
2001-08-09 Avid Aircraft Mk-4 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2000-02-10 Beech 76 · Loss of control · VMC · night →
1997-01-19 Grumman American AA-5B · Other · day →
1988-11-30 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-06-21 Cessna 172P · Engine failure · night →
1984-03-01 Aero Commander 1121 · Hard landing →
1980-06-08 Cessna 172 · Other →
1978-10-29 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1978-09-15 Bensen B8 · Ground collision →
1978-04-12 Cessna 150 · Other →
1976-05-27 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1974-08-24 Piper PA-22 · Other →
1973-11-06 BENSON B8M · Other →
1973-08-21 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1972-01-22 Cessna 150K · Other →
1971-06-29 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1971-02-24 Piper PA-24 · Other →
1970-09-15 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1969-08-21 Piper PA-28 · Ground collision →
1968-03-02 Beech E18S · Other →

Designees in NC

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

CFI

2,054

Flight Instructors

A&P

7,307

Mechanics

AME

52

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

9

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

7

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

10

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

4

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

27

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

16

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

52

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

39

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

15

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

Schools

72

Flight Schools

FBO

67

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

32

Flying Clubs

Repair

13

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

16

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KRUQ

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
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 15 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 16 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 16 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 19 nm
Garland Michael Boone Winston Salem NC 33 nm
Ronald Leo Horton Monroe NC 39 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 40 nm
Gregory Thomas Hudson Ramseur NC 43 nm
Brian Lee Mott Fort Mill SC 44 nm
Timothy Standard Fort Mill SC 44 nm

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

CFIs near KRUQ

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
Archibald Perrin Hudgins Salisbury NC 2 nm
Lawrence Truitt Macon Salisbury NC 2 nm
Dwight Alexander Overcash Ii Salisbury NC 2 nm
Randy Lawrence Baker Salisbury NC 2 nm
Kevin Mitchell Harry Salisbury NC 2 nm
Amit Kiron Patel Salisbury NC 2 nm
James Jackson Goodnight Salisbury NC 2 nm
Kyle Benjamin Krebs Salisbury NC 2 nm
Kevin Austin Sack Salisbury NC 2 nm
Petrus Maciej Malec Salisbury NC 2 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KRUQ

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
Charles Richard Cranford Jr Salisbury NC 2 nm
Robert Chris Michael Salisbury NC 2 nm
Jeffrey Lee Safrit Salisbury NC 2 nm
Joseph Martin Blaha Salisbury NC 2 nm
Brandon Lee Peyre-Ferry Salisbury NC 2 nm
Steven Paul Blanchard Salisbury NC 2 nm
David Manuel Bradley Salisbury NC 2 nm
Jerry A Burnham Salisbury NC 2 nm
James Edward Cauble Salisbury NC 2 nm
Thomas Joe Christoffersen Salisbury NC 2 nm

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

Repair stations near KRUQ

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
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 0 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 16 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 18 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 22 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 23 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 33 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 56 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 69 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 69 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 89 nm

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