Terminal Procedures

KCHQ — Mississippi County

CHARLESTON, MO · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA CHQElevation 313 ft1 runwayLongest 3,196 ftNon-toweredVolume NC-3Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 180BPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 360APDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

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KCHQ airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Ireg
ARTCC
Memphis Center
Flight service
Saint Louis
NOTAM facility
STL (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
2W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
October 1975
Airport area
100 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
St Louis
Last FAA inspection
2025-06-24

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KCHQ radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.9

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,196 × 60 ft1836N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KCHQ, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
18/363,196 ft60 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  18 180°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  36 360°TPAPI (2-box) 3°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KCHQ is

Latitude, longitude36.8421370, -89.3596580
Elevation313 ft
From Charleston4 nm S

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FAA remarks for KCHQ

  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ULTRALIGHT & CROP DUSTING ACFT ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36; MIRL NSTD RWY 18/36 PRESET MED INTST; TO INCR INTST - CTAF. PAPI RWY 18 & 36 ON CONSLY.
  • RWY 18/36 INCORRECT NUMBER OF THLD LGTS EACH RWY END.
  • SMALL TREE 10 FT TALL 141 FT FM RWY 18 THLD, 90 FT RIGHT
  • OTS INDEF
  • RWY 18 MARKINGS FADED.
  • RWY 36 MARKINGS FADED.
  • OTS INDEFINITELY
  • OTS INDEF
  • FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near KCHQ

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KSIKSikeston Meml MuniSIKESTON, MO10 nm W3
KCIRCairo RgnlCAIRO, IL15 nm NE4
KEIWCounty MemlNEW MADRID, MO22 nm SW3
KCGICape Girardeau RgnlCAPE GIRARDEAU, MO25 nm NW10
KDXEDexter MuniDEXTER, MO28 nm W3
1M7FultonFULTON, KY29 nm SE2
KPAHBarkley RgnlPADUCAH, KY31 nm NE11
KUCYEverett-Stewart RgnlUNION CITY, TN33 nm SE4

VFR charts covering KCHQ

Common questions about KCHQ

What charts are available for KCHQ?

3 current FAA charts for Mississippi County, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KCHQ?

CTAF 122.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KCHQ?

Mississippi County has 1 runway. The longest is 18/36 at 3,196 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KCHQ have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KCHQ has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KCHQ a towered airport?

No — Mississippi County has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KCHQ charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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