Terminal Procedures

KMDQ — Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr Fld

HUNTSVILLE, AL · 6 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA MDQElevation 763 ft1 runwayLongest 6,500 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume SE-4Not for navigation

4 published instrument approaches: 1 ILS approach, 2 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR, serving 2 runway ends.

All 6 KMDQ charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 6 charts is roughly 38 sec of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
ILS OR LOC RWY 18 chart previewILS OR LOC RWY 181CPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 182BPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 361CPDF
VOR-B chart previewVOR-B7BPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KMDQ airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0730-2130
ARTCC
Memphis Center
Flight service
Anniston
NOTAM facility
MDQ (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
4W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Airport area
485 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Atlanta
Last FAA inspection
2026-04-22

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

KMDQ radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.0
Approach125.6Huntsville

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

Runways

6,500 × 100 ft1836N500 ft
Runway layout at KMDQ, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
18/366,500 ft100 ftAsphalt FairMedium intensity
  18 181°TILS/DME · PAPI (4-box) 3°
  36 1°TPAPI (4-box) 3°

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

Where KMDQ is

Latitude, longitude34.8593520, -86.5575140
Elevation763 ft
From Huntsville1 nm NE

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FAA remarks for KMDQ

  • GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU HUNTSVILLE APCH & ANNISTON FSS.
  • ACTVT REILS RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
  • FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 256-603-9345.
  • TOM SHARP.
  • PCR VALUE: 372/F/C/X/T
  • FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO, CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2098. WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

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

Approach coverage

Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp Jr Field’s compact procedure set serves both ends of its sole 18/36 runway. Its mix of ILS, localiser, RNAV and VOR procedures provides several forms of instrument guidance rather than relying on one approach type. All movements nevertheless use the same 6,500 ft strip and alignment. No airport diagram is published with the terminal procedures.

Coverage around Huntsville

Huntsville International has the broadest nearby chart set, with more than twice MDQ’s coverage. Redstone AAF and Pryor Field Regional match MDQ’s total, while Fayetteville Municipal is close behind and Scottsboro Municipal–Word Field is thinner. The Atlanta Sectional adds the wider regional VFR context that the airport-specific terminal procedures do not provide.

Airports near KMDQ

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KFYMFayetteville MuniFAYETTEVILLE, TN12 nm N5
KHUARedstone AAFREDSTONE ARSNL HUNTSVILLE, AL13 nm SW6
KHSVHuntsville Intl-Carl T Jones FldHUNTSVILLE, AL17 nm SW14
KDCUPryor Fld RgnlDECATUR, AL23 nm SW6
4A6Scottsboro Muni-Word FldSCOTTSBORO, AL29 nm E4
KGZSAbernathy FldPULASKI, TN30 nm NW4
KBGFWinchester MuniWINCHESTER, TN31 nm NE5
8A1Guntersville Muni/Joe Starnes FldGUNTERSVILLE, AL31 nm SE4

VFR charts covering KMDQ

Common questions about KMDQ

What charts are available for KMDQ?

6 current FAA charts for Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr Fld, including 4 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KMDQ?

CTAF 123.0. 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 KMDQ?

Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr Fld has 1 runway. The longest is 18/36 at 6,500 ft by 100 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KMDQ have an ILS approach?

Yes — 1 ILS procedure is published. In total KMDQ has 4 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KMDQ a towered airport?

No — Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr Fld 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 KMDQ 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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