Terminal Procedures

KPPQ — Pittsfield Penstone Muni

PITTSFIELD, IL · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA PPQElevation 709 ft1 runwayLongest 4,000 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume EC-3Not for navigation

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

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Instrument approach procedures

	Chart	Amendment
	RNAV (GPS) RWY 13	1	PDF
	RNAV (GPS) RWY 31	0B	PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

	Chart	Amendment
	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	—	PDF

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

KPPQ airport information

Control tower: No
Attendance: All mon-fri 0800-1700
ARTCC: Kansas City Center
Flight service: Saint Louis
NOTAM facility: PPQ (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation: 2E
Beacon: White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator: Lighted
Segmented circle: Yes
Fuel: 100LL avgas, Jet A
Parking: Tie-downs
Customs: Landing rights airport
Activated: September 1974
Airport area: 300 acres
Ownership: Publicly owned
Sectional: St Louis
Last FAA inspection: 2024-04-30

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

KPPQ radio frequencies

Service	Frequency	Call sign
CTAF	122.8

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

Runways

Runway layout at KPPQ, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
13/31	4,000 ft	60 ft	Asphalt Fair	Medium intensity
13 135°T	PAPI (2-box) 3°
31 315°T	PAPI (2-box) 3°

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

Where KPPQ is

Latitude, longitude39.6388900, -90.7785590

Elevation709 ft

From Pittsfield3 nm NE

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FAA remarks for KPPQ

MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCREASE INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF.
RWY 13 MARKINGS POOR DUE TO FADING.
RWY 31 MARKINGS POOR DUE TO FADING.
RY 13 PAPI, OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY.
RY 31 PAPI, OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY.
DEER & MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
(E81) TWY LGTS ARE LGTD EXIT ARROWS.
FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

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

Airports near KPPQ

ID	Airport	City	Distance	Charts
I63	Mount Sterling Muni	MOUNT STERLING, IL	21 nm N	4
H19	Bowling Green Muni	BOWLING GREEN, MO	26 nm SW	3
KIJX	Jacksonville Muni	JACKSONVILLE, IL	26 nm E	6
KUIN	Quincy Rgnl-Baldwin Fld	QUINCY, IL	26 nm NW	10
KHAE	Hannibal Rgnl	HANNIBAL, MO	31 nm W	3
K52	Cpt Ben Smith Airfield/Monroe City	MONROE CITY, MO	44 nm W	3
KSET	St Charles County Rgnl/Smartt Fld	ST CHARLES, MO	46 nm S	3
6M6	Lewis County Rgnl	MONTICELLO, MO	51 nm NW	3

VFR charts covering KPPQ

Kansas CitySectional Chart St LouisSectional Chart

Common questions about KPPQ

What charts are available for KPPQ?

3 current FAA charts for Pittsfield Penstone Muni, 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 KPPQ?

CTAF 122.8. 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 KPPQ?

Pittsfield Penstone Muni has 1 runway. The longest is 13/31 at 4,000 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KPPQ have an ILS approach?

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

Is KPPQ a towered airport?

No — Pittsfield Penstone Muni 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 KPPQ 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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