Chatham Municipal Airport (CQX)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	CQX
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	69°59'22.7470" W / 41°41'17.8950" N -69.989652 / 41.688304 (Estimated)
Elevation	63.60 ft / 19.39 m (Surveyed)
Land	105 acres
From nearest city	2 nautical miles NW of Chatham, MA
Location	Barnstable County, MA
Magnetic Variation	16W (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	TOWN OF CHATHAM
Address	549 MAIN STREET CHATHAM, MA 02633
Phone number	508-945-5100
Manager	TIMOTHY HOWARD
Address	CHATHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT GEORGE RYDER ROAD CHATHAM, MA 02633
Phone number	508-945-9000

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	NEW YORK
Region	ANE - New England
Responsible ARTCC	ZBW - BOSTON
Tie-in FSS	BDR - BRIDGEPORT
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	CQX (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.8 MHz
UNICOM	122.8 MHz
ASOS	CQX (508-945-5034)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A,A+
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MINOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	INSTR,RNTL

Runway Information

Runway 06/24

Dimensions	3001 x 100 ft (915 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	06	24
Alignment	44°	224°
Physical elevation	49.00 ft	62.60 ft
Coordinates	41.685338 / -69.993461	41.691270 / -69.985842
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition	Basic , Good Condition
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left	2-light PAPI on right
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
CQX	NDB	NAUSET		279.00	16W	0.2 nm
PVC	NDB	PROVINCETOWN		389.00	16W	25.2 nm
LFV	VOR/DME	MARCONI	94X	114.70	16W	19.9 nm
ACK	VOR/DME	NANTUCKET	109X	116.20	15W	24.5 nm
MVY	VOR/DME	MARTHAS VINEYARD	92X	114.50	15W	33.1 nm

Remarks

• CHECK NOTAMS FOR TREE OBS ON APCH AREAS TO RWYS 06 & 24.
• BE AWARE OF HIGH-SPD MIL JET & HVY HEL TFC VCNTY CAPE COD CGAS.
• BIRDS PRIMLY GULLS AND WILDLIFE ON OR INVOF ARPT.
• RCMD MIN ALT OF 2000 FT AGL FM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST OF ARPT OVER NATL SEASHORE .
• WATER LDG AREA CLSD PERMLY.
• NOISE ABATEMENT RWY 6/24: USE FULL RWY & AVOID INTXN DEPS. MINIMIZE OR AVOID TGL OPNS. CLIMB OUT ON RWY HDG TIL 1100 FT OVR WATER THEN PROCD ON CRS. REDUCE PWR AS SOON AS PRACTICAL.
• RWY 6/24, FLY PAT DOWNWIND LEG 1/2 TO 1 MILE OUT FM RWY AS PRACTICABLE.
• AVOID RESIDENTIAL AREAS AS MUCH AS PSBL.
• FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5554.
• ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.