Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr Fld Airport (MDQ)

MDQ
Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr Fld Airport (MDQ)
Huntsville, AL
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier MDQ
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 86°33'27.0500" W / 34°51'33.6680" N
-86.557514 / 34.859352 (Estimated)
Elevation 763.20 ft / 232.62 m (Surveyed)
Land 485 acres
From nearest city 1 nautical miles NE of Huntsville, AL
Location Madison County, AL
Magnetic Variation 04W (2015)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner MADISON CO EXEC ARPT AUTH
Address PO BOX 110
MERIDIANVILLE, AL 35759
Phone number 256-828-3883
Manager LEVI WILLOUGHBY
Address 360 CLYDE SHELTON DRIVE
MERIDIANVILLE, AL 35759
Phone number 770-710-2518
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 ATLANTA
Region ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC ZME - MEMPHIS
Tie-in FSS ANB - ANNISTON
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility MDQ (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 123.0 MHz
UNICOM 123.0 MHz
AWOS-3PT MDQ (256-829-1242)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen LOW
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services INSTR,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions 6500 x 100 ft (1981 x 30 m)
Surface ASPH (FAIR)
Surface treatment Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights Medium
18 36
Alignment 181°
Physical elevation 719.00 ft 763.20 ft
Coordinates 34.868280 / -86.557338 34.850424 / -86.557690
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type ILS/DME
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
TDZ lights No
Remarks
  • GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU HUNTSVILLE APCH & ANNISTON FSS.
  • FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO, CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2098. WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.