Mid-carolina Regional Airport (RUQ)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	RUQ
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	80°31'13.0500" W / 35°38'45.1800" N -80.520292 / 35.645883 (Estimated)
Elevation	772.30 ft / 235.40 m (Surveyed)
Land	400 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles SW of Salisbury, NC
Location	Rowan County, NC
Magnetic Variation	06W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	ROWAN COUNTY
Address	130 W. INNES ST SALISBURY, NC 28144
Phone number	704-216-8100
Manager	VALERIE STEELE
Address	3670 AIRPORT LOOP SALISBURY, NC 28147-8921
Phone number	704-216-7753

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	CHARLOTTE
Region	ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC	ZTL - ATLANTA
Tie-in FSS	RDU - RALEIGH
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	RUQ (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.725 MHz
UNICOM	122.725 MHz
AWOS-3P	RUQ (704-637-6197)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A1+
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	LOW
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,AVNCS,CHTR,INSTR,PAJA,RNTL

Runway Information

Runway 02/20

Dimensions	5501 x 100 ft (1677 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	02	20
Alignment	16°	196°
Physical elevation	769.10 ft	765.60 ft
Coordinates	35.638619 / -80.522840	35.653147 / -80.517741
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		ILS
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left	2-light PAPI on left
Approach light		MALSR
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
RU	NDB	ROVDY		275.00	06W	5.5 nm
VU	NDB	ALLER		346.00	06W	23.3 nm
HK	NDB	TAWBA		332.00	06W	39.2 nm
GHJ	NDB	STONIA		260.00	06W	41.5 nm
HB	NDB	ALAMM		361.00	08W	49.8 nm
CLT	VOR/DME	CHARLOTTE	97X	115.00	05W	34.6 nm
BZM	VOR/DME	BARRETTS MOUNTAIN	84Y	113.75	06W	37.6 nm
GSO	VORTAC	GREENSBORO	109X	116.20	03W	35.8 nm
LIB	VORTAC	LIBERTY	77X	113.00	03W	45.4 nm
CLT	VOT	CHARLOTTE		112.00		33.1 nm
HKY	VOT	HICKORY REGIONAL		110.00		42.8 nm

Remarks

• MAIN TRML APRON GRASS AREA ADJ TO FUEL PUMPS CLSD TO HELS.
• BE ALERT FOR MIL ROTOR WING TFC. RNG RAMP LCTD W OF RWY. FRQ NGT OPS.
• CTC KILLDEVIL OPS 10 MIN PRIOR TO LDG. RNG OPS FREQ - 40.700, 126.100, 293.000.
• FOR CD CTC CHARLOTTE APCH AT 704-359-0241.
• ADDNL OBSTNS FOR RWY 02; 20 FT BLDG 1100 FT FM THR 100 FT R OF CNTRLN.
• 24 HR SVC BY REQ. FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 980-892-2840.
• TRANSIT MIL FUEL.
• RMK: ARNG; LTD PRK RAMP CLSD TO ALL TFC EXC MIL ACFT WITH PPR. OPR 1200-2030Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL.
• SKY DIVING OPS OVR ARPT; DO NOT OVERFLY ARPT DRG SKY DIVING OPS.