KCQX
Airport
Chatham Muni
Chatham, Massachusetts

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/27/2025 - 1/22/2026

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:CQX / KCQX
Lat/Lng:41.6883041667, -69.9896519444
41-41-17.8950N, 069-59-22.7470W
Estimated by 3rd Party Survey on 11/12/2018
Elevation:63 feet Surveyed by 3rd Party Survey on 11/12/2018
Magnetic Variation:16W,(1990), [-14W (2025)]
Sectional:NEW YORK
From City:2nm NW of Chatham

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Airspace Analysis:NOT ANALYZED
Estab Prior to 1959.
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:04/1940
Attended:All year Every day 0800-DUSK (local)
Control Tower:no
ARTCC:Boston(ZBW)Boston Center
FSS:Bridgeport FSS(BDR)
NOTAMs and Weather:CQXNOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator:Unlighted
Segmented Circle:yes
Lights:Activate MIRL Runway 06/24 - 122.95.
Beacon:Sunset-Sunrise
Landing Fee:no

Communications

CTAF:122.800
UNICOM:122.800
Weather:ASOS 508-945-5034 135.875
Approach:
Contact 'BOSTON' Approach
118.2
Departure:
Contact 'BOSTON' Departure
118.2
Other:---CD/P 127.3
Master Airport:A90 (BOSTON CONSOLIDATED TRACON)

Services

Fuel:Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A - Kerosene, freeze point -40C
A+
Airframe Repair:Major
Powerplant Repair:Minor
Bottled Oxygen:None
Bulk Oxygen:None
Transient Storage:Hanger,Tie-Down
Other Services:Pilot Instruction, Aircraft Rental

Based Aircraft

Total:0

Annual Operations

Total:0

Ownership

Owner:Town of Chatham
549 Main Street
Chatham, Ma 02633
508-945-5100
Manager:Timothy Howard
Chatham Municipal Airport, George Ryder Road
Chatham, Ma 02633
508-945-9000

Runways

Runways:06/24

Runway 06/24

Length:3001 feet
by 3rd Party Survey on 11/12/2018
Width:100 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:NONE
Weight Capacity:Single Wheel aircraft: 30,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:Med Intensity
End 06 End 24
True Alignment:044,(030 Magnetic)224,(210 Magnetic)
Runway Markings:Basic,Good ConditionBasic,Good Condition
Elevation at End:49.0' MSL62.6' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:63.6' MSL63.6' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height:39' AGL39' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle:3.50°3.50°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator:2-light PAPI on left side of runway2-light PAPI on right side of runway
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL):YesYes
Objects:TreesTank
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Utility runway with a nonprecision approachUtility runway with a nonprecision approach
Object Clearance Slope:5:112:1
Object Height:120' AGL232' AGL
Object Distance:800' Along centerline
150' Right of centerline
3100' Along centerline
25' Left of centerline

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

be Aware of High-Spd Military Jet & Heavy Hel Traffic Vicinity Cape Cod Cgas.
Birds Primly Gulls and Wildlife on or in Vicinity of Airport.
Rcmd Min Altitude of 2000 ft AGL from Northeast to Southeast of Airport Over Natl Seashore .
Water Landing Area Closed Permly.
Noise Abatement Runway 6/24: Use Full Runway & Avoid Intxn Departures. Minimize or Avoid Tgl Operations. Climb out on Runway Hdg Til 1100 ft Ovr Water Then Procd on Crs. Reduce Pwr As Soon As Practical.
Runway 6/24, Fly Pattern Downwind Leg 1/2 to 1 Mile out from Runway As Practicable.
Avoid Residential Areas As Much As Psbl.
for Cd Contact Boston Approach at 603-594-5554.
Check Notams for Tree Obs on Approach Areas to Runways 06 & 24.

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