KMDQ — Huntsville Exec Tom Sharp Jr Fld
Huntsville, AL · field elevation 763 ft · NON-ATCT
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KMDQ current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMDQ 100255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3018 RMK A02 T00790063
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Density altitude
- -222 ft · pressure altitude 503 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
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Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 17 nm. Last image 3 min ago.
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Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 33,000–33,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KMDQ — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.85935, -86.55751
- Elevation
- 763 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1216Z / 2244Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4°W (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- Madison, AL
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,500 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 125.6
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
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Nearby airports
- KFYM Fayetteville Muni12 nm
- KHUA Redstone AAF13 nm
- KHSV Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Fld17 nm
- KDCU Pryor Fld Rgnl23 nm
- KGZS Abernathy Fld30 nm
- KBGF Winchester Muni31 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMDQ airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alabama airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.