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THE QUINCY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Identifier 2J9; Latitude: 30° 35' 52.30" North Longitude: 84° 33' 26.70" West; Elevation: 221' (67m) Max. Runway Length: 2964'(903m)X 75'. The unicom frequency is 122.7. This is the only airport in Quincy, Florida . The nearest airline service and jet fuel is 20 miles away at Tallahassee Regional Airport (KTLH). The airport appears on the western edge of the Jacksonville VFR sectional. THE RUNWAYS AND FACILITIES The Quincy Airport does have a single 2,964' X 75', paved, lighted runway. Runway 14/32 has low intensity edge lighting. Both ends of the runway have displaced thresholds for landing. Full length of the paved surface is available for takeoff in both directions. There are no paved taxiways. Runway 14: Runway heading- 137 magnetic, 136 true Displaced threshold: approx 150 ft. Runway 32: Runway heading- 317 magnetic, 316 true; Displaced threshold: 324 ft. There is a lighted windsock and a rotating beacon near the FBO building on the east side of the runway. 100LL avgas is available at the FBO. Maintenance is available on the field. The turf area on the east side of/and parallel to the paved runway is an unofficial turf runway. This area is used by ultralights, gliders, skydivers, homebuilts aircraft, helicopters and occasionally regular aircraft during normal operations. The airport is an approved drop zone with an active skydiving operation. There is a VOR approach off of the Seminole (SZW) VOR near Tallahassee and a GPS approach. NEARBY RADIO AND NAVIGATION AIDS VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var SZW r283/9.8 SEMINOLE VORTAC 117.50 02E MAI r111/31.4 MARIANNA VORTAC 114.00 00E CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7 TALLAHASSEE APPROACH/DEPARTURE: 128.7 WX ASOS at TLH (16 nm SE): PHONE 850-576-3665 APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY JAX ARTCC ON FREQS 135.325/343.8 (TALLAHASSEE RCAG) WHEN TALLAHASSEE APCH CTL CLSD. The airport serves all of the normal functions of a small city airport but seems to specialize in recreational aviation. The sometimes high volume of sport aviation activities warrant vigilance when operating at or near the airport. For more information you can go to http://www.airnav.com/airport/2J9. AIRPORT GOVERNANCE The airport is now an independently chartered entity which is run by the Quincy-Gadsden Airport Authority. The authority has five volunteer members, two appointed by the city, two by the county and one person who is jointly appointed by both. The airports phone and mailing address are: QUINCY GADSDEN ARPT AUTH BOX 1905 QUINCY, FL 32351 Phone 850-875-4747 |
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