Gilliam - MC Connell Airfield
BQ1 · Carthage, North Carolina · Moore County · map
Gilliam - MC Connell Airfield is a public-use airport, 1 mile southwest of Carthage, North Carolina, 445 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 2,538 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Gilliam - MC Connell Airfield?
Its FAA code is BQ1.
Where is Gilliam - MC Connell Airfield?
It is 1 mile southwest of Carthage, North Carolina, 445 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Gilliam - MC Connell Airfield?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 2,538 feet long, asphalt.
Does Gilliam - MC Connell Airfield have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Gilliam - MC Connell Airfield?
6 pilot examiners and 13 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BQ1
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 445 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 9:00 am to sunset
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2000
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,538 × 36 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 13: trees 20 ft high 262 ft from the end
- Runway 31: threshold displaced 300 ft, trees 57 ft high 206 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Moore County (7 nm south), Raleigh Executive Jetport AT Sanford-Lee County (22 nm northeast), Siler City Municipal (22 nm north), P K Airpark (23 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Moore County (7 nm south), Montgomery County (17 nm west), Raleigh Executive Jetport AT Sanford-Lee County (22 nm northeast), Siler City Municipal (22 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in North Carolina · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided VFR. right traffic runway 31.
- 80+ feet trees North, south, and east of airport.
- CK for hangar available.
- Runway 13 has 27 feet trees 0-200 feet from thld offset 86 feet right of centerline and 40 feet trees 72 feet from thld offset 100 feet left of centerline.
- Runway 31 has 44 feet trees 161 feet from thld offset 80 feet right of centerline and 46 feet trees 0-200 feet from thld offset 70 feet left of centerline.
- Runway 31 displaced thld marked with 4 feet wide white stripe.
- Runway 31 at displaced threshold 1:1 due to 57 feet trees 293 feet from end offset 63 feet left of centerline.
- Grass area marked with yellow cones.
- Helicopters should land on grass area southeast of the compass rose adjacent to runway 31 nrs.
- Due to const and residential use men and eqpt on and in the vicinity of airport and vehicular traffic xng aircraft mov areas.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Carthage from the FAA register
33 aircraft are registered to owners in Carthage, North Carolina: 31 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 13 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 parachute rigger examiners.
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Moore County Airport · Carthage, NC (0 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
- Jay Lindsey Nabors private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · FBO · Sanford, NC (22 nm) · (919) 740-0299 · [email protected]
- Elayne M Humphrey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Grays Creek Airport · Fayetteville, NC (34 nm) · (910) 224-8312 · [email protected]
- Christopher Marshall Whittle private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Burlington, NC (43 nm) · (336) 264-0943 · [email protected]
- Francesco Gozzo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Morrisville, NC (43 nm) · (919) 426-5494 · [email protected]
- Garland Michael Boone private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lexington, NC (50 nm) · (336) 403-4622 · [email protected]
All 26 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Carthage 33 aircraft · 31 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 drones
- S R Gilliam Construction INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 303 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Carolina 106 landing places
- North Carolina 7,120 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BQ1.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.