H L Sonny Callahan Airport
CQF · KCQF · Fairhope, Alabama · Baldwin County · map
H L Sonny Callahan Airport is a public-use airport owned by Fairhope Airport Authority, 3 miles southeast of Fairhope, Alabama, 91 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 6,604 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KCQF · observed 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC), 6 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (050°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 2,600 feet, overcast at 3,700 feet
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter 29.88 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCQF 062115Z AUTO 05011KT 10SM SCT026 OVC037 26/20 A2988 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CQF · ICAO KCQF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Fairhope Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 91 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to October, every day, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm; November to March, every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 6,604 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 19: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.5 | |
| Cqf and aWOS-3PT | 118.425 | |
| Mobile and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.65 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 251-928-3242.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Fairhope from the FAA register
37 aircraft are registered to owners in Fairhope, Alabama: 31 piston singles, 3 business jets, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprop. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Noise abatement runway 01 and 19, departure straight out until rchg 600 feet above ground level.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 01 and 19; PAPI runway 01 and 19; high-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency. High-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 preset to low intst; incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.