Thomson/Mcduffie County
HQU · KHQU · Thomson, Georgia · Mc Duffie County · map
Thomson/Mcduffie County is a public-use airport owned by Thomson City & Mcduffie CO, 4 miles north of Thomson, Georgia, 501 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 5,514 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 33 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 20,150 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Thomson/Mcduffie County?
Its FAA code is HQU, and its ICAO code is KHQU.
Where is Thomson/Mcduffie County?
It is 4 miles north of Thomson, Georgia, 501 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Thomson/Mcduffie County?
Its one runway, 10/28, is 5,514 feet long, asphalt.
Does Thomson/Mcduffie County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Thomson/Mcduffie County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Thomson/Mcduffie County?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Spirit Aviation Management Services INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Thomson/Mcduffie County?
5 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Thomson/Mcduffie County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HQU · ICAO KHQU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Thomson City & Mcduffie CO
- Elevation
- 501 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 5,514 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: ILS, PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 299 ft, 5,215 ft available for landing, trees 103 ft high 2,878 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 194 ft, 5,179 ft available for landing, trees 83 ft high 1,694 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.45 | |
| Hqu and aWOS-3 | 120.625 | |
| Augusta and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.1 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 706-597-9801.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Washington/Wilkes County (21 nm northwest), Daniel Field (24 nm east), Augusta Regional AT Bush Field (29 nm east).
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 Georgia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Deer on runway at night.
- Activate PAPI runway 10 and 28; high-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
- Mcduffie County - 210 rail road street, Thomson, general aviation 30824.
- 50 feet trees 480 feet right at 0 feet - 200 feet from runway end.
- Rco relay frequency 124.45 avail for gnd use.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 29 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 20,150, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 10,050 |
| general aviation, local | 10,100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Thomson from the FAA register
17 aircraft are registered to owners in Thomson, Georgia: 13 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins. 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 Georgia.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Spirit Aviation Management Services INC 6 aircraft · Thomson Spirit Aviation is a full-service FBO and flight training provider operating at Thomson-McDuffie County Airport (KHQU) and Greene County Regional Airport (KCPP) in Georgia.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 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, 4 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 training center examiners.
- Randall Kelsey Haralson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Elbert County Airport · Elberton, GA (37 nm) · (706) 318-8867 · [email protected]
- Jeanette Renee Hibpshman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Aiken Regional Airport · Aiken, SC (42 nm) · (803) 298-9175 · [email protected]
- Timothy Standard private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · FBO · Aiken, SC (42 nm) · (706) 836-0442 · [email protected]
- William Porcher Dubose private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Aiken Regional Airport · Aiken, SC (42 nm) · (803) 256-3544 · [email protected]
- Ronald Edward Cox private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Athens Flight Center · Athens, GA (48 nm) · (706) 296-7475 · [email protected]
All 12 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 9 since 1982, 3 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 Thomson 17 aircraft · 13 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins
- Spirit Aviation Management Services INC 6 aircraft in town
- Vatm Sky Investments LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Ka Partners LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Spirit Aviation Management Services INC 6 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Georgia 2,135 since 1982 · 360 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Georgia 105 landing places
- Georgia 8,790 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HQU.json.
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 23, 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.