Concord-Padgett Regional
JQF · KJQF · Concord, North Carolina · Cabarrus County · map
Concord-Padgett Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Concord, 7 miles west of Concord, North Carolina, 704 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 7,402 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 245 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 76,181 takeoffs and landings a year. About 120,404 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Concord-Padgett Regional?
Its FAA code is JQF, and its ICAO code is KJQF.
Where is Concord-Padgett Regional?
It is 7 miles west of Concord, North Carolina, 704 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Concord-Padgett Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 02/20, is 7,402 feet long.
Does Concord-Padgett Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Concord-Padgett Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Concord-Padgett Regional?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Alpha-One Air Service LLC and Concord Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Concord-Padgett Regional?
13 pilot examiners and 15 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 Concord-Padgett Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA JQF · ICAO KJQF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Concord
- Elevation
- 704 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1993
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 7,402 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete, excellent | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 02: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 13 ft high 281 ft from the end
- Runway 20: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 650 ft, 6,350 ft available for landing, trees 127 ft high 3,200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 134.65 | Concord |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Jqf and aWOS-3 | 133.675 | Concord |
| Clearance delivery | 118.55 | Concord |
| Clearance delivery | 127.25 | Concord |
| Ground | 121.85 | Concord |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (BATTA) · Departure procedure (BEAVY) | 128.325 | Concord |
| Kabee and star | 126.15 | Concord |
| Jools and star | 135.6 | Concord |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 704-785-2145.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Charlotte/Douglas International (16 nm southwest), Mid-Carolina Regional (18 nm northeast), Charlotte/Monroe Executive (23 nm south).
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
- When the control tower closed; tdzl runway 20; high-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 and runway end identifier lights runway 02 preset low intst. Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 20; runway end identifier lights runway 02; tdzl runway 20; high-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 02 and 20 oper continuously.
- Grooved full length asphalt.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 | 176 |
| multi-engine | 26 |
| jets | 35 |
| helicopters | 8 |
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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 76,181, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,512 |
| air taxi and commuter | 25,412 |
| general aviation, travelling | 36,644 |
| general aviation, local | 10,997 |
| military | 616 |
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 Concord from the FAA register
115 aircraft are registered to owners in Concord, North Carolina: 80 piston singles, 15 business jets, 11 piston twins, 6 turboprops, 2 helicopters. 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.
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:
- Alpha-One Air Service LLC 3 aircraft · Concord Alpha One Flight Training is a flight school in Concord, North Carolina that provides pilot training programs from private pilot through certified flight instructor levels.
- Concord Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Concord Concord Flying Club is a flying club based at Concord Airport in California that has been operating since 1939.
- Cheetah Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Huntersville, 9 miles away
- Lake Norman Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Huntersville, 9 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Concord:
- FlyCarolina, LLC 12 aircraft on the certificate FlyCarolina is a charter operator and flying club based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Helivision, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Helivision is a full-service aerial production and aviation company based in Concord, North Carolina, operating out of Concord Regional Airport.
Repair stations in Concord:
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
13 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 12 for private pilot, 13 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 12 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 15 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 engineering representatives, 9 training center evaluators, 40 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners.
- Adam Rosenberg private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Concord, NC (0 nm) · (516) 567-4828 · [email protected]
- Craig Varnum private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · Concord, NC (0 nm) · (704) 724-3655 · [email protected]
- Darrin Murphy private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport KJQF · Concord, NC (0 nm) · (803) 526-1153 · [email protected]
- Guenter Trautmann private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF) · Concord, NC (0 nm) · (803) 818-0626 · [email protected]
- Charles Rosenstein private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Stanley, NC (16 nm) · (704) 277-2596 · [email protected]
- John William Dennis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Mooresville, NC (16 nm) · (770) 595-9395 · [email protected]
- Melissa Curtis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lincolnton - Lincoln County Airport · Iton Station, NC (20 nm) · (757) 435-7865 · [email protected]
- Ronald Leo Horton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · AEROWOOD AVIATION · Monroe, NC (23 nm) · (704) 519-6746 · [email protected]
All 83 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- 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 · 7 since 1982, 1 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 Concord 115 aircraft · 80 piston singles, 15 business jets, 11 piston twins
- Flycarolina LLC 16 aircraft in town
- Niles Air LLC 9 aircraft in town
- Pdii LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Victory Lane Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- FlyCarolina, LLC 12 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Helivision, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Alpha-One Air Service LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Concord Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Cheetah Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Flycarolina, LLC · repair station
- Standardaero Aviation Holdings INC · repair station
- Victory Lane Aviation, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 304 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 7,132 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/JQF.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.