Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp JR Field
MDQ · KMDQ · Huntsville, Alabama · Madison County · map
Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp JR Field is a public-use airport owned by Madison CO Exec Arpt Auth, 1 mile northeast of Huntsville, Alabama, 763 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 6,500 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 106 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 34,260 takeoffs and landings a year. About 48 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp JR Field?
Its FAA code is MDQ, and its ICAO code is KMDQ.
Where is Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp JR Field?
It is 1 mile northeast of Huntsville, Alabama, 763 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp JR Field?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 6,500 feet long, asphalt.
Does Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp JR Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp JR Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp JR Field?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Huntsville Soaring Club and Huntsville Soaring Association. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp JR Field?
4 pilot examiners and 7 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 Huntsville Executive Tom Sharp JR Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MDQ · ICAO KMDQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Madison CO Exec Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 763 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 9:30 pm; weekends, 7:30 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,500 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 39 ft high 1,074 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.6 | |
| Mdq and aWOS-3PT | 120.000 | |
| Huntsville and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.8 | |
| Apt Remark 1 With Gco Freq | 121.725 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 256-829-1242.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Fayetteville Municipal (12 nm north), Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field (17 nm southwest), Pryor Field Regional (23 nm southwest).
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 Alabama · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 through Huntsville approach and anniston Flight Service.
- Activate runway end identifier lightss runway 18 and 36; PAPI runway 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Tom Sharp.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 94 |
| multi-engine | 10 |
| jets | 2 |
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 34,260, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,860 |
| general aviation, travelling | 16,800 |
| general aviation, local | 15,000 |
| military | 600 |
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 Huntsville from the FAA register
208 aircraft are registered to owners in Huntsville, Alabama: 143 piston singles, 17 drones, 14 turboprops, 12 piston twins, 6 business jets. 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 Alabama.
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:
- Huntsville Soaring Club 2 aircraft · Brownsboro, 11 miles away
- Huntsville Soaring Association 1 aircraft · Brownsboro, 11 miles away
- Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity 17 aircraft · Redstone Arsenal, 13 miles away Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity is a flying club located at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama that offers flight training to authorized patrons.
Repair stations in Huntsville:
- Axxeum INC Axxeum is a full-spectrum aviation services provider headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, with an FAA Part 145 certified repair station at Huntsville International Airport.
- Basf Mobile Emissions Catalysts, LLC
- Ppg Industries INC
- Revolution Geosystems LLC
- Sci Technology INC
- Science and Engineering Services INC
- Tyonek Services Group INC
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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Timothy Phillip Knueven private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · Brownsboro, AL (9 nm) · (352) 874-9768 · [email protected]
- Max Peter Gurgew private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Huntsville, AL (17 nm) · (256) 509-3866 · [email protected]
- Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Winchester, TN (31 nm) · (931) 636-8678 · [email protected]
- Edward H Blount private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Albertville Aviation · Albertville, AL (41 nm) · (205) 616-2027 · [email protected]
All 13 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
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, 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 Huntsville 208 aircraft · 143 piston singles, 17 drones, 14 turboprops
- University of Alabama In Huntsville 9 aircraft in town
- Aerovironment INC 5 aircraft in town
- Kachemak Bay Flying Service INC 3 aircraft in town
- Acme Aerosports INC 3 aircraft in town
- Huntsville Soaring Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- Huntsville Soaring Association 1 aircraft · flying club
- Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity 17 aircraft · flying club
- Axxeum INC · repair station
- Basf Mobile Emissions Catalysts, LLC · repair station
- Ppg Industries INC · repair station
- Revolution Geosystems LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alabama 1,210 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alabama 85 landing places
- Alabama 4,346 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MDQ.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 28, 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.