Maquoketa Municipal
OQW · KOQW · Maquoketa, Iowa · Jackson County · map
Maquoketa Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Maquoketa, 3 miles west of Maquoketa, Iowa, 774 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,804 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 10 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 1,500 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Maquoketa Municipal?
Its FAA code is OQW, and its ICAO code is KOQW.
Where is Maquoketa Municipal?
It is 3 miles west of Maquoketa, Iowa, 774 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Maquoketa Municipal?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,804 feet long, concrete.
Does Maquoketa Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Maquoketa Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Maquoketa Municipal?
5 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 OQW · ICAO KOQW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Maquoketa
- Elevation
- 774 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1958
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,804 × 60 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 68 ft high 1,878 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 115 ft high 2,540 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | |
| Dubuque and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.95 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Monticello Regional (21 nm northwest), Dubuque Regional (21 nm north), Clinton Municipal (23 nm southeast), Davenport Municipal (27 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 Iowa · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Ultralight actvty on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 15 and 33; PAPI runways 15 and 33; medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- SELF-SERVE fuel available 24 hour with credit card.
- Runway 15 PAPI unusable beyond 8 degrees right of centerline.
- Runway 33 PAPI unusable beyond 8 degrees right of centerline.
- Runway 33 is calm wind runway.
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 | 10 |
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 1,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 1,500 |
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 Maquoketa from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Maquoketa, Iowa: 11 piston singles, 3 drones. 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 Iowa.
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: 4 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 13 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Michael John Phillips · Dubuque, IA (21 nm) · (563) 589-3732 · [email protected]
- Chris Alan Frazier private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Davenport, IA (27 nm) · (563) 260-2071 · [email protected]
- Cole Robert Norton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Marion, IA (35 nm) · (319) 981-7768 · [email protected]
- Janice Wray Walton private pilot; airplanes · Marion Airport/C17 · Marion, IA (35 nm) · (319) 721-3994 · [email protected]
- Thomas Paul Burns private pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Muscatine, IA (45 nm) · (563) 299-5942 · [email protected]
All 30 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).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 Maquoketa 14 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 3 drones
- Key City Fliers 2 aircraft in town
- Infinity Agri-Spray LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Iowa 869 since 1982 · 129 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Iowa 112 landing places
- Iowa 4,509 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/OQW.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.