Tahlequah Municipal
TQH · KTQH · Tahlequah, Oklahoma · Cherokee County · map
Tahlequah Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Tahlequah, 2 miles northwest of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 874 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 37 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 15,400 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Tahlequah Municipal?
Its FAA code is TQH, and its ICAO code is KTQH.
Where is Tahlequah Municipal?
It is 2 miles northwest of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 874 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Tahlequah Municipal?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 5,001 feet long, asphalt.
Does Tahlequah Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Tahlequah Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Tahlequah Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Tenkiller Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Tahlequah Municipal?
10 pilot examiners and 12 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 Tahlequah Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA TQH · ICAO KTQH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Tahlequah
- Elevation
- 874 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 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
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1948
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 68 ft high 1,280 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 31 ft high 239 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Tqh and aWOS-3P | 118.425 | |
| Fayetteville and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.1 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 918-453-2729.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Muskogee-Davis Regional (24 nm southwest), Mid-America Industrial Airport (24 nm northwest), Smith Field (30 nm northeast).
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 Oklahoma · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 17 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 17 and 35 on continuously.
- 28 feet tree 156 feet from runway end 131 feet L of centerline.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess right of centerline.
- Self service credit card fuel H24.
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 | 34 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| 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 15,400, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 6,700 |
| general aviation, local | 8,700 |
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 Tahlequah from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Tahlequah, Oklahoma: 26 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Oklahoma.
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:
- Tenkiller Flying Club 1 aircraft · Tahlequah
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
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 10 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 9 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 9 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 12 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 2 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Joshua Paul Jones private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Fayetteville, AR (41 nm) · (303) 913-4218 · [email protected]
- Dustin Garard private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Grove, OK (43 nm) · (918) 521-4181 · [email protected]
- Chad Maxwell Cox private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; helicopters · Bentonville, AR (45 nm) · (501) 732-0658 · [email protected]
- Reginald Howell Henderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Bentonville Thaden Field · Bentonville, AR (45 nm) · (479) 651-1919 · [email protected]
- Zachary Duane Caldwell 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 · Bentonville, AR (45 nm) · (479) 650-0245 · [email protected]
- Janusz Abczynski private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · SPARTAN COLLEGE-KRVS · Tulsa, OK (48 nm) · (918) 637-1393 · [email protected]
- Jennifer James Wise private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Tulsa, OK (48 nm) · (918) 630-8021 · [email protected]
- Robert Allen private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · TCC Aviation Center · Tulsa, OK (48 nm) · (918) 857-6734 · [email protected]
All 43 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-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 · 6 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 Tahlequah 28 aircraft · 26 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 helicopters
- Tenkiller Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Oklahoma 1,299 since 1982 · 180 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Oklahoma 130 landing places
- Oklahoma 5,644 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/TQH.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.