Cheraw Municipal Airport (IATA: HCW, ICAO: KCQW, FAA LID: CQW), also known as Lynch Bellinger Field, is a public use airport in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. It is owned by the Town of Cheraw and located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of its central business district.[1]
Cheraw Municipal Airport Lynch Bellinger Field | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Town of Cheraw | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cheraw, South Carolina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 239 ft / 73 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°42′46″N 079°57′25″W / 34.71278°N 79.95694°W | ||||||||||
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  CQW Location of airport in South Carolina | |||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned CQW by the FAA and HCW by the IATA.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
editThe airport covers an area of 235 acres (95 ha) at an elevation of 239 feet (73 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 1, 2008, the airport had 17,900 aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: 16 single-engine, 1 jet and 1 helicopter.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for CQW PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: HCW / KCQW - Cheraw Municipal Airport - Cheraw, South Carolina
External links
edit- Aerial photo as of 14 February 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CQW, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CQW
- AirNav airport information for KCQW
- ASN accident history for HCW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures