# Gilliam-McConnell Airfield (BQ1)

**Gilliam-McConnell Airfield** (FAA: BQ1) is a small airport in Carthage, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Feb 2000. It has one runway, 2,538 ft (774 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5nc3

## At a glance

- FAA: BQ1
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Carthage, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Feb 2000
- Elevation: 445 ft / 136 m
- Coordinates: 35.3417, -79.4369
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,538 ft / 774 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61669874
- Weather station: KSOP
- Ident: 5NC3

## Timeline

- Feb 2000: Gilliam-McConnell Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,538 ft / 774 m | 36 ft / 11 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,538 ft / 774 m | =20,352 of 29,858 | =8,986 in North America | =7,735 in US |
| Elevation | 445 ft / 136 m | =28,173 of 43,403 | =13,351 in North America | =11,194 in US |
| Age | Opened 2000 | =11,262 of 15,079 | =8,856 in North America | =8,734 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [NR88](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nr88.md) Tobacco Road Airport · 5.1 mi / 8.1 km
- [SOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksop.md) Moore County Airport · 7.7 mi / 12 km
- [8NC1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8nc1.md) Dean Field · 11 mi / 18 km
- [84NC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/84nc.md) Rooster Field · 12 mi / 19 km
- [52NR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/52nr.md) Derksen Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [US-7220](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7220.md) Holland Drop Zone Airstrip · 15 mi / 24 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5nc3/data