# Mesquite Metro Airport (KHQZ)

**Mesquite Metro Airport** (ICAO: KHQZ) is a small airport in Mesquite, Texas, United States. It opened in Aug 1976. It has one runway, 6,000 ft (1,829 m) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/khqz

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KHQZ
- FAA: HQZ
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Mesquite, Texas, United States
- Opened: Aug 1976
- Elevation: 447 ft / 136 m
- Coordinates: 32.7470, -96.5304
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 6,000 ft / 1,829 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 9 departures, 9 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://www.cityofmesquite.com/457/Airport-Mesquite-Metro-Airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesquite_Metro_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q652061
- Weather station: KHQZ
- Ident: KHQZ

## Timeline

- Aug 1976: Mesquite Metro Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Concrete | 181° / 001° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/06444AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | =4,614 of 29,858 | =1,310 in North America | =1,036 in US |
| Elevation | 447 ft / 136 m | #28,144 of 43,403 | #13,348 in North America | #11,192 in US |
| Age | Opened 1976 | =7,360 of 15,079 | =5,411 in North America | =5,315 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | REGIONAL APP/DEP | 125.200 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 118.175 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.050 |

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## 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/khqz/data