Runways and Facilities
The Quincy Airport does have a single 2,964' X 75', paved, lighted runway. Runway 14/32 has low intensity edge lighting. Both ends of the runway have displaced thresholds for landing. Full length of the paved surface is available for takeoff in both directions. There are no paved taxiways.
Runway 14: Runway heading- 137 magnetic, 136 true Displaced threshold: approx 150 ft.
Runway 32: Runway heading- 317 magnetic, 316 true; Displaced threshold: 324 ft.
There is a lighted windsock and a rotating beacon near the FBO building on the east side of the runway. 100LL avgas is available at the FBO. Maintenance is available on the field. The turf area on the east side of/and parallel to the paved runway is an unofficial turf runway. This area is used by ultralights, gliders, skydivers, homebuilt aircraft, helicopters and occasionally regular aircraft during normal operations. There is a VOR approach off the Seminole (SZW) VOR near Tallahassee and a GPS approach.
For the last 14 years, the airport has been home to The School of Human Flight (also known as "Skydive Tallahassee") - the only USPA Member dropzone in the Florida panhandle. Extensive parachute operations take place at the airport, with several thousands jumps made annually.
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