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Thomson-McDuffie County Airport (KHQU) is a public-use general aviation field serving Thomson and McDuffie County, Georgia, home to the FBO Spirit Aviation. Its single instrument-equipped runway and Augusta-area approach control make it a straightforward and useful stop for VFR and IFR pilots in the central Georgia/CSRA region.
Thomson-McDuffie County Airport is a public general aviation airport serving the town of Thomson and surrounding McDuffie County in Georgia. It is operated as a county/city facility and is home to Spirit Aviation, a full-service FBO that also provides flight training. The field's single hard-surfaced, lit runway with an ILS approach makes it a practical destination for simulator pilots flying light and business aircraft into the central Georgia area.
The airport lies at coordinates 33.5297 N, 82.5169 W in McDuffie County, Georgia, near the town of Thomson. Approach and departure services in the area are provided by Augusta Approach/Departure on 126.8 MHz, reflecting the airport's position within the wider Augusta terminal airspace environment.
The airport has one physical runway, 10/28, oriented roughly east-west, hard-surfaced and lit. Runway 28 is 5,311 feet long and runway 10 is 5,201 feet long; runway 10 is served by an ILS approach.
Traffic works on a CTAF/UNICOM frequency of 122.8 MHz, with automated weather available on AWOS at 120.625 MHz. Augusta Approach/Departure can be contacted on 126.8 MHz for arrivals and departures requiring approach control services. The field has no control tower, so pilots should broadcast intentions on the CTAF and coordinate with Augusta Approach/Departure as appropriate.
Spirit Aviation operates as the field's full-service FBO, offering both self-service and full-service fuelling of AvGas and Jet A, with staffed hours from 0800 to 1700; hangar and tie-down parking are available, though hangar space has at times been at capacity. The FBO also runs flight training programmes covering Light Sport, Private Pilot, Instrument, Commercial and Multi-Engine ratings, and provides pilot amenities such as a pilots' lounge and flight-planning computers.
