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Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF) is a city-owned, public airport some seven nautical miles west of Concord, North Carolina, and about eight miles north of Charlotte's business district, serving as a reliever field for Charlotte Douglas International. It combines a busy corporate and NASCAR-team aviation base with low-cost scheduled service from Allegiant and Avelo, all worked by a single long runway under FAA contract tower control.
Concord-Padgett Regional Airport is a city-owned, public-use field lying about seven nautical miles west of downtown Concord, North Carolina, and roughly thirteen kilometres north of Charlotte's uptown business district. It functions as an FAA-designated reliever airport for Charlotte Douglas International and is well known in general aviation circles as a base for NASCAR team aircraft, reflecting its location in the heart of "Where Racing Lives" alongside Charlotte Motor Speedway. For the simulator pilot it offers an interesting mix: a single long, ILS-equipped runway handling everything from corporate jets and piston singles to scheduled Airbus service, all under the control of an FAA contract tower.
The airport sits within the Charlotte terminal area, close to the Class B airspace surrounding Charlotte Douglas International Airport, and is itself served by an FAA contract control tower. Charlotte Approach/Departure works arriving and departing traffic on 128.32 MHz. The field is located about seven nautical miles west of Concord's central business district in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and around fifteen minutes' flying time northeast of Charlotte.
Concord-Padgett has a single physical runway, 02/20, oriented north-northeast to south-southwest, with a hard asphalt surface and runway edge lighting on both directions. Runway 02 offers 7,396 feet of usable length, while runway 20 offers 6,745 feet and is equipped with an ILS approach for instrument arrivals. Field elevation is 666 feet.
Charlotte Approach/Departure is available on 128.32 MHz for arriving and departing traffic. The field broadcasts weather via AWOS-3 on 133.675 MHz. Clearance Delivery operates on 118.55 MHz, Ground on 121.85 MHz, and the FAA contract Tower on 134.65 MHz. UNICOM/CTAF is on 122.95 MHz for use when the tower is not active. An ILS is published for runway 20.
Concord–Padgett Regional Airport opened on November 18, 1994, and has since grown into a significant reliever airport for the Charlotte metropolitan area. In April 2018 it was renamed to honour Scott Padgett, the long-serving Mayor of Concord, and an official renaming ceremony was held on November 18, 2019, coinciding with the airport's 25th anniversary. The field's association with motorsport runs deep: it lies in the heart of "Where Racing Lives" and has long been home to NASCAR team aircraft, reflecting Concord's status as a centre of the sport with nearby Charlotte Motor Speedway and zMAX Dragway.
Today the airport handles a mix of general aviation, corporate and scheduled airline traffic. General aviation accounts for the large majority of operations, with air taxi, scheduled commercial and a small amount of military activity making up the remainder; some 233 aircraft are based on the field, including single and multi-engine piston types, jets and helicopters. Allegiant Air and Avelo Airlines both operate scheduled jet services from a dedicated commercial terminal, alongside substantial corporate and private aviation activity, including numerous NASCAR team aircraft. The airport operates around the clock, with a secure ramp area, a control tower and on-site fire and rescue cover for based and visiting aircraft.
