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Telfair Wheeler Airport
KMQW / MQWMc Rae, GeorgiaELEV 202 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
49 nm
To the nearest alternate
Robins Air Force Base (WRB).
Overview
Located in Mc Rae, Georgia, Telfair Wheeler Airport (KMQW / MQW) operates as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 202 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list MQW as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Robins Air Force Base (WRB, 49 nm), Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN, 53 nm), and Moody Air Force Base (VAD, 70 nm).
Trip costs from MQW are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MQW to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KMQW
IATA
MQW
FAA / Local
MQW
Elevation
202 ft
Coordinates
32.0958° N · 82.8800° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs GA fields
state range 19–1,289 ft
At 202 ft, MQW sits lower than 74% of the 42 Georgia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 49nmWRBRobins Air Force BaseWarner Robins
- 53nmMCNMiddle Georgia Regional AirportMacon
- 70nmVADMoody Air Force BaseValdosta
- 75nmABYSouthwest Georgia Regional AirportAlbany
- 81nmVLDValdosta Regional AirportValdosta
- 85nmSAVSavannah Hilton Head International AirportSavannah
Location
Open the full mapKMQW · Telfair Wheeler Airport · Mc Rae, GA
From the ramp
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