Chatham Municipal (KCQX), Massachusetts
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Chatham Municipal (KCQX) is a single-runway public airport on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, handling light business aviation traffic year round. Customs processing is not available onsite, with the nearest customs airport at KHYA about 13 nautical miles away.
Runways
Chatham Municipal has one paved runway, 06/24, 3,001 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Chatham Municipal has Jet A, Jet A+ and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Chatham Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Cape Cod Gateway (KHYA), 13 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Chatham Municipal recorded 669 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at KCQX concentrates in the summer months, peaking in July and August before tapering sharply through the fall and winter.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 168 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Chatham Municipal averages 0.8 days above 90°F in July and 22.9 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 78.7°F, and January the coldest, at 38.6°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Chatham Municipal has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Boston Approach.
Check NOTAMs for tree obstacles on approach areas to runways 06 and 24.
Activate MIRL for runway 06/24 on frequency 122.95.
For runway 6/24, fly the pattern downwind leg one-half to one mile out from the runway as practicable.
Noise abatement for runway 6/24: use the full runway length and avoid intersection departures. Minimize or avoid touch-and-go operations. Climb out on runway heading until 1,100 feet over water, then proceed on course. Reduce power as soon as practical.
Birds, primarily gulls, and other wildlife are present on or in the vicinity of the airport.
Avoid residential areas as much as possible.
Be aware of high-speed military jet and heavy helicopter traffic in the vicinity of Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station.
A minimum altitude of 2,000 feet AGL is recommended from the northeast to the southeast of the airport, over the National Seashore.
The water landing area is permanently closed.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Chatham Municipal has five airfields within 34 NM. The closest is Cape Cod Gateway (KHYA), 13.09 NM west.
Part of the Nantucket and Cape Cod area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KCQX
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KCQX.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is customs available at KCQX?
Chatham Municipal (KCQX) does not have customs processing onsite. The nearest customs airport is KHYA, located approximately 13 nautical miles away, so aircraft requiring customs clearance must plan accordingly.
What runway does Chatham Municipal offer?
Chatham Municipal (KCQX) has a single runway, 06/24, measuring 3,001 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface. There is no parallel or crosswind runway option at this field.
When is business aviation traffic busiest at Chatham Municipal?
At Chatham Municipal (KCQX), business aviation operations peak in July and August according to FAA TFMSC data, with August recording 168 operations. Traffic drops off substantially outside the summer season, with winter months seeing single-digit to low-double-digit counts.