Southern Illinois Airport (MDH)
The Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) is a medium sized, primarily general aviation facility, located approximately three miles east of Murphysboro and three miles northwest of Carbondale in the state of Illinois. It is home to the Southern Illinois University's flight training program, which provides the bulk of the airport's traffic at any given time. There is also a robust Medivac helicopter operation located on the field. The runway configuration consists of a set of parallel runways with staggered thresholds. As with any airport with a similar runway configuration, parallel runways with staggered thresholds present a wrong surface landing risk. This is compounded with the addition of full-length parallel taxiways on all runways at the airport. Pilots inbound to MDH for the first time need to be aware of this and ensure they are utilizing the correct surface as cleared by Air Traffic Control. This video prepares pilots for hot spots, challenges and runway configuration details at MDH.
General Links
Airport Diagrams, VFR Charts, Chart Supplement, NOTAMS, and Construction Notice Diagrams, etc., are routinely updated. Here are some links to current FAA information.
- Aeronautical Information Services. The Aeronautical Information Services site has a wealth of information and:
- Is the authoritative government source for collecting, storing, maintaining, and disseminating aeronautical data for the U. S. and its territories.
- Develops and maintains all public instrument flight procedures and airways.
- Serves as the FAA's aeronautical charting authority for the development, publication, and dissemination of aeronautical charts and products to support aviation and to meet demand for increased capacity, efficiency, and predictability in the airspace, routes, and airports of the National Airspace System (NAS).
- Airport Construction
- Airport Diagram
- Chart Supplement
- From the Flight Deck Videos
- Hot Spots
- NOTAMS
- VFR Charts