Mesquite Metro Airport

Mesquite Metro Airport (ICAO: KHQZ, FAA LID: HQZ) is a public use airport in Dallas County, Texas, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of the central business district of Mesquite.

In 1983, the city of Mesquite purchased the airport using grant money from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

In 1985, additional federal grants allowed the city to enlarge the runway to 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m), extend the parallel taxiway and acquire more airport property.

[4] In 2013, the airport added an 80 ft (24 m) tall air traffic control tower at a cost of US$2.8 million.

[1] In 2022, the airport had 103,642 aircraft operations, an average of 284 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and less than 1% military.