FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MQS |
| Lat/Long: | 39-58-44.3000N / 075-51-55.7000W
39-58.738333N / 075-51.928333W
39.9789722 / -75.8654722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 660 ft. / 201.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of COATESVILLE, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 19320 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS
FOR SVC AFTER HRS CNT 484-880-2959 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 11/29 AND REIL RY 11/29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 126.25 (610-384-6132) |
| PHILADELPHIA APPROACH: | 124.35 |
| PHILADELPHIA DEPARTURE: | 124.35 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OQN (13 nm E): | 121.4 (610-692-6190) |
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHILADELPHIA APCH TF 800-354-9884.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MXEr301/9.7 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| PTWr233/20.2 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| LRPr122/21.3 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| DQOr337/21.6 | | DUPONT VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 10W |
| OODr318/33.1 | | WOODSTOWN VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 10W |
| PPMr034/33.8 | | PHILLIPS VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 09W |
| CKZr239/36.2 | | PENNRIDGE VOR/DME | | 108.85 | | 12W |
| ETXr202/37.1 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| PNEr271/(39.8) | | NORTH PHILADELPHIA VOR | | 112.00 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMBLER | | 263/28.1 | | 275 | | 11W | | ING | .. -. --. |
| ABERDEEN | | 034/28.9 | | 349 | | 11W | | APG | .- .--. --. |
| WILLOW GROVE | | 261/35.4 | | 388 | | 12W | | NXX | -. -..- -..- |
| QUAKERTOWN | | 236/37.3 | | 208 | | 12W | | UKT | ..- -.- - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 5400 x 100 ft. / 1646 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 48.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 39-58.827395N | | 39-58.647970N |
| Longitude: | 075-52.494213W | | 075-51.362015W |
| Elevation: | 638.4 ft. | | 660.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 113 magnetic, 102 true | | 293 magnetic, 282 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 53 ft. trees, 1035 ft. from runway, 483 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
+9 FT BRUSH, 144 FM THLD, 296 FT RIGHT. | | 24 ft. trees, 230 ft. from runway, 368 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+31' TREES 173' OUT, 485' LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHESTER CO ARPT AUTH
1 EARHART DR SUITE 2
COATESVILLE, PA 19320
Phone 610-383-6057 |
| Manager: | GARY L HUDSON
1 EARHART DR SUITE 2
COATESVILLE, PA 19320
Phone 610-383-6057
CELL 484-880-2959 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 96 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 19 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 142/day * | | 55% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 26 November 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC FBO 610-384-9000. |
| - | +164 FT WATER TWR 1343 FT FM RY 11 THR 1842 FT R MKD WITH STROBE LGT DALGT HRS; STD OBSTN LGT NGT HRS. |
| - | HELICOPTER OPS INVOF ARPT SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF KEYSTONE HELIPAD. |
| - | HELICOPTER TRAFFIC REQUESTED TO LAND AND TKOF FM RY ONLY. |
| - | TWYS HAVE NSTD CNTRNLN MARKINGS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BUNTS ONE | |
download (228KB) |
| CEDAR LAKE EIGHT | |
download (222KB) |
| DUPONT FOUR | |
download (329KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 29 | |
download (260KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (258KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (309KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (65KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N57 - New Garden Airport (10 nm SE)
KOQN - Brandywine Airport (13 nm E)
N47 - Pottstown Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)
KPTW - Pottstown Limerick Airport (21 nm NE)
KLNS - Lancaster Airport (22 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:08 | | 09:08 |
| Sunrise | | 05:41 | | 09:41 |
| Sunset | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 22:41:02 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 18:41:02 |
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| METAR |
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| KMQS | 042200Z AUTO 31014G18KT 5SM HZ CLR 23/11 A2990 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KILG
22nm SE | 042057Z 0421/0518 29013KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM042300 29008KT P6SM FEW080 SCT150 FM050600 30003KT P6SM BKN120 FM051400 23008KT P6SM SCT080 OVC120
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KRDG
24nm N | 041727Z 0418/0518 29012G20KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM042300 26007KT P6SM FEW080 OVC140 FM050600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120 FM051400 26006KT P6SM SCT080 OVC120
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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