FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OQN |
| Lat/Long: | 39-59-24.4240N / 075-34-54.8650W
39-59.407067N / 075-34.914417W
39.9901178 / -75.5819069
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 466 ft. / 142.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of WEST CHESTER, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 19380 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-MAR 0800-1700, APR-OCT 0800-1800 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1501 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTIVATE - ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, LANDING FEE COML OPNS ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 121.4 (610-692-6190) |
| PHILADELPHIA APPROACH: | 124.35 [0600-0000] |
| PHILADELPHIA DEPARTURE: | 124.35 [0600-0000] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MQS (13 nm W): | 126.25 (610-384-6132) |
| WX ASOS at PTW (15 nm N): | 119.425 (610-495-0823) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LOM (17 nm NE): | 118.925 (215-646-1068) |
| WX ASOS at PHL (17 nm SE): | PHONE 215-492-9617 |
| WX ASOS at ILG (19 nm S): | PHONE 302-328-1536 |
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHILADELPHIA APCH TF 800-354-9884.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MXEr052/6.0 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| PTWr193/14.0 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| DQOr014/18.8 | | DUPONT VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 10W |
| OODr339/24.8 | | WOODSTOWN VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 10W |
| PNEr268/(26.9) | | NORTH PHILADELPHIA VOR | | 112.00 | | 10W |
| CKZr221/27.5 | | PENNRIDGE VOR/DME | | 108.85 | | 12W |
| LRPr112/33.5 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| ARDr253/34.7 | | YARDLEY VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 10W |
| ETXr181/35.8 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| VCNr324/39.3 | | CEDAR LAKE VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 10W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3347 x 50 ft. / 1020 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 39-59.343000N | | 39-59.471133N |
| Longitude: | 075-35.262917W | | 075-34.565917W |
| Elevation: | 459.5 ft. | | 462.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 077 true | | 269 magnetic, 257 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 125 ft. | | 250 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 681 ft. from runway, 195 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
RY 09 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
RWY 09 4 FT TREE, 116 FT FM RWY END, 104 FT L. | | 12 ft. trees, 659 ft. from runway, 131 ft. right of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear
RY 27 APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
ROAD TRAVERSING THE 200 FT PRIMARY SFC AREA BYD EOR; ROAD RISES TO +13 FT AT A POINT 14 FT FROM EOR 265 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | NEW BRANDYWINE ARPT CLUB INC
1205 WARD AVE
WEST CHESTER, PA 19380
Phone 610-692-6100 |
| Manager: | JOHN TAYLOR
1205 WARD AVE
WEST CHESTER, PA 19380
Phone 610-692-6100 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 133 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 125 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 164/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| A81 1 | ACTIVATE - LIRL RY 9-27 - CTAF. |
| - | TFC DEPARTING RY 27 TURN RIGHT 10 DEG UNTIL REACHING 1200 FT MSL TO AVIOD MANSION LEFT & HOMES RIGHT. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (167KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (173KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (150KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N57 - New Garden Airport (13 nm SW)
KMQS - Chester County G O Carlson Airport (13 nm W)
N10 - Perkiomen Valley Airport (15 nm NE)
KPTW - Pottstown Limerick Airport (15 nm N)
N47 - Pottstown Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by "Crabcake Patrick"
from a R-22 chopper
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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 06-Sep-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunset | | 19:24 | | 23:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:51 | | 23:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2008 18:51:58 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Sep-2008 14:51:58 |
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| METAR |
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KMQS
13nm W | 061820Z AUTO 06010G15KT 3/4SM +RA OVC002 21/21 A2972 RMK AO2 P0058
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KPTW
15nm N | 061831Z AUTO 03012KT 3/4SM +RA BR BKN023 BKN029 OVC035 23/23 A2970 RMK AO2 P0030
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KLOM
17nm NE | 061840Z AUTO 07010G17KT 3/4SM BKN008 OVC013 20/20 A2967 RMK AO2 VIS 1/2V2 P0040
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KPHL
18nm SE | 061841Z 09021G26KT 1 1/2SM RA BR SCT007 BKN016 OVC022 24/22 A2964 RMK AO2 PK WND 10032/1757 P0021
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KILG
19nm S | 061839Z 07013G18KT 6SM -RA BR BKN009 BKN014 OVC021 24/23 A2962 RMK AO2 PK WND 08026/1754 CIG 006V011 P0035 $
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KPHL
18nm SE | 061724Z 061818 08011G21KT 5SM -RA BR OVC014CB WS020/13035KT TEMPO 1820 2SM +RA BR OVC005CB FM2000 08015G30KT 3SM RA BR OVC010CB WS020/10045KT TEMPO 2024 1SM +RA BR OVC003CB FM0000 03020G35KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC015 FM0300 29018G33KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM06
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KILG
19nm S | 061724Z 061818 07014G24KT 5SM -RA BR OVC014CB WS020/13035KT TEMPO 1819 2SM +RA BR OVC005CB FM1900 07016G31KT 3SM RA BR OVC010CB WS020/10045KT TEMPO 1923 1SM +RA BR OVC003CB FM2300 01020G35KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC015 FM0200 28017G32KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM05
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| NOTAMs |
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