FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 | | 264/28.1 | | 275 | | 12W | | ING | .. -. --. |
| ABERDEEN | | 033/28.8 | | 349 | | 10W | | 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: | 39-58.827383N | | 39-58.647947N |
| Longitude: | 075-52.494233W | | 075-51.361988W |
| Elevation: | 638.3 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: | 100 ft. tree, 2453 ft. from runway, 388 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
+5 FT BRUSH/TREES 156 FT OUT, 295 FT RIGHT. | | 12 ft. trees, 360 ft. from runway, 243 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
+19 FT TREES 165 FT OUT, 408 FT 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: | | 117 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 76 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Jet airplanes: | | 23 |
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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 07 March 2011 | |
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 SW OF HELICOPTER HELIPLEX. |
| - | 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BUNTS ONE | |
download (228KB) |
| CEDAR LAKE EIGHT **CHANGED** | |
download (215KB) |
| DUPONT FOUR **CHANGED** | |
download (310KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 29 | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (308KB) |
| 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 - Heritage Field Airport (21 nm NE)
KLNS - Lancaster Airport (21 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 18-Jun-2010
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:01 | | 23:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 23:16:45 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Feb-2012 18:16:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KMQS | 112255Z AUTO 31015G19KT 1SM SN OVC001 01/01 A2963 RMK AO2 P0042
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| TAF |
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KLNS
22nm NW | 112140Z 1122/1218 29015G25KT 1 1/2SM -SHSN BR SCT009 OVC015 TEMPO 1122/1201 1/2SM SHSN OVC009 FM120300 31021G35KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT025 BKN035 FM120800 30017G30KT P6SM BKN040 FM121400 30020G35KT P6SM SKC
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KILG
22nm SE | 112046Z 1121/1218 33010KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 TEMPO 1121/1123 3SM -SN BR BKN025 FM112300 30014G24KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM120300 32020G31KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 FM120600 31025G35KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM121400 30023G32KT P6SM BKN050
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KRDG
24nm N | 112016Z 1120/1218 35006KT 6SM BR SCT015 OVC050 TEMPO 1120/1122 3SM -SN BR OVC015 FM112200 31012G20KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM120300 32020G29KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 FM120800 31020G27KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM121400 30020G31KT P6SM BKN050
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