FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
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: | 660.2 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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0600-2200 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CNT 610-384-9000 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT REIL RWY 11/29; VASI RWY 11; HIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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-3T at OQN (13 nm E): | 121.4 ((610) 692-6190) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MXEr301/9.7 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
PTWr233/20.2 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
LRPr122/21.3 | | LANCASTER VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 09W |
DQOr337/21.6 | | DUPONT VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 10W |
OODr318/33.1 | | WOODSTOWN VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 10W |
ETXr202/37.1 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
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: | 39-58.827377N | | 39-58.647960N |
Longitude: | 075-52.494212W | | 075-51.361928W |
Elevation: | 638.4 ft. | | 660.0 ft. |
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. tree, lighted, 777 ft. from runway, 504 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 63 ft. tree, 771 ft. from runway, 581 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear |
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: | | 66 | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | Jet airplanes: | | 8 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 116/day * | 56% | transient general aviation | 38% | local general aviation | 6% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 12 December 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
- | MIGRATORY BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC PHILADELPHIA APCH AT 800-354-9884. |
- | 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 RY 11 THLD. |
- | HELICOPTER TRAFFIC REQUESTED TO LAND AND TKOF FM RY ONLY. HELICOPTER HOVER TAXIING, TKOFS, & LNDGS PROHIBITED FM TWY ALPHA. |
- | HOVER TAXI ALONG TXY ALPHA PROHIBITED. WHEEL TAXI ON TXY OR HOVER FM RY TO RAMP SIDE PARKING SPOT BY CROSSING PERPENDICULAR TO ALPHA. |
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 from 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
BUNTS TWO | |
download (204KB) |
CEDAR LAKE NINE | |
download (196KB) |
JIIMS THREE (RNAV) | |
download (330KB) |
PAATS THREE (RNAV) | |
download (338KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 29 | |
download (211KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (222KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (217KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (123KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N57 - New Garden Airport (10 nm SE)
KOQN - Brandywine Regional 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 14-Mar-2020
from 3,500' altitude looking east.
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 31-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
Sunset | | 19:25 | | 23:25 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:53 | | 23:53 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Apr-2023 02:53:10 |
Local (UTC-4) | 31-Mar-2023 22:53:10 |
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METAR |
KMQS | 010235Z AUTO VRB05G11KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A2990 RMK AO2
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KOQN 13nm E | 010235Z AUTO 21010G16KT 10SM CLR 15/07 A2991 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KLNS 22nm NW | 010000Z 0100/0124 20008KT P6SM OVC060 FM010500 20008G15KT P6SM OVC025 FM010700 20010G21KT P6SM VCSH SCT008 OVC013 FM011500 24012G24KT P6SM SKC FM011900 24017G33KT P6SM BKN080 FM012200 24017G38KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 FM012330 28024G44KT P6SM SCT045
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KILG 22nm SE | 311735Z 3118/0118 18012G19KT P6SM BKN110 FM312100 20011G19KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM010300 21014G24KT 6SM -SHRA OVC020 FM010800 21020G32KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC010 FM011500 22021G30KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN020
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KRDG 24nm N | 312104Z 3121/0118 19012KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 TEMPO 0102/0106 6SM -SHRA OVC030 FM010600 20016G26KT 6SM -SHRA OVC030 FM011000 21028G41KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC008 FM011500 23024G36KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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