FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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. ACTIVATE - LIRL RY 9-27 - 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 |
| 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| AMBLER | | 250/15.9 | | 275 | | 11W | | ING | .. -. --. |
| WILLOW GROVE | | 251/23.3 | | 388 | | 12W | | NXX | -. -..- -..- |
| QUAKERTOWN | | 219/29.2 | | 208 | | 12W | | UKT | ..- -.- - |
| ABERDEEN | | 053/36.5 | | 349 | | 11W | | APG | .- .--. --. |
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: | 11 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 97 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear RY 09 HAS 5 FT TREE, 187 FT FM RY END, 36 FT L. | | 14 ft. trees, 222 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear 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: | | 127 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 110 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 5 |
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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 15 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TFC DEPARTING RY 27 TURN RIGHT 10 DEG UNTIL REACHING 1200 FT MSL TO AVIOD MANSION LEFT & HOMES RIGHT. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR SVC AFT HRS CTC 484-832-3476. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (199KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (189KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (152KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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)
KLOM - Wings Field Airport (17 nm NE)
KPHL - Philadelphia International Airport (17 nm SE)
7N7 - Spitfire Aerodrome (17 nm SE)
KILG - New Castle Airport (19 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Kevin Perry
Photo taken 21-Dec-2008
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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 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:08 | | 09:08 |
| Sunrise | | 05:40 | | 09:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:33 | | 00:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 20:54:23 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 16:54:23 |
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| METAR |
KMQS 13nm W | 052020Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ FEW048 22/12 A2989 RMK AO2
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KPTW 15nm N | 051954Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN050 24/11 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02440111
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KLOM 17nm NE | 052020Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM BKN060 25/12 A2984 RMK AO1 T02540118
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KPHL 18nm SE | 051954Z 21003KT 10SM SCT050 BKN140 26/11 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02560106
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KILG 19nm S | 051951Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW055 24/12 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02440117 TSNO $
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| TAF |
KPHL 18nm SE | 051725Z 0518/0624 25009KT P6SM FEW050 BKN120 BKN250 FM060000 24006KT P6SM BKN100 OVC200 FM060900 34006KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM061400 01006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM061800 29010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
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KILG 19nm S | 051725Z 0518/0618 25005KT P6SM FEW050 BKN120 BKN250 FM060000 24005KT P6SM BKN100 OVC200 FM060900 34005KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM061400 01006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
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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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