FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1501 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTIVATE - ROTG BCN - CTAF. ACTIVATE LIRL RY 09/27, PAPI RY 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 |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. trees, 314 ft. from runway, 136 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: | | 113 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 97 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | 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 28 July 2009 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (194KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (184KB) |
| VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (147KB) |
| 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 09-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunset | | 16:51 | | 21:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:19 | | 22:19 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 20:42:57 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Nov-2009 15:42:57 |
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| METAR |
KMQS 13nm W | 092020Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3035 RMK AO2
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KPTW 15nm N | 091954Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP267 T02110083
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KLOM 17nm NE | 092020Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 19/10 A3032 RMK AO1 T01920100
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KPHL 18nm SE | 091954Z 23006KT 10SM FEW170 OVC250 20/09 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP268 T02000094
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KILG 19nm S | 091951Z 19007KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP272 T01830094 $
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| TAF |
KPHL 18nm SE | 091726Z 0918/1024 20005KT P6SM BKN250 FM100200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200 FM100800 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN150 FM101400 01005KT P6SM BKN120 FM101700 02007KT P6SM BKN100
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KILG 19nm S | 091726Z 0918/1018 19005KT P6SM BKN250 FM100200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200 FM100800 VRB03KT 3SM BR BKN150 FM101400 01005KT P6SM BKN100
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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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