FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 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 |
| 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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 |
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 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:24 | | 09:24 |
| Sunrise | | 05:55 | | 09:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 19:02:20 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 15:02:20 |
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| METAR |
KMQS 13nm W | 241840Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM FEW036 SCT060 23/17 A3002 RMK AO2
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KPTW 15nm N | 241854Z AUTO 26008KT 230V290 10SM BKN043 BKN055 26/15 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02560150
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KLOM 17nm NE | 241840Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM SCT049 SCT060 26/16 A2998 RMK AO1
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KPHL 18nm SE | 241854Z 23010KT 210V300 10SM SCT044 SCT250 27/16 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02720156
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KILG 19nm S | 241851Z 22009KT 10SM FEW047 27/16 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02720161
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| TAF |
KPHL 18nm SE | 241728Z 241818 24013KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060 TEMPO 1821 BKN035CB FM2100 26012KT P6SM SCT040 FM0200 26005KT P6SM SKC FM1300 25008KT P6SM FEW045 SCT300
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KILG 19nm S | 241728Z 241818 24011KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060 TEMPO 1821 BKN035CB FM2100 27011KT P6SM SCT040 FM0100 26004KT P6SM SKC FM1200 23007KT P6SM FEW045 SCT300
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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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