Chester County G O Carlson Airport

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Coatesville Weather (°F)

METAR: KMQS 181235Z AUTO 30013KT 10SM CLR 03/M04 A2978 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KMQS (0.2 NM at True Heading of 113)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1008.5
Temperature: 3 C (37.4 F)
Dewpoint: -4 C (24.8 F)

Location

Latitude: 
39-58-44.3000N (39.978972)
Longitude: 
075-51-55.7000W (-75.865472)
Elevation: 
660.2 feet MSL (201 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
11.6 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. W of Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Found On: 
Washington Chart
FAA Region: 
AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
GARY L HUDSON
1 EARHART DR SUITE 2
COATESVILLE, PA 19320
610-383-6057
CHESTER CO ARPT AUTH
1 EARHART DR SUITE 2
COATESVILLE, PA 19320
610-383-6057

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
09/1937
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0600-2200
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZNY (New York)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZNY (New York)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1660 feet (506 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
IPT
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  59
Multi Engine:  10
Jet Engine:  6
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 12/06/2023)

Total Operations:  42500
Air Taxi:  2590 6.1%
GA Local:  16100 37.9%
GA Itinerant:  23760 55.9%
Military Aircraft:  50 0.1%

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700
Approach:  PHILADELPHIA
124.35
124.35
124.35
Departure:  PHILADELPHIA
124.35
124.35
124.35
AWOS-3:  126.25 (610-384-6132)

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 610

    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Chester County Aviation
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    Unicom 122.7 384-9000 100LL, Jet A
    Signature Flight Support
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    Unicom: 122.7 +1 610 384 9000 100LL, Jet A
    Shell aviation fuel
    Shell
    100LL - 6.47 USD per gallon
    on 2/21/2018
    Trucks
    full serve
    Shell aviation fuel
    Shell
    Jet A - 6.95 USD per gallon
    on 2/21/2018
    Trucks
    full serve
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Williamsport(IPT)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

    Instrument Procedures / Charts


    FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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    IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
    MIN - Minimums
    STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
    Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
    Last Cycle
    IAP ILS OR LOC RWY 29 NE-4
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 NE-4
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 NE-4
    MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NE-4
    MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NE-4
    STAR BUNTS THREE NE-4
    STAR CEDAR LAKE NINE NE-4
    STAR JIIMS FOUR (RNAV) NE-4
    STAR PAATS FOUR (RNAV) NE-4
    STAR PAATS FOUR (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1 NE-4
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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near CTH

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    9.9 New Garden Airport
    (N57)
    153 165 100LL
    13.1 Brandywine Regional Airport
    (KOQN OQN)
    86 98 100LL, Jet A
    13.1 Ransome Heliport
    (42PA)
    78 90 Jet A
    15.9 Smoketown Airport
    (S37)
    283 294 100LL, UL94
    19.1 Pottstown Municipal Airport
    (N47)
    27 39 100LL
    21.1 Heritage Field Airport
    (PTW KPTW PTW)
    42 54 100LL, Jet A
    21.5 Lancaster Airport
    (LNS KLNS LNS)
    293 304 100LL, Jet A
    21.6 New Castle Airport
    (ILG KILG ILG)
    146 158 100LL, Jet A
    24.3 Claremont Airport
    (58M)
    180 192 100LL
    24.4 Reading Regional/Carl A Spaatz Field Airport
    (RDG KRDG RDG)
    349 361 100LL, Jet A
    27.0 Philadelphia Seaplane Base
    (PSQ 9N2)
    105 117 80
    28.2 Summit Airport
    (EVY KEVY EVY)
    166 178 100LL, Jet A
    28.7 Butter Valley Golf Port Airport
    (7N8)
    28 40 100LL
    29.1 Harford County Airport
    (0W3)
    212 223 100LL, Jet A
    29.2 Wings Field Airport
    (BBX KLOM LOM)
    70 82 100LL, Jet A
    29.5 Philadelphia International Airport
    (PHL KPHL PHL)
    102 114 100LL, Jet A
    33.3 Donegal Springs Airpark Airport
    (N71)
    282 293 100LL
    35.2 Quakertown Airport
    (UKT KUKT UKT)
    38 50 100LL
    36.1 Pennridge Airport
    (KCKZ CKZ)
    46 58 100LL, Jet A
    37.5 Reigle Field Airport
    (58N)
    299 310 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

    NOTAMs

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    Remarks

    A110-1 MIGRATORY BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A110-10 FOR CD CTC PHILADELPHIA APCH AT 800-354-9884.
    A110-2 NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC FBO 610-384-9000.
    A110-4 +164 FT WATER TWR 1343 FT FM RY 11 THR 1842 FT R MKD WITH STROBE LGT DALGT HRS; STD OBSTN LGT NGT HRS.
    A110-5 HELICOPTER OPS INVOF ARPT SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF RY 11 THLD.
    A110-7 HELICOPTER TRAFFIC REQUESTED TO LAND AND TKOF FM RY ONLY. HELICOPTER HOVER TAXIING, TKOFS, & LNDGS PROHIBITED FM TWY ALPHA.
    A110-9 HOVER TAXI ALONG TXY ALPHA PROHIBITED. WHEEL TAXI ON TXY OR HOVER FM RY TO RAMP SIDE PARKING SPOT BY CROSSING PERPENDICULAR TO ALPHA.
    A16 CELL 484-880-2959
    A17 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CNT 610-384-9000
    A81-APT DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT REIL RWY 11/29; VASI RWY 11; HIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 11/29
    Longest Runway: 11/29 is 5400 ft (1646 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach: 29

    CTH Airport Runway Details

    Runway 11/29  5400 ft x 100 ft (1646 m x 30 m)
    Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 06/20/2014
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
    Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  30.0
    Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  48.0

    Runway 11

    Runway 29

    Elevation: 
    638.4 660.0
    Latitude: 
    39-58-49.6426N 39-58-38.8776N
    Longitude: 
    075-52-29.6527W 075-51-21.7157W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    102 282
    ILS Type: 
    ILS
    Glide Path Angle: 
    3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Nonprecision Instrument Precision Instrument
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Good Good
    Object at End: 
    TREE TREES
    Object Height: 
    54 9
    Object Marked/Lighted?: 
    Lighted
    Distance from End: 
    777 238
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    504 ft. left of centerline 467 ft. left of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    4-Box VASI On Right Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    REIL: 
    Yes Yes
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    52 57

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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