Chester County G O Carlson Airport

KMQS · Pennsylvania, United States

About Chester County G O Carlson Airport

CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON
ICAO KMQS
FAA ID MQS
IATA CTH
Type Midsized airport
Open since September 1937
Coordinates (ARP) 39.97897, -75.86547   395844N 0755156W
Variation 11.5° W (2024)
Timezone New_York (-5 h)
Local time Nov 5, 2024 23:00
Fuel types
100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue)
A Jet A, Kerosene (-40°C)
Usage Public (Joint use)
Airport status Operational
Source FAA (Effective date November 28, 2024)

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
11 102° 113° 5,400 ft 98 ft Asphalt 39.9805 -75.8749
29 282° 293° 39.9775 -75.856

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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Chester County G O Carlson Airport

Chester County G O Carlson Airport is a midsized airport in Pennsylvania, United States. The airport is located at latitude 39.97897 and longitude -75.86547. The airport has one runway: 11/29. The ICAO airport code of this field is KMQS. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is MQS. The airport's IATA code is CTH. Nearby other airfields are Fetters Construction Airport, Harris Airport, New Garden Airport, Morgantown Airport and Founding Fathers Field.

Chester County G O Carlson Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is New York.

Chester County G O Carlson Airport is in the timezone of America/New_York. Difference with UTC is -5 h. Today the sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 16:55. This applies to Chester County G O Carlson Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

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On this airport you can find flying schools. Companies on this airport are The Hungry Pilot, Signature Flight Support and Chester County Aviation.

Companies

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Fixed base operators

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References

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Piasecki Heliplex Heliport US-E547 0.8 NM 265°
Coatesville Heliport US-9837 5.6 NM 157°
Mike's Heliport US-9839 7.4 NM 205°
Indian Sleep Farm Heliport US-A282 8.4 NM 112°
Jennersville Hospital Heliport US-A301 9.4 NM 186°
Fetters Construction Airport US-9862 9.8 NM 046°
Harris Airport US-A019 9.9 NM 196°
New Garden Airport KN57 9.9 NM 153°
Marlboro Corporate Park Heliport US-9977 11 NM 133°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Modena MXE VORTAC 9.7 NM 112°

More runway information

Condition

ID Surface condition Surface treatment PCN
Pavement Classification Number
Runway Lights Edge Intensity
11 Good Saw-cut or plastic grooved High
29

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID Single wheel Double wheel Double tandem Dual double tandem
11 30,000 lbs 48,000 lbs
29

Declared distances

ID TORA
Takeoff Run Available
TODA
Takeoff Distance Available
ASDA
Accelerated Stop Distance Available
LDA
Landing Distance Available
Displaced Threshold
Length
11
29

Elevations

ID End Elevation Threshold Crossing Height Visual Glide Path Angle Touchdown Zone Elevation Displaced Threshold
Elevation
11 638 ft 52 ft 3.0° 196 ft
29 660 ft 57 ft 3.0° 200 ft

Obstruction data

ID Controlling Object
Description
Controlling Object
Marking
CFR Part 77 Controlling Object
Clearance slope
Controlling Object
Height (AGL)
Controlling Object
Distance Threshold
Controlling Object
Centerline offset
Controlling Object
Centerline
11 TREE Lighted C 10 54 ft 778 ft 1,654 ft Left
29 TREES Precision Instrument 4 9 ft 240 ft 1,532 ft Left

Lights and markings

ID Runway Markings
Type
Runway Markings
Condition
Approach Light System Runway End Identifier Lights Centerline Lights Touchdown Lights Visual Glide Slope Indicators
11 Nonprecision Instrument Good Yes V4R
29 Precision Instrument Good Yes P4L

Other information

ID ILS type Pattern Runway Visual Range
Equipment
Runway Visibility Value
Equipment
11
29 ILS Left hand
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