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KMQS · Chester County G O Carlson Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KMQS FAA MQS Elev 660 ft Lat 39° 58.74' N Lon 75° 51.93' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,400 ft. Max gradient: 0.40%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 101.7° 5,400 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.40%
29 281.7° 5,400 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.40%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 5 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 126.250
  • CLD CLNC DEL 125.600
  • A/D PHILADELPHIA APP/DEP 124.350
  • RDO WILLIAMSPORT RDO 113.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KMQS on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 8 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 11/29; HIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 11/29; HIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 11/29; HIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 11/29; HIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    MIGRATORY BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC PHILADELPHIA APCH AT 800-354-9884.
  • ·NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFFECT, CTC AMGR CELL. +164 FT WATER TWR 1343 FT FM RY 11 THR 1842 FT R MKD WITH STROBE LGT DALGT HRS; STD OBSTN LGT NGT HRS.
  • ·HELICOPTER OPS INVOF ARPT SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF RY 11 THLD.
  • ·HELICOPTER TRAFFIC REQUESTED TO LAND AND TKOF FM RY ONLY.
  • ·HELICOPTER HOVER TAXIING, TKOFS, & LNDGS PROHIBITED FM TWY ALPHA.
  • ·HOVER TAXI ALONG TXY ALPHA PROHIBITED.
  • ·WHEEL TAXI ON TXY OR HOVER FM RY TO RAMP SIDE PARKING SPOT BY CROSSING PERPENDICULAR TO ALPHA.
  • ·FOR SVC AFTER HRS CNT 610-384-9000 UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG LEFT OF CRS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

40N

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

2

40.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 112,310 ops in 1996

2024 total

42,500

10-yr total

419,756

2024 mix

AC/AT 6% · GA 94% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.95

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-02-01 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. GA-7 · Engine failure · day →

Designees in PA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,891 A&P Mechanics 6,164 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 40 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 6 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 10 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 70 FBO Fixed Base Operators 63 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Mark Christopher Wesley Robinson Reading PA 22 nm
Bruce Thompson Lititz PA 23 nm
Peter H Wolfson Lititz PA 23 nm
Darren Lucas Litiz PA 23 nm
Mark Giovengo Manheim PA 27 nm
Jessica Marie Robinson Newmanstown PA 27 nm
Daniel Archer Philidelphia PA 29 nm
Todd James Lebanon PA 34 nm
Roger Geoffrey Woods Philadelphia PA 34 nm
Brian Dana Yates Perkasie PA 35 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Thomas Michael Macario Iii Coatesville PA 2 nm
Ricky Allan Laytham Coatesville PA 2 nm
Carrell Christian Black Cochranville PA 6 nm
Robert Albert Porter Cochranville PA 6 nm
Clark Christopher Roda Christiana PA 6 nm
Douglas James Vasko Honey Brook PA 7 nm
Charles Henry Carr Honey Brook PA 7 nm
Ryan Patrick Gibbons Gap PA 7 nm
Sean Patrick Kennedy Glenmoore PA 7 nm
Ryan Dale Green Glenmoore PA 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Russell Allen Rigsby Sadsburyville PA 1 nm
Manfred Blaine Sigley Sadsburyville PA 1 nm
James Andrew Lachance Sadsburyville PA 1 nm
Anthony Joseph Carter West Brandywine PA 2 nm
Thomas Michael Macario Iii Coatesville PA 2 nm
Jeary Robert Vogt Coatesville PA 2 nm
Luke Anthony Arnold Coatesville PA 2 nm
Stephan Gene Cassel Coatesville PA 2 nm
Thomas Angelo Lozier Coatesville PA 2 nm
Kenneth Paul Furstoss Coatesville PA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 16 nm
Red Eagle Avionics, LLC.
New Castle, DE
 21 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 21 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 21 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 33 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 33 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
 40 nm
Alron Avionics, Inc.
Williamstown, NJ
 42 nm
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Allentown, PA
 45 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
 45 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.