Chester County's airport identifier was 40N but the identifier has recently changed to MQS. The airport is next to Keystone Heliport (closed). Signature Flight Support, a fixed-base operator, and flight training offered by Chester County Aviation are also located on the field.
The airport opened May 1, 1928, as Coatesville Airport and it was owned and operated by the City of Coatesville. In 1959, Chester County purchased the airport and took over operations. At this time, the Chester County Area Airport Authority was formed and the airport was renamed to Chester County Airport. In 1962, the airport was renamed in honor of the first Authority chairman, G. O. Carlson.[2]
Facilitiesedit
The airport covers 352 acres (142 ha); its one runway, 11/29, is 5,400 x 100 ft (1,646 x 30 m) asphalt. In the year ending December 12, 2022, the airport had 42,274 aircraft operations, average 116 per day: 94% general aviation, 6% air taxi and <1% military. 77 aircraft at the time were based at the airport: 58 single-engine, 11 multi-engine, 7 jet, and 1 helicopter.
Expansionedit
As part of the 12-year-plan for the airport, many projects are planned. A new apron is planned south of the current runway. New hangars will be built for corporate jets. The biggest project is a new 6,000-foot (1,800 m) long runway, more aligned with the usual winds at the airport. The current runway will remain. A control tower is being discussed, if traffic increases.[3]
^ abFAA Airport Form 5010 for MQS PDF, effective 2023-09-07
^. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
^. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport.
Chester County Area Airport Authority
JetDirect Aviation
The Flying Machine Cafe
Chester County Aviation
Keystone Helicopter
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for MQS
AirNav airport information for KMQS
ASN accident history for CTH
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
April 10, 2024
chester, county, carlson, airport, iata, icao, kmqs, public, airport, miles, west, coatesville, valley, township, chester, county, pennsylvania, owned, chester, county, area, airport, authority, iata, cthicao, kmqsfaa, mqssummaryairport, typepublicownerchester. Chester County G O Carlson Airport IATA CTH ICAO KMQS FAA LID MQS is a public airport two miles 3 km west of Coatesville in Valley Township Chester County Pennsylvania It is owned by the Chester County Area Airport Authority 1 Chester County G O Carlson AirportIATA CTHICAO KMQSFAA LID MQSSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerChester County Area Airport AuthorityServesCoatesville PennsylvaniaLocationValley Township Chester County PennsylvaniaElevation AMSL660 ft 201 mCoordinates39 58 44 N 075 51 56 W 39 97889 N 75 86556 W 39 97889 75 86556Websitewww chestercountyairport comMapMQSLocation of airport in PennsylvaniaShow map of PennsylvaniaMQSMQS the United States Show map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m11 29 5 400 1 646 AsphaltStatistics 2022 Aircraft operations year ending 12 12 2022 42 274Based aircraft77Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Chester County s airport identifier was 40N but the identifier has recently changed to MQS The airport is next to Keystone Heliport closed Signature Flight Support a fixed base operator and flight training offered by Chester County Aviation are also located on the field Most U S airports use the same three letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA but Chester County Airport is MQS to the FAA and CTH to the IATA which assigned MQS to Mustique Airport on Mustique Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Expansion 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe airport opened May 1 1928 as Coatesville Airport and it was owned and operated by the City of Coatesville In 1959 Chester County purchased the airport and took over operations At this time the Chester County Area Airport Authority was formed and the airport was renamed to Chester County Airport In 1962 the airport was renamed in honor of the first Authority chairman G O Carlson 2 Facilities editThe airport covers 352 acres 142 ha its one runway 11 29 is 5 400 x 100 ft 1 646 x 30 m asphalt In the year ending December 12 2022 the airport had 42 274 aircraft operations average 116 per day 94 general aviation 6 air taxi and lt 1 military 77 aircraft at the time were based at the airport 58 single engine 11 multi engine 7 jet and 1 helicopter Expansion editAs part of the 12 year plan for the airport many projects are planned A new apron is planned south of the current runway New hangars will be built for corporate jets The biggest project is a new 6 000 foot 1 800 m long runway more aligned with the usual winds at the airport The current runway will remain A control tower is being discussed if traffic increases 3 See also editList of airports in PennsylvaniaReferences edit a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for MQS PDF effective 2023 09 07 Chester County Airport Info Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2007 07 17 Chester County Archived from the original on 2007 08 15 Retrieved 2007 07 17 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chester County G O Carlson Airport Chester County Area Airport Authority JetDirect Aviation The Flying Machine Cafe Chester County Aviation Keystone Helicopter JetDirect Employee Site Resources for this airport FAA airport information for MQS AirNav airport information for KMQS ASN accident history for CTH FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chester County G O Carlson Airport amp oldid 1202198517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
