Brandywine Airport
| Brandywine Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: OQN – ICAO: KOQN – FAA LID: OQN | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | New Brandywine Airport Club, Inc. | ||
| Serves | West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 466 ft / 142 m | ||
| Coordinates | 39°59′24″N 075°34′55″W / 39.99°N 75.58194°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9/27 | 3,347 | 1,020 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 60,065 | ||
| Based aircraft | 113 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Brandywine Airport (IATA: OQN[2], ICAO: KOQN, FAA LID: OQN) is a public use airport located in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania,[3] three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of West Chester. It is privately owned by the New Brandywine Airport Club Inc.[1]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Brandywine Airport covers an area of 44 acres (18 ha) at an elevation of 466 feet (142 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,347 by 50 feet (1,020 x 15 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 28, 2009, the airport had 60,065 aircraft operations, an average of 164 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 113 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 1% jet and 5% helicopter.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for OQN (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
- ^ "West Chester-Brandywine Airport, PA". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=OQN.
- ^ "COUNTY AIRPORTS FLYING HIGH \ TRAFFIC IS UP AT THE THREE AIRFIELDS. THEY HAVE GROWN TO HANDLE A LOT OF OVERFLOW FROM PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL." Philadelphia Enquirer. October 14, 1999. B01 Neighbors Chester and Brandywine. Retrieved on August 11, 2010. "west of Coatesville the largest Brandywine Airport in West Goshen which is owned by a..."
[edit] External links
- Brandywine Airport, official website
- Brandywine Airport at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
- Aerial photo as of 14 April 1999 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for OQN, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for OQN
- ASN accident history for OQN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for OQN
