Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport

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Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerChester County Area Airport Authority
ServesCoatesville, Pennsylvania
LocationValley Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL660 ft / 201 m
Coordinates39°58′44″N 075°51′56″W / 39.97889°N 75.86556°W / 39.97889; -75.86556
Websitewww.chestercountyairport.com
Map
MQS is located in Pennsylvania
MQS
MQS
Location of airport in Pennsylvania
MQS is located in the United States
MQS
MQS
MQS (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 5,400 1,646 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 12/12/2022)42,274
Based aircraft77

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'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.)

History[edit]

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]

Facilities[edit]

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.

Expansion[edit]

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]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for MQS PDF, effective 2023-09-07
  2. ^ "Chester County Airport Info". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  3. ^ "Chester County". Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-07-17.

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