Chester County G O Carlson Airport (MQS)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	MQS
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	75°51'55.7000" W / 39°58'44.3000" N -75.865472 / 39.978972 (Estimated)
Elevation	660.20 ft / 201.23 m (Surveyed)
Land	352 acres
From nearest city	2 nautical miles W of Coatesville, PA
Location	Chester County, PA
Magnetic Variation	11W (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CHESTER CO ARPT AUTH
Address	1 EARHART DR SUITE 2 COATESVILLE, PA 19320
Phone number	610-383-6057
Manager	CONNOR LAPPS
Address	1 EARHART DR SUITE 2 COATESVILLE, PA 19320
Phone number	610-802-2291

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	WASHINGTON
Region	AEA - Eastern
Responsible ARTCC	ZNY - NEW YORK
Tie-in FSS	IPT - WILLIAMSPORT
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	IPT (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.7 MHz
UNICOM	122.7 MHz
AWOS-3	MQS (610-384-6132)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AVNCS,INSTR,RNTL,SALES

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions	5400 x 100 ft (1646 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	11	29
Alignment	102°	282°
Physical elevation	638.40 ft	660.00 ft
Coordinates	39.980456 / -75.874904	39.977466 / -75.856032
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		ILS
VGSI	4-light PAPI on right *UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG LEFT OF CRS.	4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
IL	NDB	HADIN		248.00	10W	26.6 nm
BZJ	NDB	BELLGROVE		328.00	10W	41.8 nm
RNB	NDB	RAINBOW		363.00	11W	47.7 nm
LRP	VOR/DME	LANCASTER	120X	117.30	09W	21.3 nm
ETX	VOR/DME	EAST TEXAS	39X	110.20	09W	37.1 nm
ARD	VOR/DME	YARDLEY	19X	108.20	10W	47.0 nm
VCN	VOR/DME	CEDAR LAKE	99X	115.20	10W	49.3 nm
MXE	VORTAC	MODENA	79X	113.20	09W	9.7 nm
PTW	VORTAC	POTTSTOWN	112X	116.50	09W	20.3 nm
DQO	VORTAC	DUPONT	87X	114.00	10W	21.7 nm
OOD	VORTAC	WOODSTOWN	75X	112.80	10W	33.2 nm
ENO	VORTAC	SMYRNA	51X	111.40	09W	47.7 nm
RAV	VORTAC	RAVINE	93X	114.60	11W	48.2 nm
FJC	VORTAC	ALLENTOWN	122X	117.50	10W	48.7 nm
PHL	VOT	PHILADELPHIA		109.80		29.9 nm
MDT	VOT	HARRISBURG		110.00		43.3 nm

Remarks

• MIGRATORY BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
• 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.