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KMQS — Chester County G O Carlson
Coatesville, PA · field elevation 660 ft · NON-ATCT
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KMQS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMQS 100235Z AUTO 31010KT 10SM 10/03 A3002 RMK AO2 T00980027 $
- Wind
- from 310° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- no ceiling reported
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Density altitude
- 74 ft · pressure altitude 560 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 310° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 9 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 11 | 9 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
1 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 33 min ago.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KMQS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KMQS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.97897, -75.86547
- Elevation
- 660 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1143Z / 2151Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11°W (1990)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Chester, PA
Everything else KMQS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 5,400 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 125.6
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 124.35
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 3 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMQS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Pennsylvania airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.