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Chester County G O Carlson Airport (KMQS) is a general aviation field about two nautical miles west of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, sitting at 646 feet above sea level. It offers a single hard-surfaced runway served by an ILS, making it a useful destination for VFR and instrument training flights in the Philadelphia area.
KMQS is a general aviation airport serving Coatesville in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The field is equipped with an instrument landing system, giving it a level of instrument capability that makes it of interest to pilots practising approaches or seeking a straightforward VFR destination close to the Philadelphia area.
The airfield lies close to Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and falls within airspace worked by Philadelphia Approach and Departure, which is available on 124.35 MHz for arriving and departing traffic requiring a service.
KMQS has one physical runway, 11/29, with a hard surface measuring 5,356 feet in length. Both runway ends are lit, and runway 29 is served by an ILS approach, giving instrument pilots a precision option into the field.
Pilots can expect to use Philadelphia Approach/Departure on 124.35 MHz for arrival and departure services. An AWOS-3 automated weather observation is broadcast on 126.25 MHz, and clearance delivery is available on 125.6 MHz. A remote radio outlet linked to Williamsport is listed on 113.2 MHz. The common traffic advisory frequency and unicom are both on 122.7 MHz.
KMQS is a non-towered field, with traffic advisories and unicom handled on 122.7 MHz. Helicopter operators are asked to land and take off from the runway only; hover-taxiing, and hovering takeoffs or landings, are not permitted at the airfield.
The airfield is located approximately two nautical miles west of the town of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, which serves as the principal visual reference for pilots inbound to the field.
KMQS remains an active general aviation airport with an ILS-equipped runway, non-towered operations on a common CTAF/unicom frequency of 122.7 MHz, and access to Philadelphia Approach/Departure services for instrument arrivals and departures.
