Brandywine Regional (KOQN), Pennsylvania
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Brandywine Regional (KOQN) is a single-runway field in West Chester, Pennsylvania, handling business aviation traffic without a control tower. Customs are not available on site, with the nearest clearance point at Philadelphia International, about 17 nm away.
Runways
Brandywine Regional has one paved runway, 09/27, 3,347 ft long and 50 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Brandywine Regional has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Brandywine Regional does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Philadelphia International (KPHL), 17 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Brandywine Regional recorded 760 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at KOQN peaks in May and July, with those two months well above the rest of the year, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 119 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Brandywine Regional averages 10.3 days above 90°F in July, 27.4 freeze days in January and 2.1 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 86.2°F, and January the coldest, at 39.5°F.
Weather station is 2.7 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Brandywine Regional has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Philadelphia Approach.
Runway 09/27 is designated as the calm wind runway.
A road crosses the 200 ft primary surface area beyond the end of runway; the road rises to 13 feet above the runway elevation at a point 14 feet from the end of runway, 265 feet to the right.
A full-length parallel taxiway runs along the south side of the runway.
Aircraft departing Runway 27 must climb straight ahead until reaching 1,300 feet MSL before turning on course, for noise abatement.
Birds and deer are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
PAPI is out of service.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Brandywine Regional has five airfields within 18 NM. The closest is New Garden, 12.91 NM southwest.
Part of the Philadelphia area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KOQN
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The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KOQN.
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What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
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The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
Is customs clearance available at KOQN?
Brandywine Regional (KOQN) has no on-site customs service. The nearest customs facility is Philadelphia International, located approximately 17 nm away, so crews requiring clearance must plan to route through that airport instead.
What runway is available at Brandywine Regional?
Brandywine Regional (KOQN) operates a single asphalt runway, 09/27, measuring 3,347 feet long and 50 feet wide. A full-length parallel taxiway runs along the south side of the runway.
What noise abatement procedure applies to departures at KOQN?
Departures from Runway 27 at Brandywine Regional (KOQN) are required to climb straight ahead until reaching 1,300 feet MSL before turning on course. This procedure is specifically identified as a noise abatement measure.