KOQN METAR Brandywine Regional Airport

West Chester, PennsylvaniaElevation 466 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR22 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-1,520 ft

-1,986 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Frost AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

25 0725Z to 25 1300Z

New Castle; Kent; Inland Sussex; Kent; Queen Anne's; Talbot; Caroline; Delaware; Philadelphia; Eastern Chester; Eastern Montgomery; Lower Bucks

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 degrees will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of central, northern, and southern Delaware, northeast Maryland, and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1215Z (8:15 AM local) · 22 min old

KOQN is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

3°C / 2°C

37°F / 36°F. 1°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.59 inHg

1035.9 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests today patchy frost then sunny, high near 64F, low near 40F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Today	Patchy Frost then Sunny	64/40	0 kt	–	0%
Monday	Sunny	67/47	NW 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	64/41	N 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	64/45	E 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	68/50	S 4 kt	–	0%
Friday	Sunny	72/49	W 4 kt	–	0%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	70/51	E 4 kt	–	7%

Source: National Weather Service (office PHI). Forecast issued 1237Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 3,347 ft

09/27

Dimensions

3,347 x 50 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

LOW

RWY 0977°T

Displaced threshold125 ft

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 27257°T

Displaced threshold249 ft

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-1,520 ft

Pressure altitude

-204 ft

Field elevation

466 ft MSL

Temperature

3°C (37°F)

Dewpoint

2°C (36°F)

Altimeter

30.59 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2209Z 6:09 PM

Sunrise

1124Z 7:24 AM

Loggable night

2236Z (6:36 PM local) → 1056Z (6:56 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2209Z (6:09 PM local) → 1124Z (7:24 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2309Z (7:09 PM local) → 1024Z (6:24 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Brandywine Regional Airport is in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Field elevation 466 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJOHN KASSAB

Manager phone610-692-6100

AttendedDaily, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKOQN

SectionalWASHINGTON

Center (ARTCC)NEW YORK

Flight service (AFSS)WILLIAMSPORT

RegionPennsylvania

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.9901, -75.5819

Distance from city3 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSunset to sunrise

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF123.075

UNICOM123.075

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.35

PHILADELPHIA APP/DEP

A/D

125.6

CLNC DEL

CLD

123.075

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

123.075

CTAF

123.075

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KOQN traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 66 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

29.2

AVG OPS/DAY

37.1

Operations trend (14 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Piston single 47%Unknown 46%Twin 3%Turboprop 2%Helicopter 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~153 landings/mo

›SLG4 (Unknown) · ~123 landings/mo

›SLG2 (Unknown) · ~60 landings/mo

›DA40 (Piston single) · ~30 landings/mo

›SR20 (Piston single) · ~25 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›P28A (Piston single)

›SLG4 (Unknown)

›SR20 (Piston single)

›SLG2 (Unknown)

›DA40 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KMQS Chester County G O Carlson Airport

IFR

VFR

KPHL Philadelphia International Airport

17 NM SE

VFR

KILG Wilmington Airport

19 NM S

VFR

KPNE Northeast Philadelphia Airport

27 NM E

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC PHILADELPHIA APCH AT 800-354-9884.

›ROAD TRAVERSING THE 200 FT PRIMARY SFC AREA BYD EOR; ROAD RISES TO +13 FT AT A POINT 14 FT FROM EOR 265 FT R.

›PAPI OPS CONS.

›CALM WIND RWY.

›RAMP FEE OR FUEL.

›FULL LENGTH PARALLEL TWY S OF RWY.

›FOR SVC AFT HRS CTC 610-842-3804.

›BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

›TFC DEP RWY 27 CLIMB OUT STRAIGHT AHD TIL RCHG 1300 FT MSL; THEN TURN ON CRS FOR NOISE ABATEMENT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KOQN on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KOQN have a METAR?

Yes. KOQN has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KOQN have a TAF?

When KOQN issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KOQN?

KOQN sits at 466 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KOQN?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.