Brandywine Regional Airport (KOQN) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 28, KOQN is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Brandywine Regional Airport in West Chester, PA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Brandywine Regional Airport (KOQN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around West Chester, PA at a field elevation of 465 ft. KOQN reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,347 ft.
Wind from the south (170°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.39 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOQN 281935Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 18/05 A3039 RMK AO2
What changed at KOQN?
Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KOQN
KOQN is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 465 ft). KOQN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPHL, about 17 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 3,347 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 27 | 3,347 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 3 kt left |
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KOQN runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/273,347 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KOQNWind
- 09
- 0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KOQN weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KOQN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PTW UA /OV PTW246030/TM 1823/FL320/TP B763/TB CONS LGT
PTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PTW246030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1823Reported at 18:23 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B763Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.Show raw report
WRI UA /OV MURPH/TM 1645/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT 340
WRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MURPHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT 340Turbulence: continuous light 340.Show raw report
IPT UA /OV 3E/TM 1538/FL016/TP SR22/RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSL
IPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSLRemarks.Show raw report
MDT UA /OV SEG/TM 1431/FL032/TP C56X/SK BASES017 TOPS023/TA TA 16
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1431Reported at 14:31 UTC.FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.TP C56XAircraft type reporting.SK BASES017 TOPS023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA TA 16Outside air temperature, °C.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KOQN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KOQN reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 54%
- 27
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KOQN's own weather station.
Wind is 93° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,347 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KOQN
- FAA LID
- OQN
- City
- West Chester
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 465 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.9901, -75.5819
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,347 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KPHL
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Brandywine Regional Airport (KOQN)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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