Brandywine Airport is a public use airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania

West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania

West Goshen Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 21,866 at the 2010 census. In 2009, Money Magazine voted West Goshen as the 11th best small town in America....

, three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of West Chester

West Chester, Pennsylvania

The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.Valley Forge, the Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, Marsh Creek State Park, and other historical attractions are near West Chester...

. It is privately owned by the New Brandywine Airport Club Inc.

Facilities and aircraft

Brandywine Airport covers an area of 44 acres (17.8 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 466 feet (142 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,347 by 50 feet (1,020 x 15 m).

For the 12-month period ending July 28, 2009, the airport had 60,065 aircraft operations, an average of 164 per day: 98% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 2% air taxi

Air taxi

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. At that time there were 113 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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, 8% multi-engine, 1% jet

Jet aircraft

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 and 5% helicopter

Helicopter

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External links

• Brandywine Airport, official website
• Brandywine Airport at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
• Aerial photo as of 14 April 1999 from USGS The National Map