Airports / Pennsylvania / PSQ
Philadelphia Seaplane Base
PSQEssington, Pennsylvania
Google rating
Google reviews
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#7 / 42
Pennsylvania airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 4 Google ratings — ranked against 42 rated PA fields.
3 nm
To the nearest alternate
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Philadelphia Seaplane Base, listed as PSQ, is a seaplane base in Essington, Pennsylvania. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
PSQ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Philadelphia International Airport (PHL, 3 nm), Wilmington Airport (ILG, 18 nm), and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE, 19 nm).
Quotes for flights out of PSQ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Chandler Field. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from PSQ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
9N2
IATA
PSQ
FAA / Local
9N2
Elevation
—
Coordinates
39.8590° N · 75.2996° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Seaplane
Scheduled svc
No
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 3nmPHLPhiladelphia International AirportPhiladelphia
- 18nmILGWilmington AirportWilmington
- 19nmPNENortheast Philadelphia AirportPhiladelphia
- 31nmMIVMillville Municipal AirportMillville
- 34nmTTNTrenton Mercer AirportEwing Township
- 34nmWRIMc Guire Air Force BaseWrightstown
Location
Open the full map9N2 · Philadelphia Seaplane Base · Essington, PA
From the ramp
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