Allentown Queen City Municipal
XLL · KXLL · Allentown, Pennsylvania · Lehigh County · map
Allentown Queen City Municipal is a public-use airport, 2 miles southwest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, 399 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 3,950 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 49 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 25,660 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KXLL · observed 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 UTC), 25 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 66°F (19°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.89 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR)
METAR KXLL 122235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A2989 RMK AO2 TSNO
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KXLL
- the station, KXLL
- 122235Z
- observed 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 00000KT
- wind calm
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 19/14
- temperature 19 °C (66 °F), dew point 14 °C (57 °F)
- A2989
- altimeter setting 29.89 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2 TSNO
- automated station with a precipitation sensor, the thunderstorm sensor is not working
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force over this field. 1 pilot report of turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: light turbulence, at 28,000 ft, 84 nm west, 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 13,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
7 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- P28A at 3,500 ft, 46 nm southwest, 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 UTC): remarks: bases way above this aircraft.
as filed, and in English
MDT UA /OV LRP/TM 2235/FL035/TP P28A/RM BASES WAY ABOVE THIS AIRCRAFT
- Report
- a routine report filed through MDT
- Where
- over LRP
- Time
- 22:35 UTC
- Height
- at 3,500 ft
- Aircraft
- P28A
- Remarks
- bases way above this aircraft
- CRJ7 at 8,000 ft, 47 nm north, 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC): overcast above 3,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
AVP UA /OV AVP/TM 2205/FL080/TP CRJ7/SK OVC030
- Report
- a routine report filed through AVP
- Where
- over AVP
- Time
- 22:05 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Sky
- overcast from 3,000 ft
- SR22 at 4,000 ft, 47 nm north, 4:28 pm EDT (20:28 UTC): overcast above 3,200 ft.
as filed, and in English
AVP UA /OV AVP/TM 2028/FL040/TP SR22/SK OVC032
- Report
- a routine report filed through AVP
- Where
- over AVP
- Time
- 20:28 UTC
- Height
- at 4,000 ft
- Aircraft
- SR22
- Sky
- overcast from 3,200 ft
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (AVP, 47 nm north), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 310° at 21 kt; 6,000 ft: 330° at 28 kt, 14 °C; 9,000 ft: 330° at 24 kt, 9 °C; 12,000 ft: 310° at 18 kt, 4 °C; 18,000 ft: 300° at 29 kt, -10 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
9 notices to air missions in force at this field.
All 9 notices, grouped: taxiways (3), obstructions (5), services (1) →
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. The notices come from the FAA's notice service, the site's copy refreshed every few minutes (last checked a minute ago).
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA XLL · ICAO KXLL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 399 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12W
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,950 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 3,160 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: PAPI, four lights on the left, brush 16 ft high 354 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 23 ft high 635 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Clearance delivery | 118.9 | |
| Approach and departure 3000 feet and below | 119.65 | |
| Approach and departure Above 3000 feet | 124.45 | |
| Xll and aWOS-3 | 127.875 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 610-231-3111.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Lehigh Valley International (5 nm northeast), Pennridge Airport (14 nm southeast), Jake Arner Memorial (19 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Pennsylvania · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Deer, groundhogs and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 07/25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 and 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- 4FT shrub, 154 feet from runway end, 177 feet R.
- Unusable beyond 3 degrees L of crs.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 36 |
| multi-engine | 8 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 3 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 25,660, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 2,600 |
| general aviation, local | 22,500 |
| military | 60 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Allentown from the FAA register
43 aircraft are registered to owners in Allentown, Pennsylvania: 19 piston singles, 9 business jets, 5 turboprops, 4 piston twins, 4 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Pennsylvania.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Allentown:
- East Coast Jets, Inc 5 aircraft on the certificate East Coast Jets is a private jet charter and aircraft management company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, near Lehigh Valley International Airport.
- Vertivue LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate Vertivue is an FAA-approved charter operator based in Allentown, Pennsylvania and Provincetown, Massachusetts.
- 26 North Aviation INC 2 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Allentown:
- Brunswick Aviation Services LLC Brunswick Aviation Services is a FAA Part 145 certified repair station specializing in communications systems, avionics modifications, cabin services, in-flight entertainment, and custom interiors for medium to large cabin business aircraft
- Chord Aerospace, LLC
- New World Aviation INC New World Aviation is a privately-owned aviation company providing aircraft charter, maintenance, and management services.
- Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance LLC
- Techjet A and M INC LV Avionics is a repair station located at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania, providing avionics installation, repair, testing, and certification services for aircraft.
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
21 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 21 for private pilot, 19 for commercial and instrument, 11 for airline transport pilot, 17 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 16 for airplanes, 12 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 37 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 7 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 9 training center evaluators, 1 aircrew program designee, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Aram Basmadjian private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lehigh Valley Aviation Services · Allentown, PA (5 nm) · (760) 641-6214 · aramb@me.com
- John Albert Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Allentown, PA (5 nm) · (610) 703-1842 · jaysmithdpe@gmail.com
- Ryan David Tollini private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Perkasie, PA (14 nm) · (215) 704-2446 · ryantollini@comcast.net
- Randy Marlin Rickert private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · Lehighton, PA (19 nm) · (610) 704-2987 · lorran@ptd.net
- Michael Joseph Mcintyre private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Sky Manor Airport · Pittstown, NJ (21 nm) · (215) 740-6657 · mjm4470@yahoo.com
- Mark Christopher Wesley Robinson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; helicopters · Reading Jet Center · Reading, PA (25 nm) · (218) 228-2222 · markcwrobinson@gmail.com
- Robert Armindo Miranda private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Orlandi Flight Center · Blairstown, NJ (33 nm) · (973) 670-6343 · bmirandadpe@gmail.com
- Andrew Colin Quinn private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Trenton, NJ (36 nm) · (609) 847-1240 · andyad313@gmail.com
All 87 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Allentown 43 aircraft · 19 piston singles, 9 business jets, 5 turboprops
- Vertivue LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Jj Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Jdi Holdings LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Aycd LLC 2 aircraft in town
- East Coast Jets, Inc 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Vertivue LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- 26 North Aviation INC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Brunswick Aviation Services LLC · repair station
- Chord Aerospace, LLC · repair station
- New World Aviation INC · repair station
- Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania 1,834 since 1982 · 238 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Pennsylvania 118 landing places
- Pennsylvania 6,176 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/XLL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 9, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.