FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PTW |
| Lat/Long: | 40-14-22.4300N / 075-33-24.1100W
40-14.373833N / 075-33.401833W
40.2395639 / -75.5566972
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 309 ft. / 94.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of POTTSTOWN, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 19464 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PTW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0600-2100, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 119.425 (610-495-0823) |
| PHILADELPHIA APPROACH: | 126.85 |
| PHILADELPHIA DEPARTURE: | 126.85 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.55 |
| WX AWOS-3 at UKT (14 nm NE): | 119.475 (215-538-7610) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LOM (15 nm SE): | 118.925 (215-646-1068) |
| WX AWOS-3 at OQN (15 nm S): | 121.4 (610-692-6190) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CKZ (15 nm NE): | 108.85 (215-257-7291) |
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHILADELPHIA APCH TF 800-354-9884.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PTWr018/1.1 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| CKZr245/15.3 | | PENNRIDGE VOR/DME | | 108.85 | | 12W |
| MXEr024/20.0 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| ETXr173/21.3 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| PNEr301/(26.8) | | NORTH PHILADELPHIA VOR | | 112.00 | | 10W |
| FJCr199/29.6 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| ARDr278/29.7 | | YARDLEY VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 10W |
| DQOr014/33.8 | | DUPONT VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 10W |
| LRPr087/34.4 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| OODr352/38.0 | | WOODSTOWN VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMBLER | | 310/14.2 | | 275 | | 11W | | ING | .. -. --. |
| QUAKERTOWN | | 239/16.3 | | 208 | | 12W | | UKT | ..- -.- - |
| WILLOW GROVE | | 291/19.1 | | 388 | | 12W | | NXX | -. -..- -..- |
| DOYLESTOWN | | 264/20.7 | | 237 | | 10W | | DYL | -.. -.-- .-.. |
| CARBON | | 177/35.6 | | 339 | | 12W | | LQX | .-.. --.- -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3371 x 75 ft. / 1027 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 40-14.345333N | | 40-14.402333N |
| Longitude: | 075-33.762167W | | 075-33.041500W |
| Elevation: | 307.2 ft. | | 302.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 084 true | | 276 magnetic, 264 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 39 ft. brush, 985 ft. from runway, 301 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 35 ft. trees, 580 ft. from runway, 283 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
+10 FT ROAD 0-200 FT FM THLD. +6 FT SIGN 214 FT LEFT OF THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | EXELON GENERATION COMPANY LLC
LGS SANATOGA ROAD
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-718-3075 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL D'ARIES
3310 WEST RIDGE PIKE
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-495-7000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 98 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 84 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 102/day * | | 63% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 12 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LGTD & MKD 507' AGL (769' MSL) STACK 6000' W OF RY 10. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ARPT PERMLY CLSD TO ACFT 13500 LBS & OVER. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 10 | |
download (173KB) |
| GPS RWY 28 | |
download (172KB) |
| LOC RWY 28 | |
download (204KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (160KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N47 - Pottstown Municipal Airport (5 nm W)
N10 - Perkiomen Valley Airport (6 nm E)
KUKT - Quakertown Airport (14 nm NE)
KLOM - Wings Field Airport (15 nm SE)
KOQN - Brandywine Airport (15 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 10:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunset | | 18:25 | | 22:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 12:16:41 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Oct-2008 08:16:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KPTW | 121154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3053 RMK AO2 SLP335 60001 70001 T00720061 10083 20061 53016
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KUKT
14nm NE | 121200Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/05 A3052 RMK A01 P000
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KLOM
15nm SE | 121200Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM CLR 05/ A3051 RMK AO2
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KNXX
19nm E | 121156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3052 RMK AO2 SLP343 T00940067 10117 20078 53014 $
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| TAF |
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KNXX
19nm E | 120909 VRB03KT 9999 SKC QNH3044INS BECMG 1517 07005KT FEW250 QNH3047INS BECMG 2022 VRB03KT BKN200 QNH3042INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1209 TIL 1210 T23/19Z T09/09Z
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KRDG
20nm W | 121121Z 121212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1500 05005KT P6SM SKC FM1800 14005KT P6SM FEW250 FM2300 00000KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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