FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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): | 126.325 (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 | -. -..- -..- |
| 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 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/Departure Procedures 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)
KCKZ - Pennridge Airport (15 nm NE)
KNXX - Willow Grove Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (19 nm E)
N31 - Kutztown Airport (19 nm NW)
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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 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:06 | | 09:06 |
| Sunrise | | 05:39 | | 09:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:34 | | 00:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 19:19:14 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 15:19:14 |
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| METAR |
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| KPTW | 041854Z AUTO 29008G17KT 240V310 10SM SCT060 26/13 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02560128
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KUKT
14nm NE | 041855Z AUTO 30009G17KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A2990 RMK AO1
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KLOM
15nm SE | 041900Z AUTO 29010G14KT 250V330 10SM SCT050 25/12 A2988 RMK AO1 T02530123
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KNXX
19nm E | 041856Z 29009G18KT 10SM SCT055 25/11 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02500106 PNO $
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| TAF |
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KRDG
20nm W | 041727Z 0418/0518 29012G20KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM042300 26007KT P6SM FEW080 OVC140 FM050600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120 FM051400 26006KT P6SM SCT080 OVC120
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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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