FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | N47 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-15-37.5000N 075-40-15.0000W 40-15.625000N 075-40.250000W 40.2604167,-75.6708333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 255.6 ft. / 77.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW 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: | 12/1946 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATTND |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 08/26; REIL RWY 08/26 - CTAF 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| PHILADELPHIA APPROACH: | 126.85 |
| PHILADELPHIA DEPARTURE: | 126.85 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.55 |
| WX ASOS at PTW (5 nm E): | 119.425 (610-495-0823) |
| WX ASOS at RDG (15 nm NW): | 127.1 (610-372-9863) |
| WX AWOS-3T at OQN (17 nm S): | 121.4 ((610) 692-6190) |
| WX AWOS-3 at UKT (17 nm NE): | 119.475 (215-538-7610) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CKZ (19 nm NE): | 126.325 (215-257-7291) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MQS (19 nm SW): | 126.25 (610-384-6132) |
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHILADELPHIA APCH TF 800-354-9884.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PTWr303/5.6 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| ETXr187/19.2 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| MXEr009/20.5 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| LRPr082/29.7 | | LANCASTER VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| FJCr209/29.7 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| ARDr281/34.9 | | YARDLEY VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 10W |
| DQOr005/35.1 | | DUPONT VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 10W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2704 x 75 ft. / 824 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 40-15.538155N | | 40-15.711323N |
| Longitude: | 075-40.518482W | | 075-39.982937W |
| Elevation: | 254.3 ft. | | 244.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 067 true | | 259 magnetic, 247 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 380 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. tree, 234 ft. from runway, 114 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 22:1 TO 380 FT DTHR. | | 10 ft. tree, 278 ft. from runway, 154 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear 32 FT TREE 106 FT FM RWY END, 238 FT RIGHT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOROUGH OF POTTSTOWN 100 E HIGH ST POTTSTOWN, PA 19464 Phone (610) 970-6511 |
| Manager: | CURTIS MEYER 1149 GLASGOW ST POTTSTOWN, PA 19464 Phone 267-643-9958 |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR SVC AFT HRS CTC AMGR. |
| - | FOR CD CTC PHILADELPHIA APCH AT 800-354-9884. |
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 from 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (218KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (278KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPTW - Heritage Field Airport (5 nm E)
KRDG - Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (15 nm NW)
KOQN - Brandywine Regional Airport (17 nm S)
KUKT - Quakertown Airport (17 nm NE)
KCKZ - Pennridge Airport (19 nm NE)
KMQS - Chester County G O Carlson Airport (19 nm SW)
KLOM - Wings Field Airport (20 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 04-Feb-2017
from 3,000’ altitude looking south.
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Times for 23-Sep-2026
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 10:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunset | | 18:58 | | 22:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:25 | | 23:25 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Sep-2026 19:03:15 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 23-Sep-2026 15:03:15 |
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| METAR |
KPTW 6nm E | 231854Z AUTO 06011G18KT 10SM FEW047 19/09 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP299 T01940089 PWINO
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KRDG 15nm NW | 231854Z 09011G17KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP297 T01940083
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KOQN 17nm S | 231855Z AUTO 08010G17KT 10SM SCT042 19/08 A3040 RMK AO2
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KUKT 17nm NE | 231855Z AUTO 07007KT 040V110 3SM HZ FEW045 19/09 A3042 RMK AO2
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KCKZ 19nm NE | 231855Z AUTO 06009G19KT 030V090 10SM SCT042 18/09 A3042 RMK AO2
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KMQS 19nm SW | 231855Z AUTO 06008G16KT 040V110 10SM FEW040 SCT290 18/10 A3039 RMK AO2 T01810103 $
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| TAF |
KRDG 15nm NW | 231750Z 2318/2418 06013G23KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM232300 04012KT P6SM SCT250 FM241500 04012G21KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250
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