FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 MARCH 2019
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: | 0900 - 1700 |
| 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): | PHONE 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 |
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| 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMBLER | | 307/19.4 | | 275 | | 12W | | ING | .. -. --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.478% DOWN | | 0.478% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 067 true | | 259 magnetic, 247 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 380 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | PAPI OTS INDEF. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
REIL OTS INDEF. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 53 ft. tree, 774 ft. from runway, 193 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 21:1 TO 380 FT DTHR. | | 63 ft. tree, 735 ft. from runway, 312 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
27 FT TREE 102 FT FM RWY END 240 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: | JAMES ROUILLER
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone (610) 495-6366 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 40 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 38 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 129/day * | | 74% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 January 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR SVC AFT HRS CTC ARPT MGR 484-425-6078. |
| - | FOR CD CTC PHL 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 28 March 2019 at 0901Z to 25 April 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (192KB) |
| VOR-B **CHANGED** | |
download (167KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (278KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPTW - Heritage Field Airport (5 nm E)
N10 - Perkiomen Valley Airport (12 nm E)
KRDG - Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (15 nm NW)
KOQN - Brandywine 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 04-Feb-2017
from 3,000’ altitude looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Pottstown Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 19-Apr-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunset | | 19:44 | | 23:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:13 | | 00:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Apr-2019 01:17:08 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 19-Apr-2019 21:17:08 |
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KPTW
6nm E | 200054Z AUTO 16009G17KT 9SM BKN017 OVC021 20/19 A2968 RMK AO2 RAE45 SLP047 P0000 T02000189
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KRDG
15nm NW | 200054Z 14012G18KT 5SM -RA BR FEW018 SCT023 OVC029 21/20 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP030 P0006 T02060200
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KOQN
17nm S | 200055Z AUTO 15009G19KT 10SM SCT010 OVC013 20/18 A2968 RMK AO2 P0001
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KUKT
17nm NE | 200100Z AUTO 16011G22KT 8SM BKN016 OVC021 20/19 A2968 RMK A01
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KCKZ
19nm NE | 200055Z AUTO 18008G20KT 140V210 5SM BR OVC016 20/20 A2970 RMK AO2
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KMQS
19nm SW | 200055Z AUTO 16010G17KT 10SM OVC013 20/18 A2967 RMK AO2
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KRDG
15nm NW | 192116Z 1921/2018 17012KT 6SM -RA BR BKN035 OVC050 FM192300 17012G23KT P6SM OVC025 FM200200 17012G23KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC015 WS020/18040KT TEMPO 2002/2006 2SM TSRA BR BKN008 OVC015CB FM200600 16012G19KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC008 FM201200 17010G18KT P6SM BKN025
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