FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | N47 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-15-37.4430N / 075-40-15.0710W
40-15.624050N / 075-40.251183W
40.2604008 / -75.6708531
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 256 ft. / 78.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1965) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 1000 - 1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT PAPI RY 08; VASI RY 26; REIL RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| 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-3 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): | 108.85 (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 |
| CKZr258/19.2 | | PENNRIDGE VOR/DME | | 108.85 | | 12W |
| ETXr187/19.2 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| MXEr009/20.5 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| LRPr082/29.7 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| FJCr209/29.7 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| PNEr299/(32.2) | | NORTH PHILADELPHIA VOR | | 112.00 | | 10W |
| ARDr281/35.0 | | 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 | | 306/19.4 | | 275 | | 11W | | ING | .. -. --. |
| QUAKERTOWN | | 252/19.7 | | 208 | | 12W | | UKT | ..- -.- - |
| WILLOW GROVE | | 292/24.5 | | 388 | | 12W | | NXX | -. -..- -..- |
| DOYLESTOWN | | 270/25.5 | | 237 | | 10W | | DYL | -.. -.-- .-.. |
| CARBON | | 185/33.3 | | 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 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: | 40-15.538100N | | 40-15.711300N |
| Longitude: | 075-40.518583W | | 075-39.983017W |
| Elevation: | 254.0 ft. | | 244.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 067 true | | 256 magnetic, 247 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left
RY 07 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. tree, 579 ft. from runway, 155 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
RY 7 HAS 6FT BRUSH, 155 FT FM RY END, 117 FT L. | | 41 ft. tree, 1169 ft. from runway, 20 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear
RY 25 HAS 6FT BRUSH, 110 FT FM RY END, ACROSS WIDTH OF PRIMARY SFC. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOROUGH OF POTTSTOWN
100 E HIGH ST
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-970-6515 |
| Manager: | ANGELA NOETZEL
1149 GLASGOW ST
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-327-9464 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 58 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 57 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 62/day * | | 79% | local general aviation | | 16% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 25 DEP CLIMB ON RY HEADING TO 1000 FT BEFORE STARTING TURN. |
| - | DEER & SEAGULLS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR SVC AFTER HRS CNTC 610-858-7453 |
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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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **NEW** | |
download (224KB) |
| VOR-B **NEW** | |
download (217KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (57KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPTW - Pottstown Limerick Airport (5 nm E)
N10 - Perkiomen Valley Airport (12 nm E)
KRDG - Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (15 nm NW)
N31 - Kutztown Airport (16 nm N)
KOQN - Brandywine Airport (17 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Amiaga
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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 | | 06:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunset | | 18:26 | | 22:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 12:31:49 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Oct-2008 08:31:49 |
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| METAR |
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KPTW
6nm E | 121154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3053 RMK AO2 SLP335 60001 70001 T00720061 10083 20061 53016
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KRDG
15nm NW | 121154Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 08/06 A3052 RMK AO2 SLP340 T00780061 10094 20067 53018 TSNO
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KUKT
17nm NE | 121220Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3053 RMK A01 P000
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KMQS
19nm SW | 121220Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 10/10 A3054 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KRDG
15nm NW | 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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