FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 SEPTEMBER 2021
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): | 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 |
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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. |
| 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: | 67 ft. tree, 1119 ft. from runway, 78 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 22:1 TO 380 FT DTHR. | | 62 ft. tree, 715 ft. from runway, 304 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
31 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
1149 GLASGOW ST
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone (610) 495-6366 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 50 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 46 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 40/day * | | 83% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 08 February 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR SVC AFT HRS CTC ARPT MGR 484-425-6078. |
| - | 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 09 September 2021 at 0901Z to 07 October 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (215KB) |
| VOR-B **CHANGED** | |
download (189KB) |
| 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 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 |
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Sep-2021
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunset | | 19:10 | | 23:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:37 | | 23:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Sep-2021 21:58:38 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Sep-2021 17:58:38 |
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| METAR |
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KPTW
6nm E | 162154Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM OVC027 22/18 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP227 T02220178
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KRDG
15nm NW | 162154Z VRB06KT 10SM BKN030 OVC039 24/19 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP222 T02390189
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KOQN
17nm S | 162135Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM BKN023 25/18 A3019 RMK AO2
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KUKT
17nm NE | 162155Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC028 23/19 A3021 RMK A01
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KCKZ
19nm NE | 162155Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM OVC026 23/19 A3022 RMK AO2
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KMQS
19nm SW | 162135Z AUTO 06005G14KT 10SM OVC022 23/19 A3020 RMK AO2
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KRDG
15nm NW | 161737Z 1618/1718 07005KT P6SM BKN025 FM162000 08005KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB FM170100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN020 FM170400 VRB04KT 6SM BR BKN010 FM171000 VRB04KT 4SM BR BKN008 FM171600 08006KT P6SM BKN010
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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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