FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
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 |
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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 |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| 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 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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 66 ft. tree, 1120 ft. from runway, 58 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 22:1 TO 380 FT DTHR. | | 53 ft. tree, 713 ft. from runway, 317 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 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: | CURTIS MEYER
1149 GLASGOW ST
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 267-643-9958 |
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 01 February 2022 | |
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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (212KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (184KB) |
| 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 |
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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 01-Apr-2023
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunset | | 19:26 | | 23:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:53 | | 23:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Apr-2023 07:24:03 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 01-Apr-2023 03:24:03 |
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| METAR |
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KPTW
6nm E | 010654Z AUTO 20007KT 170V230 10SM OVC020 14/11 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP088 T01440106
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KRDG
15nm NW | 010654Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM BKN049 15/11 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP077 T01500106
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KOQN
17nm S | 010655Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM OVC019 15/11 A2979 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N
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KUKT
17nm NE | 010655Z AUTO 21007G13KT 10SM BKN021 OVC047 14/13 A2977 RMK A01
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KCKZ
19nm NE | 010655Z AUTO 21008KT 180V240 10SM OVC020 14/13 A2978 RMK AO2
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KMQS
19nm SW | 010655Z AUTO VRB05G11KT 10SM 14/14 A2979 RMK AO2
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KRDG
15nm NW | 010537Z 0106/0206 20015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 TEMPO 0107/0108 4SM -RA BR OVC025 FM010800 20019G32KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM011400 22024G37KT P6SM SCT035 FM012100 23022G38KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB OVC070
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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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