FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 12W (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of POTTSTOWN, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | 0800 - 2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT 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): | 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 |
| 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 | | 292/24.4 | | 388 | | 12W | | NXX | -. -..- -..- |
| 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: | 079 magnetic, 067 true | | 259 magnetic, 247 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left
RY 08 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. tree, 219 ft. from runway, 97 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RY 6 FT BRUSH, 155 FT FM RY END, 117 FT L. | | 57 ft. tree, 718 ft. from runway, 305 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOROUGH OF POTTSTOWN
100 E HIGH ST
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 484-614-3197 |
| Manager: | THOMAS NOETZEL
1149 GLASGOW ST
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-327-9464 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 62 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 68/day * | | 81% | local general aviation | | 15% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 September 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (224KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (216KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (70KB) |
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)
KUKT - Quakertown Airport (17 nm NE)
KCKZ - Pennridge Airport (19 nm NE)
KMQS - Chester County G O Carlson Airport (19 nm SW)
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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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Click on chart to expand
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 07-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 21:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 02:35:46 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Nov-2009 21:35:46 |
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| METAR |
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KPTW
6nm E | 080154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 T00720017
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KRDG
15nm NW | 080154Z 14003KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00890017
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KUKT
17nm NE | 080215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3016 RMK AO1
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KMQS
19nm SW | 080220Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3016 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KRDG
15nm NW | 072320Z 0800/0824 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM081500 30005KT P6SM SCT250 FM081800 26004KT P6SM SCT250
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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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