FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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 |
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: | 66 ft. tree, 1116 ft. from runway, 78 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 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 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: | | 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 29 January 2020 | |
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 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (224KB) |
VOR-B | |
download (199KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 04-Feb-2017
from 3,000’ altitude looking south.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 01-Mar-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 11:10 |
Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
Sunset | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:20 | | 23:20 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Mar-2021 09:35:24 |
Local (UTC-5) | 01-Mar-2021 04:35:24 |
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METAR |
KPTW 6nm E | 010854Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM -RA BR VV005 03/03 A2975 RMK AO2 RAB12 SLP075 P0000 60007 T00280028 58029
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KRDG 15nm NW | 010854Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM R36/2800V3500FT -RA BR VV003 03/03 A2973 RMK AO2 RAB01 SLP075 P0001 60002 T00280028 55026
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KOQN 17nm S | 010855Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM RA OVC002 03/03 A2974 RMK AO2 P0001
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KUKT 17nm NE | 010855Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR OVC002 02/02 A2973 RMK A01 P0002
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KCKZ 19nm NE | 010855Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM UP OVC002 02/02 A2973 RMK AO2 P0001
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KMQS 19nm SW | 010855Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM UP OVC001 04/03 A2974 RMK AO2 P0001
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TAF |
KRDG 15nm NW | 010157Z 0102/0124 09005KT 6SM BR OVC007 TEMPO 0102/0105 1/2SM FG OVC004 FM010500 VRB03KT 2SM -RA BR OVC004 FM011300 29008KT P6SM BKN010 FM011500 30008G16KT P6SM BKN035 FM011700 30014G26KT P6SM SCT050
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NOTAMs |
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