AirNav   Everest Fuels
 
 984 users online  
9N2 Philadelphia Seaplane Base
Essington, Pennsylvania, USA

GOING TO ESSINGTON?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 SEPTEMBER 2021

Location

FAA Identifier: 9N2
Lat/Long: 39-51-32.4060N 075-17-58.6710W
39-51.540100N 075-17.977850W
39.8590017,-75.2996308
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 11W (1985)
From city: 1 mile S of ESSINGTON, PA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 19029

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1946
Control tower: no
ARTCC: NEW YORK CENTER
FSS: WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IPT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATTENDED
Pattern altitude: 300 ft. MSL
CHECK PHL TCA CHART FOR LNDG AREA.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at PHL (2.8 nm E): PHONE 215-492-9617
WX AWOS-3T at OQN (15 nm NW): 121.4 ((610) 692-6190)
WX AWOS-3 at LOM (17 nm N): 118.925 (215-646-1068)
WX ASOS at ILG (18 nm SW): 123.95 (302-328-1536)
WX ASOS at PNE (19 nm NE): 121.15 (215-677-0146)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OODr011/13.4WOODSTOWN VORTAC112.8010W
MXEr111/17.5MODENA VORTAC113.2009W
DQOr063/17.9DUPONT VORTAC114.0010W
VCNr331/24.6CEDAR LAKE VOR/DME115.2010W
PTWr160/24.9POTTSTOWN VORTAC116.5009W
ARDr227/29.7YARDLEY VOR/DME108.2010W
GXUr266/33.6MC GUIRE VORTAC110.6012W
ENOr024/38.9SMYRNA VORTAC111.4009W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
AMBLER194/16.027512WING .. -. --.
RAINBOW355/27.536311WRNB .-. -. -...

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 11W/29W

Dimensions: 9100 x 250 ft. / 2774 x 76 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 11W  RUNWAY 29W
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWNSHIP OF TINICUM
629 N GOVERNOR PRINTZ BLVD
ESSINGTON, PA 19029
Phone 610-521-3530
Manager: DAVID SCHREIBER
97 WANNAMAKER AVE
ESSINGTON, PA 19029
Phone 610-521-3530

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 12/year *
100% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 27 July 2020

Additional Remarks

- TSNT TFC CTC PHL APCH CTL FOR TFC ADZYS.
- CALL 610-521-3530 PRIOR TO ARR.
- NO NIGHT OPS.
- FOR CD CTC PHILADELPHIA APCH AT 800-354-9884.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9N2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPHL - Philadelphia International Airport (3 nm E)
7N7 - Spitfire Aerodrome (9 nm SW)
KOQN - Brandywine Regional Airport (15 nm NW)
17N - Cross Keys Airport (15 nm SE)
KLOM - Wings Field Airport (17 nm N)
19N - Camden County Airport (17 nm E)
KILG - New Castle Airport (18 nm SW)
KPNE - Northeast Philadelphia Airport (19 nm NE)
  
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes
Area around 9N2 (Philadelphia Seaplane Base)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google
 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of 9N2 (Philadelphia Seaplane Base)
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Philadelphia Seaplane Base that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Philadelphia Seaplane Base? Find the distance to fly.

From to 9N2

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Sep-2021
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2610:26
Sunrise06:5310:53
Sunset18:5322:53
Evening civil twilight19:2023:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Sep-2021 19:12:47
Local (UTC-4)  25-Sep-2021 15:12:47
 
METAR
KPHL 
3nm E 		251854Z 17006KT 10SM FEW055 BKN260 24/09 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02390094
KOQN 
15nm NW 		251855Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A2998 RMK AO2
KLOM 
17nm N 		251835Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A2998 RMK AO2 T02390106
KILG 
18nm SW 		251851Z 23004KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02440117 $
KPNE 
19nm NE 		251854Z 26006KT 10SM CLR 25/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02500106
TAF
KPHL 
3nm E 		251720Z 2518/2624 23006KT P6SM BKN250 FM260600 28005KT P6SM SCT250 FM261200 31010KT P6SM SKC FM261500 31014G22KT P6SM SKC
KILG 
18nm SW 		251720Z 2518/2618 25005KT P6SM SCT250 FM260000 VRB02KT P6SM BKN250 FM261200 31006KT P6SM SKC FM261600 31012G20KT P6SM SKC
KPNE 
19nm NE 		251720Z 2518/2618 27006KT P6SM SCT250 FM252300 VRB02KT P6SM BKN250 FM261300 31012G20KT P6SM SKC
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Philadelphia Seaplane Base, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Philadelphia Seaplane Base

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact