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KPTW Heritage Field Airport
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: PTW
Lat/Long: 40-14-22.4000N / 075-33-24.2000W
40-14.373333N / 075-33.403333W
40.2395556 / -75.5567222
(estimated)
Elevation: 308.2 ft. / 93.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 12W (1990)
From city: 3 miles E 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: 04/1938
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: NEW YORK CENTER
FSS: WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PTW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0600-2100, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX ASOS: 119.425 (610-495-0823)
PHILADELPHIA APPROACH: 126.85
PHILADELPHIA DEPARTURE: 126.85
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 118.55
WX AWOS-3 at UKT (14 nm NE): 119.475 (215-538-7610)
WX AWOS-3 at LOM (15 nm SE): 118.925 (215-646-1068)
WX AWOS-3 at OQN (15 nm S): 121.4 (610-692-6190)
WX AWOS-3 at CKZ (15 nm NE): 126.325 (215-257-7291)
  • CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHILADELPHIA APCH TF 800-354-9884.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PTWr018/1.1POTTSTOWN VORTAC116.5009W
CKZr245/15.3PENNRIDGE VOR/DME108.8512W
MXEr024/20.0MODENA VORTAC113.2009W
ETXr173/21.3EAST TEXAS VOR/DME110.2009W
PNEr301/(26.8)NORTH PHILADELPHIA VOR112.0010W
FJCr199/29.6ALLENTOWN VORTAC117.5010W
ARDr278/29.7YARDLEY VOR/DME108.2010W
DQOr014/33.8DUPONT VORTAC114.0010W
LRPr087/34.4LANCASTER VORTAC117.3009W
OODr352/38.0WOODSTOWN VORTAC112.8010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
AMBLER311/14.227512WING .. -. --.
QUAKERTOWN239/16.220812WUKT ..- -.- -
CARBON177/35.633912WLQX .-.. --.- -..-

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 10/28

Dimensions: 3371 x 75 ft. / 1027 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 40-14.345305N40-14.402280N
Longitude: 075-33.763608W075-33.042933W
Elevation: 307.0 ft.302.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 096 magnetic, 084 true276 magnetic, 264 true
Displaced threshold: no190 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 37 ft. tree, 848 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear55 ft. tree, 591 ft. from runway, 288 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
+10 FT ROAD 0-200 FT FM THLD. +6 FT SIGN 214 FT LEFT OF THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LIMERICK AVIATION LP
600 HORIZON DR
CHALFONT, PA 18914
Phone 215-997-8850
Manager: MICHAEL D'ARIES
3310 WEST RIDGE PIKE
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-495-7000

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 112
Single engine airplanes: 92
Multi engine airplanes: 13
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 3
Gliders airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 102/day *
63% local general aviation
20% transient general aviation
17% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 14 November 2012

Additional Remarks

LGTD & MKD 507' AGL (769' MSL) STACK 6000' W OF RY 10.
BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 10 **CHANGED**   download (169KB)
GPS RWY 28   download (173KB)
LOC RWY 28   download (191KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (148KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (149KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

N47 - Pottstown Municipal Airport (5 nm W)
N10 - Perkiomen Valley Airport (6 nm E)
KUKT - Quakertown Airport (14 nm NE)
KLOM - Wings Field Airport (15 nm SE)
KOQN - Brandywine Airport (15 nm S)
KCKZ - Pennridge Airport (15 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KPTW (Heritage Field Airport)
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 07-Jan-2010
looking SW from 4,500' altitude.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4309:43
Sunrise06:1210:12
Sunset20:0200:02
Evening civil twilight20:3100:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 14:04:49
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 10:04:49
 
METAR
KPTW 131354Z AUTO 03003KT 7SM -RA SCT043 BKN050 OVC065 19/18 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP089 P0012 T01890183 TSNO
KUKT 
14nm NE 
131355Z AUTO 04004KT 4SM FEW004 SCT034 BKN047 19/18 A2981 RMK AO1 P0009
KLOM 
15nm SE 
131355Z AUTO 05005G14KT 10SM SCT009 18/17 A2977 RMK AO1 P0037
TAF
KRDG 
20nm W 
131132Z 1312/1412 VRB03KT 3SM SHRA BR SCT012 OVC035 TEMPO 1312/1314 1SM +TSRA BKN006CB OVC012 FM131500 VRB04KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM131900 29008KT P6SM BKN040 FM132300 31006KT P6SM SCT040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Penn Airways
610-495-7000 Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...

More info about Penn Airways
Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
FS $6.65 $5.80 
SS $6.35 --- 
 Updated 12-Aug-2013
 
   5 read write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Airport Restaurant 610-495-7626
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Heritage Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES LIMERICK POTTSTOWN 1.6 130-150
DAYS INN POTTSTOWN 3.4 64-71
STAYBRIDGE SUITES ROYERSFORD VALLEY FORGE 3.7 149-179
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 5.2 54-70
QUALITY INN POTTSTOWN-LIMERICK 5.3 80-81
COMFORT INN AND SUITES POTTSTOWN 5.6 109-119

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Heritage Field Airport

1 in Limerick
1 in Royersford
4 in Pottstown
1 in Saint Peters Village
1 in West Norriton
2 in Eagleville
14 in King of Prussia
8 in Malvern
2 in Frazer
8 in Exton
5 in Wayne
1 in Downingtown
2 in Montgomeryville
1 in Macungie
1 in West Conshohocken
5 in Plymouth Meeting
5 in Quakertown
4 in West Chester
 

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