FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PTW |
| Lat/Long: | 40-14-22.4300N / 075-33-24.1100W
40-14.373833N / 075-33.401833W
40.2395639 / -75.5566972
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 309 ft. / 94.2 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 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| 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 N70 (15 nm NE): | 108.85 (215-257-7291) |
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHILADELPHIA APCH TF 800-354-9884.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PTWr018/1.1 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| CKZr245/15.3 | | PENNRIDGE VOR/DME | | 108.85 | | 12W |
| MXEr024/20.0 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| ETXr173/21.3 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| PNEr301/(26.8) | | NORTH PHILADELPHIA VOR | | 112.00 | | 10W |
| FJCr199/29.6 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| ARDr278/29.7 | | YARDLEY VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 10W |
| DQOr014/33.8 | | DUPONT VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 10W |
| LRPr087/34.4 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| OODr352/38.0 | | WOODSTOWN VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMBLER | | 310/14.2 | | 275 | | 11W | | ING | .. -. --. |
| QUAKERTOWN | | 239/16.3 | | 208 | | 12W | | UKT | ..- -.- - |
| WILLOW GROVE | | 291/19.1 | | 388 | | 12W | | NXX | -. -..- -..- |
| CARBON | | 177/35.6 | | 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 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: | 40-14.345333N | | 40-14.402333N |
| Longitude: | 075-33.762167W | | 075-33.041500W |
| Elevation: | 307.2 ft. | | 302.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 084 true | | 276 magnetic, 264 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 21 ft. brush, 331 ft. from runway, 259 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. trees, 593 ft. from runway, 289 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
RY 28 APCH RATIO 14:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
+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: | EXELON GENERATION COMPANY LLC
LGS SANATOGA ROAD
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-718-3075 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL D'ARIES
3310 WEST RIDGE PIKE
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-495-7000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 103 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 90 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 102/day * | | 63% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LGTD & MKD 507' AGL (769' MSL) STACK 6000' W OF RY 10. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ARPT PERMLY CLSD TO ACFT 13500 LBS & OVER. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 10 | |
download (172KB) |
| GPS RWY 28 | |
download (170KB) |
| LOC RWY 28 | |
download (212KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
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)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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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 11-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 09:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 09:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:07 | | 00:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 00:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-May-2008 23:12:34 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 11-May-2008 19:12:34 |
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| METAR |
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| KPTW | 112254Z AUTO 08007G16KT 10SM OVC036 14/07 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP046 T01390067 TSNO
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KUKT
14nm NE | 112300Z AUTO 11012G18KT 10SM SCT034 13/05 A2969 RMK A01 P000
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KLOM
15nm SE | 112301Z AUTO 09014G18KT 10SM OVC030 13/06 A2967 RMK AO1
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KNXX
19nm E | 112256Z 11011G21KT 10SM FEW030 OVC039 12/04 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP063 T01220044 PNO $
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| TAF |
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KNXX
19nm E | 112121 11018G28KT 9999 VCSH FEW040 SCT100 BKN150 OVC200 650609 651505 540009 540901 542009 542909 543803 QNH2954INS BECMG 2200 11020G30KT FEW020 SCT040 BKN100 OVC150 650609 651505 540009 540901 542009 542909 543803 QNH2950INS TEMPO 2202 8000 -SHRA BK
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KRDG
20nm W | 112209Z 112218 14012G20KT P6SM SCT040 OVC100 FM2300 11012G22KT 6SM -RA BR OVC035 FM0100 08014G24KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015 WS020/09045KT FM0600 06015G25KT 3SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC012 WS020/07050KT TEMPO 0812 2SM RA BR BKN008 FM1200 04017G27KT 1SM RA BR BKN008
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| NOTAMs |
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