FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 MIRL RY 08/26; REIL RYS 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): | 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 | | 307/19.4 | | 275 | | 12W | | 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 |
| 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-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 21 ft. tree, 241 ft. from runway, 83 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear | | 63 ft. tree, 721 ft. from runway, 306 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 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 610-970-6512 |
| Manager: | THOMAS NOETZEL
1149 GLASGOW ST
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-327-9464 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 41 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 61/day * | | 90% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 November 2011 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (222KB) |
| VOR-B **CHANGED** | |
download (214KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (70KB) |
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 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunset | | 17:34 | | 22:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 23:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 07:43:06 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 02:43:06 |
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| METAR |
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KPTW
6nm E | 130654Z AUTO 28009G14KT 10SM OVC043 M03/M11 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T10281106 TSNO $
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KRDG
15nm NW | 130654Z 28008KT 10SM OVC040 M02/M10 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP183 T10221100
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KUKT
17nm NE | 130655Z AUTO 29009G18KT 10SM OVC042 M04/M12 A3002 RMK AO1
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KMQS
19nm SW | 130655Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM OVC038 M03/M10 A3007 RMK AO2
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KRDG
15nm NW | 130530Z 1306/1406 29013KT P6SM BKN045 FM131200 28010KT P6SM SCT060 FM131400 27012G22KT P6SM SCT250 FM132200 26007KT P6SM BKN250 FM140400 25004KT P6SM BKN120
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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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