FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 SEPTEMBER 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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: | 67 ft. tree, 1119 ft. from runway, 78 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 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
31 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
1149 GLASGOW ST
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 08 February 2021 | |
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 09 September 2021 at 0901Z to 07 October 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (215KB) |
| VOR-B **CHANGED** | |
download (189KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 04-Feb-2017
from 3,000’ altitude looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Pottstown Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 27-Sep-2021
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunset | | 18:51 | | 22:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:18 | | 23:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Sep-2021 19:14:27 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 27-Sep-2021 15:14:27 |
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| METAR |
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KPTW
6nm E | 271854Z AUTO 19009G17KT 10SM CLR 24/10 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02440100
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KRDG
15nm NW | 271854Z 22014KT 10SM CLR 28/10 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02780100
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KOQN
17nm S | 271855Z AUTO 22007G15KT 168V228 10SM CLR 26/08 A2995 RMK AO2
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KUKT
17nm NE | 271855Z AUTO 19014G19KT 150V210 10SM CLR 26/12 A2992 RMK A01
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KCKZ
19nm NE | 271855Z AUTO 25010G18KT 190V270 10SM CLR 25/10 A2994 RMK AO2
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KMQS
19nm SW | 271855Z AUTO VRB04G13KT 10SM CLR 25/10 A2997 RMK AO2
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KRDG
15nm NW | 271739Z 2718/2818 23012G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM272300 21008KT P6SM SCT250 FM280200 21005KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/23035KT FM280600 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250 FM281100 VRB02KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 FM281500 28007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030
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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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