FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 | ..- -.- - |
| 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 (4.00 degrees glide path)
RY 08 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 27 ft. tree, 232 ft. from runway, 103 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 62 ft. tree, 718 ft. from runway, 305 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RY 26 HAS 19 FT TREE, 103 FT FM RY END, 243 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 610-970-6512 |
| Manager: | THOMAS NOETZEL
1149 GLASGOW ST
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-327-9464 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 44 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 43 | | 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 19 December 2012 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (186KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunset | | 18:21 | | 22:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:49 | | 22:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 21:47:14 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 17:47:14 |
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| METAR |
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KPTW
6nm E | 161954Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW026 BKN035 18/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01780133 TSNO
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KRDG
15nm NW | 161954Z 00000KT 10SM OVC025 18/13 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01830133
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KUKT
17nm NE | 161530Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM OVC005 14/13 A3006 RMK AO1
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KMQS
19nm SW | 162055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW024 18/14 A2999 RMK AO2
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KRDG
15nm NW | 161741Z 1618/1718 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 BKN030 FM170400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN012 FM170900 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC007 FM171500 25006KT P6SM OVC035
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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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