FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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: | 09W (1965) |
| 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: | 1000 - 1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT PAPI RY 08; VASI RY 26; REIL RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| 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 N70 (19 nm NE): | 108.85 (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 |
| 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 |
| AMBLER | | 306/19.4 | | 275 | | 11W | | ING | .. -. --. |
| QUAKERTOWN | | 252/19.7 | | 208 | | 12W | | UKT | ..- -.- - |
| WILLOW GROVE | | 292/24.5 | | 388 | | 12W | | NXX | -. -..- -..- |
| DOYLESTOWN | | 270/25.5 | | 237 | | 10W | | DYL | -.. -.-- .-.. |
| CARBON | | 185/33.3 | | 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 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: | 076 magnetic, 067 true | | 256 magnetic, 247 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left RY 07 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. tree, 579 ft. from runway, 155 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear RY 7 HAS 6FT BRUSH, 155 FT FM RY END, 117 FT L. | | 41 ft. tree, 1169 ft. from runway, 20 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear RY 25 HAS 6FT BRUSH, 110 FT FM RY END, ACROSS WIDTH OF PRIMARY SFC. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOROUGH OF POTTSTOWN 100 E HIGH ST POTTSTOWN, PA 19464 Phone 610-970-6515 |
| Manager: | ANGELA NOETZEL 1149 GLASGOW ST POTTSTOWN, PA 19464 Phone 610-327-9464 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 55 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 55 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 62/day * | | 79% | local general aviation | | 16% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 25 DEP CLIMB ON RY HEADING TO 1000 FT BEFORE STARTING TURN. |
| - | 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS-B | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (57KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPTW - Pottstown Limerick Airport (5 nm E)
N10 - Perkiomen Valley Airport (12 nm E)
KRDG - Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (15 nm NW)
N31 - Kutztown Airport (16 nm N)
KOQN - Brandywine Airport (17 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Steve Amiaga
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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 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:24 | | 09:24 |
| Sunrise | | 05:55 | | 09:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:23 | | 00:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 19:04:31 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 15:04:31 |
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| METAR |
KPTW 6nm E | 241854Z AUTO 26008KT 230V290 10SM BKN043 BKN055 26/15 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02560150
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KRDG 15nm NW | 241854Z AUTO 29011KT 10SM FEW080 28/15 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02780150 TSNO
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KUKT 17nm NE | 241840Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM SCT038 26/16 A2999 RMK A01 P000
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KMQS 19nm SW | 241840Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM FEW036 SCT060 23/17 A3002 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KRDG 15nm NW | 241728Z 241818 25012KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060 TEMPO 1820 5SM -SHRA BKN035CB FM2000 28010KT P6SM SCT035 FM0100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM0800 00000KT 3SM BR SCT300 FM1300 27005KT P6SM FEW045 SCT300
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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