FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 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 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 | | 306/19.4 | | 275 | | 11W | | 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 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: | 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-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. tree, 241 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear | | 63 ft. tree, 731 ft. from runway, 320 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 484-614-3197 |
| Manager: | THOMAS NOETZEL
1149 GLASGOW ST
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-327-9464 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 55 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 68/day * | | 81% | local general aviation | | 15% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 September 2009 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| VOR-B **CHANGED** | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (70KB) |
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)
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 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 17:30 | | 22:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 22:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:04:48 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 17:04:48 |
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| METAR |
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KPTW
6nm E | 092154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW065 03/M07 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125 T00331072
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KRDG
15nm NW | 092154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M06 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP126 T00221061 TSNO
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KUKT
17nm NE | 092155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M07 A2988 RMK AO1
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KMQS
19nm SW | 092140Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM FEW060 00/M07 A2991 RMK AO2
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KRDG
15nm NW | 092001Z 0920/1018 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100 FM092300 VRB03KT 6SM -SN OVC030 FM100100 12005KT 2SM -SN BR OVC010 FM100300 09005KT 1SM -SN OVC007 FM100700 04008KT 3/4SM -SN OVC004 FM101400 34012G22KT 1/2SM SN BLSN OVC004
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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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