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N47 Pottstown Municipal Airport
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA

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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
PTWr303/5.6POTTSTOWN VORTAC116.5009W
CKZr258/19.2PENNRIDGE VOR/DME108.8512W
ETXr187/19.2EAST TEXAS VOR/DME110.2009W
MXEr009/20.5MODENA VORTAC113.2009W
LRPr082/29.7LANCASTER VORTAC117.3009W
FJCr209/29.7ALLENTOWN VORTAC117.5010W
PNEr299/(32.2)NORTH PHILADELPHIA VOR112.0010W
ARDr281/35.0YARDLEY VOR/DME108.2010W
DQOr005/35.1DUPONT VORTAC114.0010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
AMBLER306/19.427511WING .. -. --.
QUAKERTOWN252/19.720812WUKT ..- -.- -
WILLOW GROVE292/24.538812WNXX -. -..- -..-
DOYLESTOWN270/25.523710WDYL -.. -.-- .-..
CARBON185/33.333912WLQX .-.. --.- -..-

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: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 40-15.538100N40-15.711300N
Longitude: 075-40.518583W075-39.983017W
Elevation: 254.0 ft.244.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 076 magnetic, 067 true256 magnetic, 247 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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: yesyes
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
    
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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Sectional chart
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From to N47

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2409:24
Sunrise05:5509:55
Sunset20:2300:23
Evening civil twilight20:5400:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 19:04:31
Local (UTC-4)  24-Jul-2008 15:04:31
 
METAR
KPTW 
6nm E 
241854Z AUTO 26008KT 230V290 10SM BKN043 BKN055 26/15 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02560150
KRDG 
15nm NW 
241854Z AUTO 29011KT 10SM FEW080 28/15 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02780150 TSNO
KUKT 
17nm NE 
241840Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM SCT038 26/16 A2999 RMK A01 P000
KMQS 
19nm SW 
241840Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM FEW036 SCT060 23/17 A3002 RMK AO2
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 TNT Air Inc
610-327-9464
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...

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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Witmer's Aircraft Service 610-323-0320
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN POTTSTOWN 0.7 104-108
 

Other hotels near Pottstown Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN POTTSTOWN 1.2 81-95
DAYS INN POTTSTOWN 1.3 54-130
BEST WESTERN POTTSTOWN INN 2.9 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Pottstown Municipal Airport

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6 in Malvern
12 in King of Prussia
 

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