FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PA43 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-16-00.3320N / 075-52-58.7340W
40-16.005533N / 075-52.978900W
40.2667589 / -75.8829817
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 680 ft. / 207 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 11W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of BIRDSBORO, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 19508 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 05/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at RDG (8 nm NW): | PHONE 610-372-9863 |
| WX ASOS at PTW (15 nm E): | 119.425 (610-495-0823) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MQS (17 nm S): | 126.25 (610-384-6132) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PTWr289/15.0 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| LRPr074/20.7 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| ETXr215/20.9 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| MXEr344/23.1 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| CKZr267/28.2 | | PENNRIDGE VOR/DME | | 108.85 | | 12W |
| FJCr225/33.8 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| RAVr129/37.0 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| DQOr350/37.5 | | DUPONT VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| QUAKERTOWN | | 262/28.4 | | 208 | | 12W | | UKT | ..- -.- - |
| AMBLER | | 298/28.7 | | 275 | | 11W | | ING | .. -. --. |
| BELLGROVE | | 118/32.3 | | 328 | | 10W | | BZJ | -... --.. .--- |
| CARBON | | 202/33.2 | | 339 | | 12W | | LQX | .-.. --.- -..- |
| WILLOW GROVE | | 290/34.1 | | 388 | | 12W | | NXX | -. -..- -..- |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway N/S
| Dimensions: | 1700 x 100 ft. / 518 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY N | | RUNWAY S |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DR. WILLIAM C. WITWER
BOX 33
MORGANTOWN, PA 19543
Phone 215-856-7639 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at PA43.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRDG - Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (8 nm NW)
N47 - Pottstown Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
N31 - Kutztown Airport (15 nm N)
KPTW - Pottstown Limerick Airport (15 nm E)
KMQS - Chester County G O Carlson Airport (17 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunset | | 16:38 | | 21:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 22:33:36 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 29-Nov-2009 17:33:36 |
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| METAR |
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KRDG
7nm NW | 292154Z 17006KT 10SM CLR 14/03 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP095 T01390033
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KPTW
15nm E | 292154Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T01500022
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KMQS
17nm S | 292200Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 12/02 A2984 RMK AO2
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KRDG
7nm NW | 291730Z 2918/3018 23005KT P6SM SKC FM292200 21005KT P6SM SCT250 FM300500 24005KT P6SM SCT050 OVC150 FM301100 25005KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM301400 27010KT 5SM -RA BR BKN025 OVC040 FM301600 30012G20KT 3SM -RA BR SCT010 OVC025
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