FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 | -. -..- -..- |
| DOYLESTOWN | | 273/35.1 | | 237 | | 10W | | DYL | -.. -.-- .-.. |
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)
|
|
Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
|---|
|
| Sectional chart |
|---|
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|---|
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|---|
|
Times for 12-Oct-2008
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
|---|
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunset | | 18:27 | | 22:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:54 | | 22:54 |
|
| Current date and time |
|---|
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 04:29:58 |
|---|
| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Oct-2008 00:29:58 |
|---|
|
| METAR |
|---|
KRDG
7nm NW | 120354Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3045 RMK AO2 SLP315 T01000078
|
KPTW
15nm E | 120354Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP314 T00890072
|
KMQS
17nm S | 120420Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3047 RMK AO2
|
|
| TAF |
|---|
KRDG
7nm NW | 112328Z 120024 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1300 05005KT P6SM SKC FM1900 19007KT P6SM SKC
|
|
|
