FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 | | 299/28.7 | | 275 | | 12W | | 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)
KPTW - Heritage Field Airport (15 nm E)
KMQS - Chester County G O Carlson Airport (17 nm S)
KLNS - Lancaster Airport (21 nm SW)
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 22:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:03 | | 23:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 13:15:31 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 08:15:31 |
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KRDG
7nm NW | 131254Z 23006KT 10SM CLR M04/M10 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP201 T10391100
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KPTW
15nm E | 131254Z AUTO 25006KT 9SM M03/M10 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP197 T10331100 PWINO FZRANO TSNO $
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KMQS
17nm S | 131255Z AUTO 25007KT 010V020 10SM CLR M03/M09 A3011 RMK AO2
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KRDG
7nm NW | 131123Z 1312/1412 24010KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 1312/1314 SCT045 FM131400 27012G22KT P6SM FEW250 FM132200 26007KT P6SM SCT250 FM140400 25004KT P6SM BKN120 FM140900 VRB02KT P6SM BKN080
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