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PA43 Arnold Airport
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, USA

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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
PTWr289/15.0POTTSTOWN VORTAC116.5009W
LRPr074/20.7LANCASTER VORTAC117.3009W
ETXr215/20.9EAST TEXAS VOR/DME110.2009W
MXEr344/23.1MODENA VORTAC113.2009W
CKZr267/28.2PENNRIDGE VOR/DME108.8512W
FJCr225/33.8ALLENTOWN VORTAC117.5010W
RAVr129/37.0RAVINE VORTAC114.6011W
DQOr350/37.5DUPONT VORTAC114.0010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
QUAKERTOWN262/28.420812WUKT ..- -.- -
AMBLER298/28.727511WING .. -. --.
BELLGROVE118/32.332810WBZJ -... --.. .---
CARBON202/33.233912WLQX .-.. --.- -..-
WILLOW GROVE290/34.138812WNXX -. -..- -..-

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: leftleft

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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From to PA43

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1511:15
Sunrise06:4311:43
Sunset16:5121:51
Evening civil twilight17:2022:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 13:03:02
Local (UTC-5)  09-Nov-2009 08:03:02
 
METAR
KRDG 
7nm NW 
091254Z 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR CLR 06/04 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP307 T00560044
KPTW 
15nm E 
091254Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR CLR 07/06 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP307 T00720056 $
KMQS 
17nm S 
091240Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 10/09 A3044 RMK AO2
TAF
KRDG 
7nm NW 
091146Z 0912/1012 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0912/0914 2SM BR FM091400 20005KT P6SM FEW250 FM092300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 FM100900 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Arnold Airport

Miles Price ($)
THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN -A WYNDHAM HISTORIC HOTEL 5.4 119-170
CANDLEWOOD SUITES READING 5.7 86-107

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 Arnold Airport

8 in Reading
6 in Wyomissing
1 in Honey Brook
4 in Pottstown
5 in Denver
1 in New Holland
1 in Akron
1 in Royersford
 

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