FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PTW |
| Lat/Long: | 40-14-22.4300N / 075-33-24.1100W
40-14.373833N / 075-33.401833W
40.2395639 / -75.5566972
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 309 ft. / 94.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles E 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: | 04/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PTW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0600-2100, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 119.425 (610-495-0823) |
| PHILADELPHIA APPROACH: | 126.85 |
| PHILADELPHIA DEPARTURE: | 126.85 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.55 |
| WX AWOS-3 at UKT (14 nm NE): | 119.475 (215-538-7610) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LOM (15 nm SE): | 118.925 (215-646-1068) |
| WX AWOS-3 at OQN (15 nm S): | 121.4 (610-692-6190) |
| WX AWOS-3 at N70 (15 nm NE): | 108.85 (215-257-7291) |
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHILADELPHIA APCH TF 800-354-9884.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PTWr018/1.1 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| CKZr245/15.3 | | PENNRIDGE VOR/DME | | 108.85 | | 12W |
| MXEr024/20.0 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| ETXr173/21.3 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| PNEr301/(26.8) | | NORTH PHILADELPHIA VOR | | 112.00 | | 10W |
| FJCr199/29.6 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| ARDr278/29.7 | | YARDLEY VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 10W |
| DQOr014/33.8 | | DUPONT VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 10W |
| LRPr087/34.4 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| OODr352/38.0 | | WOODSTOWN VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMBLER | | 310/14.2 | | 275 | | 11W | | ING | .. -. --. |
| QUAKERTOWN | | 239/16.3 | | 208 | | 12W | | UKT | ..- -.- - |
| WILLOW GROVE | | 291/19.1 | | 388 | | 12W | | NXX | -. -..- -..- |
| DOYLESTOWN | | 264/20.7 | | 237 | | 10W | | DYL | -.. -.-- .-.. |
| CARBON | | 177/35.6 | | 339 | | 12W | | LQX | .-.. --.- -..- |
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 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3371 x 75 ft. / 1027 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 40-14.345333N | | 40-14.402333N |
| Longitude: | 075-33.762167W | | 075-33.041500W |
| Elevation: | 307.2 ft. | | 302.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 084 true | | 276 magnetic, 264 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 21 ft. brush, 331 ft. from runway, 259 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. trees, 593 ft. from runway, 289 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
RY 28 APCH RATIO 14:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
+10 FT ROAD 0-200 FT FM THLD. +6 FT SIGN 214 FT LEFT OF THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | EXELON GENERATION COMPANY LLC
LGS SANATOGA ROAD
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-718-3075 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL D'ARIES
3310 WEST RIDGE PIKE
POTTSTOWN, PA 19464
Phone 610-495-7000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 103 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 90 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 102/day * | | 63% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LGTD & MKD 507' AGL (769' MSL) STACK 6000' W OF RY 10. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ARPT PERMLY CLSD TO ACFT 13500 LBS & OVER. |
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 |
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| GPS RWY 10 **CHANGED** | |
download (173KB) |
| GPS RWY 28 **CHANGED** | |
download (172KB) |
| LOC RWY 28 **CHANGED** | |
download (204KB) |
| VOR/DME-A **CHANGED** | |
download (160KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N47 - Pottstown Municipal Airport (5 nm W)
N10 - Perkiomen Valley Airport (6 nm E)
KUKT - Quakertown Airport (14 nm NE)
KLOM - Wings Field Airport (15 nm SE)
KOQN - Brandywine Airport (15 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:24 | | 09:24 |
| Sunrise | | 05:55 | | 09:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 21:23:10 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 17:23:10 |
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| METAR |
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| KPTW | 252054Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM SCT070 29/13 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP192 T02940128 57009
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KUKT
14nm NE | 252100Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 28/13 A3012 RMK A01 P000
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KLOM
15nm SE | 252100Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM SCT070 SCT090 28/13 A3009 RMK AO1
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KNXX
19nm E | 252056Z 30007KT 10SM CLR 29/12 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP200 6//// T02890117 58009 PNO $
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| TAF |
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KNXX
19nm E | 251515 VRB05KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3002INS T30/21Z T16/09Z
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KRDG
20nm W | 251720Z 251818 25006KT P6SM FEW050 FM2300 19004KT P6SM SKC FM0500 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1400 21006KT P6SM FEW300
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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