FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 CKZ (15 nm NE): | 126.325 (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 | -. -..- -..- |
| 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: | 45 ft. tree, 1001 ft. from runway, 317 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 38 ft. trees, 574 ft. from runway, 288 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
+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: | LIMERICK AVIATION LP
600 HORIZON DR
CHALFONT, PA 18914
Phone 215-997-8850 |
| 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: | | 86 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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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 19 June 2009 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 10 **CHANGED** | |
download (174KB) |
| GPS RWY 28 **CHANGED** | |
download (174KB) |
| LOC RWY 28 **CHANGED** | |
download (205KB) |
| VOR/DME-A **CHANGED** | |
download (156KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (70KB) |
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)
KCKZ - Pennridge Airport (15 nm NE)
KNXX - Willow Grove Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (19 nm E)
N31 - Kutztown Airport (19 nm NW)
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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-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| 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) | 25-Nov-2009 18:26:07 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 13:26:07 |
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| METAR |
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| KPTW | 251754Z AUTO VRB04KT 1SM -RA BR OVC007 11/09 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB22 CIG 003V010 SLP146 P0001 60004 T01110094 10111 20094 58034
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KUKT
14nm NE | 251755Z AUTO 12005KT 1SM OVC003 09/09 A2997 RMK AO1
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KLOM
15nm SE | 251800Z AUTO 10005KT 1 1/4SM BKN004 OVC009 11/11 A2996 RMK AO1 60001 T01080105 10108 20091
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KNXX
19nm E | 251756Z 12008KT 1SM BR OVC005 10/08 A2998 RMK AO2 CIG 002V009 SLP160 60002 T01000083 10100 20083 58029 $
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KRDG
20nm W | 251727Z 2518/2618 VRB03KT 1SM -DZ BR OVC004 TEMPO 2518/2522 4SM BR BKN004 OVC010 FM260400 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC003 FM260900 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 FM261400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN040
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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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