FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | N47 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-15-37.5000N 075-40-15.0000W 40-15.625000N 075-40.250000W 40.2604167,-75.6708333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 255.6 ft. / 77.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW 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: | 12/1946 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATTND |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 08/26; REIL RWY 08/26 - CTAF 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| PHILADELPHIA APPROACH: | 126.85 |
| PHILADELPHIA DEPARTURE: | 126.85 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.55 |
| WX ASOS at PTW (5 nm E): | 119.425 (610-495-0823) |
| WX ASOS at RDG (15 nm NW): | 127.1 (610-372-9863) |
| WX AWOS-3T at OQN (17 nm S): | 121.4 ((610) 692-6190) |
| WX AWOS-3 at UKT (17 nm NE): | 119.475 (215-538-7610) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CKZ (19 nm NE): | 126.325 (215-257-7291) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MQS (19 nm SW): | 126.25 (610-384-6132) |
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHILADELPHIA APCH TF 800-354-9884.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PTWr303/5.6 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| ETXr187/19.2 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| MXEr009/20.5 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| LRPr082/29.7 | | LANCASTER VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| FJCr209/29.7 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| ARDr281/34.9 | | YARDLEY VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 10W |
| DQOr005/35.1 | | DUPONT VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 10W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2704 x 75 ft. / 824 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 40-15.538155N | | 40-15.711323N |
| Longitude: | 075-40.518482W | | 075-39.982937W |
| Elevation: | 254.3 ft. | | 244.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 067 true | | 259 magnetic, 247 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 380 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. tree, 234 ft. from runway, 114 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 22:1 TO 380 FT DTHR. | | 10 ft. tree, 278 ft. from runway, 154 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear 32 FT TREE 106 FT FM RWY END, 238 FT RIGHT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOROUGH OF POTTSTOWN 100 E HIGH ST POTTSTOWN, PA 19464 Phone (610) 970-6511 |
| Manager: | CURTIS MEYER 1149 GLASGOW ST POTTSTOWN, PA 19464 Phone 267-643-9958 |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR SVC AFT HRS CTC AMGR. |
| - | FOR CD CTC PHILADELPHIA APCH AT 800-354-9884. |
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 from 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (212KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (278KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPTW - Heritage Field Airport (5 nm E)
KRDG - Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (15 nm NW)
KOQN - Brandywine Regional Airport (17 nm S)
KUKT - Quakertown Airport (17 nm NE)
KCKZ - Pennridge Airport (19 nm NE)
KMQS - Chester County G O Carlson Airport (19 nm SW)
KLOM - Wings Field Airport (20 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 04-Feb-2017
from 3,000’ altitude looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Pottstown Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 06-Jun-2026
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:02 | | 09:02 |
| Sunrise | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
| Sunset | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jun-2026 16:01:12 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jun-2026 12:01:12 |
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| METAR |
KPTW 6nm E | 061554Z AUTO 23009G17KT 220V280 10SM CLR 29/17 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02890167
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KRDG 15nm NW | 061554Z 24014G22KT 10SM FEW120 29/15 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02940150 $
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KOQN 17nm S | 061555Z AUTO 25010G15KT 10SM CLR 30/14 A2992 RMK AO2
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KUKT 17nm NE | 061555Z AUTO 23008G16KT 10SM CLR 29/17 A2990 RMK AO2
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KCKZ 19nm NE | 061555Z AUTO 25005G13KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A2991 RMK AO2
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KMQS 19nm SW | 061555Z AUTO 28012G16KT 10SM FEW130 SCT170 BKN260 27/15 A2993 RMK AO2 T02740154
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KRDG 15nm NW | 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM061300 25009KT P6SM SCT250 FM061600 25013G24KT P6SM FEW070 BKN250 FM062200 26014G23KT 6SM -RA BR VCTS BKN070CB FM070200 27008KT P6SM BKN100
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