FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 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 |
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| 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: | | Single wheel: | /2016 | | Double wheel: | 12.0 |
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| 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 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (218KB) |
| 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 |
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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 08-Sep-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunset | | 19:23 | | 23:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:50 | | 23:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2026 11:14:03 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 08-Sep-2026 07:14:03 |
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| METAR |
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KPTW
6nm E | 081054Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 12/12 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP248 T01220117 PWINO
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KRDG
15nm NW | 081054Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 13/12 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP249 T01280117
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KOQN
17nm S | 081055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3027 RMK AO2
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KUKT
17nm NE | 081055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/11 A3026 RMK AO2
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KCKZ
19nm NE | 081055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/12 A3026 RMK AO2
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KMQS
19nm SW | 081055Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3025 RMK AO2 T01370133 $
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KRDG
15nm NW | 080520Z 0806/0906 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM081600 28005KT P6SM SCT250 FM090100 VRB02KT P6SM SKC
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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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