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KN47 · Pottstown Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KN47 FAA N47 Elev 256 ft Lat 40° 15.62' N Lon 75° 40.25' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,704 ft. Max gradient: 0.38%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 067° 2,704 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.38%
26 247° 2,704 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.38%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • CLD CLNC DEL 118.550
  • A/D PHILADELPHIA APP/DEP 126.850
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KN47 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 08/26; REIL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 08/26; REIL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 08/26; REIL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 08/26; REIL RWY 08/26 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR SVC AFT HRS CTC AMGR.
  • ·FOR CD CTC PHILADELPHIA APCH AT 800-354-9884.
  • ·APCH SLOPE 22:1 TO 380 FT DTHR. 32 FT TREE 106 FT FM RWY END, 238 FT RIGHT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

2

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 47,025 ops in 2018

2024 total

14,775

10-yr total

258,105

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.77

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=10

  • Other 3
  • Ground collision 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-12-29 Cessna 182 · Loss of control · day →
2004-07-04 Cessna 172C · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1999-03-27 Cessna 177RG · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1996-08-14 Piper PA-31T · Ground collision · IMC · day →
1989-03-05 Piper PA-28 · Other · night →
1988-11-06 Cessna 172RG · Weather · day →
1987-12-03 Piper PA-28-140 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1986-03-16 GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA-1 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1983-10-10 Cessna 172M · Other · day →
1982-12-01 Piper PA-32-260 · Other · night →

Designees in PA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,891 A&P Mechanics 6,164 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 40 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 6 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 10 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 70 FBO Fixed Base Operators 63 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Mark Christopher Wesley Robinson Reading PA 13 nm
Brian Dana Yates Perkasie PA 19 nm
Ryan David Tollini Perkasie PA 19 nm
Aram Basmadjian Allentown PA 22 nm
John Albert Smith Allentown PA 22 nm
Jessica Marie Robinson Newmanstown PA 25 nm
John Scullion Middletown PA 28 nm
Roger Geoffrey Woods Philadelphia PA 29 nm
Darren Lucas Litiz PA 30 nm
Bruce Thompson Lititz PA 30 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Curtis James Meyer Stowe PA 1 nm
John Jerome Basco Pottstown PA 1 nm
Barry Carl Cossaboon Pottstown PA 1 nm
Edward Dietrich Coudon Pottstown PA 1 nm
Barry Vincent Kress Muhlenberg Pottstown PA 1 nm
Francis J Yakutchik Pottstown PA 1 nm
Lee Wayne Cadwallader Pottstown PA 1 nm
Michael Thomas Mcnamara Pottstown PA 1 nm
Joseph John Harp Pottstown PA 1 nm
Arthur Copeland Houston Pottstown PA 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Thomas Andrew Viselli Stowe PA 1 nm
Edward Dietrich Coudon Pottstown PA 1 nm
Lawrence Edward Dingler Pottstown PA 1 nm
Henry Lee Williams Iii Pottstown PA 1 nm
Hunter C Warrington Pottstown PA 1 nm
Mark Hansen Eckert Pottstown PA 1 nm
Henry E Shontz Pottstown PA 1 nm
Randall Guy Taylor Pottstown PA 1 nm
Laurence Charles Shaheen Jr Pottstown PA 1 nm
Lonnie Gene Mcgonigle Pottstown PA 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Allentown, PA
 26 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
 26 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 28 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 30 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 30 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
 33 nm
Red Eagle Avionics, LLC.
New Castle, DE
 35 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 43 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 43 nm
Alron Avionics, Inc.
Williamstown, NJ
 44 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.