Skip to content

KPTW · Heritage Field

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KPTW FAA PTW Elev 309 ft Lat 40° 14.38' N Lon 75° 33.40' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,371 ft. Max gradient: 0.13%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 085° 3,371 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
28 265° 3,371 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.13%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 119.425
  • CLD CLNC DEL 118.550
  • A/D PHILADELPHIA APP/DEP 126.850
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 13 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 10–28: H3371X75 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 10: REIL. PAPI(P2L)—GA 3…

  • 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

    Birds and deer on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·PENNSYLVANIA 301 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·MONTOUR (L) DME 112.0 MMJ Chan 57 N40º29.28´ W80º11.63´ 277º 1.8 NM to fld. 1193.
  • ·DME unusable: 126º–165º byd 10 NM blo 5,000´ 126º–165º byd 15 NM 350º–360º byd 30 NM ILS 111.7 I–LXB Rwy 10L.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.3 I–TQW Chan 50 Rwy 32.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE rotating bcn—122.7.
  • ·ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 10–28—122.7.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1200–0100Z‡, Sat–Sun 1200–2300Z‡.
  • ·Lgtd and marked 507´ AGL (769´ MSL) stack 6000´ west of Rwy 10.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (610) 495-7000
  • ·ASOS 119.425 (610) 495–0823.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®PHILADELPHIA APP/DEP CON 126.85 (800–354–9884) CLNC DEL 118.55 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Philadelphia Apch at 800-354-9884.
  • ·POTTSTOWN (L) (L) VORTACW 116.5 PTW Chan 112 N40º13.33´ W75º33.62´ 018º 1.1 NM to fld. 285/9W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 071º–104º blo 6,900´ 071º–104º byd 30 NM 105º–120º byd 14 NM blo 3,000´ 120º–140º blo 3,000´ 120º–140º byd 20 NM 141º–159º byd 15 NM blo 6,000´ 160º–179º 180º–205º byd 10 NM blo 5,500´ 206º–220º byd 10 NM blo 4,500´ 241º–269º byd 23 NM blo 5,500´ 241º–285º byd 15 NM blo 4,500´ 270º–285º byd 18 NM 270º–285º byd 6 NM blo 3,500´ 286º–287º byd 28 NM blo 3,000´ 288º–320º byd 25 NM 320º–339º byd 17 NM 340º–070º byd 14 NM blo 6,000´ 340º–070º byd 36 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 241º–286º byd 30 NM blo 5,500´ DME unusable: 268º–278º blo 4,000´ LOC 108.3 I–PTW Rwy 28. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NEW YORK L–34G, A IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Pottstown Limerick Airport

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · PTW Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

2

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 43,357 ops in 2001

2024 total

23,400

10-yr total

274,338

2024 mix

AC/AT 11% · GA 89% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

18.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.04

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=12

  • Loss of control 4
  • Ground collision 3
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-08-08 Cessna 152 · Gear-up · day →
2021-10-01 CULP JOHN S CULPS SPECL SOPWITH · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2021-07-04 Vans RV7 · Engine failure · day →
2020-09-22 Cessna 170 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-03-09 Mooney M20 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2012-04-05 Cessna 172M · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2004-05-06 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2000-04-30 Cessna 185F · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1999-11-06 Bailey EXEC 162F · Loss of control · day →
1998-06-28 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · day →
1997-05-11 Piper PA-28R-200 · Other · VMC · day →
1994-03-18 Piper AEROSTAR 601P · Stall / spin · IMC · day →

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
Brian Dana Yates Perkasie PA 14 nm
Ryan David Tollini Perkasie PA 14 nm
Mark Christopher Wesley Robinson Reading PA 18 nm
Aram Basmadjian Allentown PA 22 nm
John Albert Smith Allentown PA 22 nm
Roger Geoffrey Woods Philadelphia PA 24 nm
Daniel Archer Philidelphia PA 26 nm
John Scullion Middletown PA 26 nm
Jessica Marie Robinson Newmanstown PA 31 nm
Darren Lucas Litiz PA 35 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
Dennis Adelard Pelletier Royersford PA 3 nm
Eric Alexander Jenkins Royersford PA 3 nm
Nathanael Mcewen Ludlum Royersford PA 3 nm
John David Shields Spring City PA 4 nm
Andrew Rafael Mendez Spring City PA 4 nm
Paul David College Spring City PA 4 nm
Cole Malone Webb Spring City PA 4 nm
John Jerome Basco Pottstown PA 4 nm
Barry Carl Cossaboon Pottstown PA 4 nm
Edward Dietrich Coudon Pottstown PA 4 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
Mark Erik Salopek Limerick PA 2 nm
Joseph Francis Yakutchik Royersford PA 3 nm
Randall Todd Connolly Royersford PA 3 nm
Jason Gabrial Mann Royersford PA 3 nm
Marc Edwin Triglia Royersford PA 3 nm
Brian Mathew Karpinecz Royersford PA 3 nm
Michael Lee Xanders Royersford PA 3 nm
Tuan Minh Thach Royersford PA 3 nm
Joseph Paul Mahanor Spring City PA 4 nm
Paul David College Spring City PA 4 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
 25 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
 25 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
 27 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 32 nm
Red Eagle Avionics, LLC.
New Castle, DE
 34 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 35 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 35 nm
Alron Avionics, Inc.
Williamstown, NJ
 40 nm
Avionics One, Inc.
Bedminster, NJ
 47 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 48 nm

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