Heritage Field Airport

Heritage Field (IATA: PTW[2], ICAO: KPTW, FAA LID: PTW) is a public use airport in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It is located three nautical miles (6 km) east of Pottstown,[1] in Limerick Township. The airport is privately owned by Limerick Aviation LP.[1]

Heritage Field
Summary
Airport typePublic use
OwnerLimerick Aviation LP
OperatorPennAirways, INC
ServesPottstown, Pennsylvania
LocationLimerick Township
Elevation AMSL309 ft / 94 m
Coordinates40°14′22″N 075°33′24″W
Websitewww.heritagefield.org
Map
PTW
Location of airport in Pennsylvania
PTW
PTW (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 3,371 1,027 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations37,217
Based aircraft91

Previously known as Pottstown Limerick Airport, the airport was sold in 2009 by its former owner, the Exelon Generation Company, which also owns the nearby Limerick Nuclear Power Plant.[3][4] It is now referred as Heritage Field on the local UNICOM.

This is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Heritage Field covers an area of 220 acres (89 ha) at an elevation of 309 feet (94 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,371 by 75 feet (1,027 x 23 m).[1]

Penn Airways is a fixed-base operator located on the field.

For the 12-month period ending November 3, 2011, the airport had 37,217 aircraft operations, an average of 101 per day: 83% general aviation, 17% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 91 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 2% jet, 1% helicopter, 1% glider, and 1% ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for PTW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "IATA Airport Code Search (PTW: Pottstown/Limerick)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  3. "Transfer of Pottstown-Limerick Airport NPDES Permit" (PDF). Nuclear Regulatory Commission. May 15, 2009.
  4. "KPTW – Pottstown Limerick Airport". FAA data republished by AirNav. June 3, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010.
  5. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012. External link in |work= (help)
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