Heritage Field | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public use | ||||||||||
Owner | Limerick Aviation LP | ||||||||||
Operator | PennAirways, INC | ||||||||||
Serves | Pottstown, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
Location | Limerick Township | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 308 ft / 94 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°14′22″N 075°33′24″W / 40.23944°N 75.55667°W | ||||||||||
Website | www.heritagefield.org | ||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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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]
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]
Heritage Field covers an area of 220 acres (89 ha) at an elevation of 308 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 January 24, 2023, the airport had 23,400 aircraft operations, an average of 64 per day: 89% general aviation, 11% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 105 aircraft based at this airport: 88 single- engine, 10 multi-engine, 1 jet, 4 helicopter, 1 glider, and 1 ultralight. [1]