Heritage Field (IATA: PTW[2], ICAO: KPTW, FAA LID: PTW) is a public use airportinMontgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It is located three nautical miles (6 km) east of Pottstown,[1]inLimerick Township. The airport is privately owned by Limerick Aviation LP.[1]
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 / 40.23944; -75.55667 | ||||||||||
| Website | www.heritagefield.org | ||||||||||
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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 (89ha) 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]