AOPA Airports: Philadelphia (9N2)

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9N2Civil
Public Use

Philadelphia

Essington, PA
Phone: 610-521-7710
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Overview

Attendance:	Attended Year-round, 7 Days a Week,Daylight
Tower:	No
Elevation:	0 ft (0.0 m) (Estimated)
Location:	1.00 mi. S of Essington
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	11/29 (waterway) Runway length: 9100 ft
Fees:	Launch

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No Night Operations

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Tsnt Tfc CTC Philadelphia Apch Ctl for Tfc Advisories

ATIS rptd 133.40; transient tfc ctc Phi apch for tfc lane advisory; use caution/wake turbulance due to hvy jet & turoprop acft at Phila Int'l; bse lctd w/in Class B airspace; all mooring svcs by prior req

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NOTAMs | TFR's

Waterway 11/29

Dimensions:	9100 x 250ft. / 2773.7 x 76.2m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	water	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Approach Lights	Comments/Noise
11	No Data	No Data	Tpa 300'

29	No Data	No Data

Business/Service Information

Name		Location	Freq. Monitored	Main Phone
Philadelphia SPB	Maintenance Fuel Rentals Flight Training	On field: CTR		610-521-3530

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Services at this airport:

Transportation: Shuttle Bus, Limousine, Van, Courtesy Car
Rental Cars:

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USS New Jersey

Aviation & Seaplane Museum

Independence Hall/Liberty Bell

Phila Historic Area

Red Ball Cab Co 610-532-7767

Lagoon adj 610-521-1400

Romanos 2 blks 610-521-9010

Lehmans Tavern 3 blks 610-521-1822

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N39 51.5401' / W75 17.9778'39.8590017-75.2996308
Charts:	NACO: Washington Sectional
Mag Var:	11W (1985)
ARTCC:	New York (ZNY)
FSS:	Williamsport (IPT) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	IPT
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	<Tpa 300ft-Check Phl Tca Chart for Lndg Area Fixed Wing: 300 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	0
Multi Engine:
Jets:
Helicopters:
Gliders:
Ultralights:

Airport Activity

GA Local:	0
GA Itinerant:	75
Commercial:
Air Taxi:
Military:

(12-month period ending on 8/22/2012)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone	Sector
CTAF	N/A	122.9

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
PHL	VOT	109.8	000	3 nm
OOD	VORTAC	112.8	011	13 nm
ING	NDB	275.0	194	16 nm
MXE	VORTAC	113.2	111	18 nm
DQO	VORTAC	114.0	063	18 nm
PNE	VOR	112.0	235	19 nm
VCN	VORTAC	115.2	331	25 nm
PTW	VORTAC	116.5	160	25 nm
RNB	NDB	363.0	355	28 nm
ARD	VOR/DME	108.2	228	30 nm
GXU	VORTAC	110.6	267	34 nm
UKT	NDB	208.0	192	34 nm
ENO	VORTAC	111.4	024	39 nm
CYN	VORTAC	113.4	284	40 nm
ACY	VORTAC	108.6	316	41 nm
APG	NDB	349.0	072	42 nm
RBV	VORTAC	113.8	251	42 nm
DOV	TACAN	.0	019	44 nm
NEL	TACAN	.0	268	45 nm
NEL	NDB	396.0	269	46 nm
PPM	VOR/DME	108.4	068	47 nm
ETX	VOR/DME	110.2	167	47 nm
LRP	VORTAC	117.3	118	48 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
Township of Tinicum	Hank Grenfell
629 N Governor Printz Blvd	97 Wannamaker Ave
Essington, PA 19029	Essington, PA 19029
610-521-3530 (Office)	610-521-7710 (Office)
	Airport Manager Admin