Airports / Pennsylvania / PTW
Heritage Field
KPTW / PTWPottstown, PennsylvaniaELEV 309 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#15 / 42
Pennsylvania airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 37 Google ratings — ranked against 42 rated PA fields.
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) (RDG) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Heritage Field (KPTW / PTW) is a general aviation field serving Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Field elevation is 309 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list PTW as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) (RDG, 20 nm), Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE, 25 nm), and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL, 26 nm).
Trip costs from PTW are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Pottstown Limerick Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PTW to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
3/5 reviews“Cheap and convenient self serve fuel.”
Nicole Chacon5★ on Google
Easy in & out
3/5 reviews“Very easy to find.”
TheReal Kingproductions5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Heritage Field — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KPTW
IATA
PTW
FAA / Local
PTW
Elevation
309 ft
Coordinates
40.2396° N · 75.5567° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs PA fields
state range 36–2,284 ft
At 309 ft, PTW sits lower than 90% of the 41 Pennsylvania fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 20nmRDGReading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)Reading
- 25nmABELehigh Valley International AirportAllentown/Bethlehem
- 26nmPHLPhiladelphia International AirportPhiladelphia
- 27nmPNENortheast Philadelphia AirportPhiladelphia
- 34nmILGWilmington AirportWilmington
- 34nmTTNTrenton Mercer AirportEwing Township
Location
Open the full mapKPTW · Heritage Field · Pottstown, PA
From the ramp
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