Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Heritage Field (KPTW) radio calls
Pottstown, PAICAO KPTW · FAA PTW
Heritage Field is a non-towered airport in Pottstown, PA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.7, as Heritage Field Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Philadelphia Approach on 126.85, which is who you call for VFR flight following.
No Class B, C, D or E surface area is designated for this airport in the FAA data, so the airspace at the surface is Class G.
Frequencies
| Clearance Delivery | 118.55 |
|---|---|
| CTAFHeritage Field Traffic | 122.7 |
| Approach / DeparturePhiladelphia Approach | 126.85 |
Airport
- Runways
- 10 · 28
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 28
- Elevation
- 308 ft
- Position
- 40.240, -75.557
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KPTW
Heritage Field has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.7, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 10; use whichever runway the wind and the traffic dictate on the day.
The aircraft is the AIM’s own example, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot; the squawk codes, altitudes and headings are illustrative. Frequencies, station names and runway numbers are this airport’s, from the FAA data.
- Tune 122.7. Nobody clears you; you announce and you listen. The airport name goes at the start and the end of every call, and the runway is always a number, never "the active" (AIM 4-1-9 g 8).
- YouHeritage Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one zero, Heritage Field.
- YouHeritage Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one zero, departing the pattern to the north, Heritage Field.
- Announce until you are about 10 miles out; on the way back, start announcing at 10 miles (AIM 4-1-9 c 1, TBL 4-1-1).
- YouHeritage Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Heritage Field, Heritage Field.
- YouHeritage Field UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Heritage Field.
- A UNICOM operator, if one is on, answers with the wind and the runway in use (AIM 4-1-9 h). If nobody answers, choose the runway from the wind and the pattern traffic you can hear.
- YouHeritage Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one zero, full stop, Heritage Field.
- YouHeritage Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one zero, Heritage Field.
- YouHeritage Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one zero, full stop, Heritage Field.
- YouHeritage Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one zero, Heritage Field.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Philadelphia Approach on 126.85 once clear of the pattern: identification, type, position, altitude, destination, "request VFR flight following" (AIM 4-1-18 a 3). Do not use "any traffic in the area, please advise"; the AIM says it is not to be used under any condition (AIM 4-1-9 g 1).
Phraseology from AIM 4-1-9 c 1, g 1, g 8, h; TBL 4-1-1; 4-3-3. What TowerTalk grades against →
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Frequencies, runways and airspace from the FAA National Airspace System Resources (NASR) 28-day subscription, cycle effective Sep 3, 2026. Training use only. Always verify against a current Chart Supplement and sectional chart before flight; frequencies change. TowerTalk is not affiliated with the FAA. Report a discrepancy.
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