Perkiomen Valley Airport
Encyclopedia
Perkiomen Valley Airport is a public use airport
located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district
of Collegeville
, in Montgomery County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. It is privately owned by the estate of Lane R. Jubb. The airport was opened on March 1, 1938.
of 277 feet (84 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 9/27 with an asphalt
surface measuring 2,880 by 40 feet (878 x 12 m).
Valley Forge Aviation is a fixed base operator
(FBO) located on the field.
For the 12-month period ending November 4, 2008, the airport had 24,340 aircraft operations, an average of 66 per day: 99.8% general aviation
and 0.2% military
. At that time there were 51 aircraft based at this airport: 98% single-engine
and 2% multi-engine.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Collegeville
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Collegeville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia on the Perkiomen Creek. Collegeville was incorporated in 1896. It is the seat of Ursinus College, opened in 1869...
, in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
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. It is privately owned by the estate of Lane R. Jubb. The airport was opened on March 1, 1938.
Facilities and aircraft
Perkiomen Valley Airport covers an area of 60 acres (24.3 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 277 feet (84 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 9/27 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 2,880 by 40 feet (878 x 12 m).
Valley Forge Aviation is a fixed base operator
Fixed base operator
A Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
(FBO) located on the field.
For the 12-month period ending November 4, 2008, the airport had 24,340 aircraft operations, an average of 66 per day: 99.8% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 0.2% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 51 aircraft based at this airport: 98% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
and 2% multi-engine.
External links
- Aerial photo as of 13 April 1999 from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps
- Perkiomen Valley Airport (N10) at PennDOT Bureau of Aviation