Philadelphia Seaplane Base

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Philadelphia Seaplane Base
Chandler Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Township of Tinicum
Location Essington, Pennsylvania
Elevation  AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 39°51′38″N75°18′00″W / 39.86056°N 75.30000°W / 39.86056; -75.30000
Website phillyseaplanebase.com
Map
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PSQ
Location of Philadelphia Seaplane Base
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PSQ
PSQ (the United States)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
11/299,1002,774Water
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations4,500

Philadelphia Seaplane Base( IATA : PSQ [2] , FAA LID : 9N2) is a township-owned, public-use seaplane base located one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of the central business district of Essington, [1] a community in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] It is situated on the Delaware River, west of Philadelphia International Airport.

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Originally, the facility operated during World War I as Chandler Field.

Facilities and aircraft

Philadelphia Seaplane Base covers an area of 8 acres (3.2  ha ) at an elevation of 0 feet above mean sea level. It has one seaplane landing area designated 11/29 which measures 9,100 by 250 feet (2,774 x 76 m). For the 12-month period ending September 16, 2008, it had 4,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 9N2 PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
  2. Airport information for PSQ at Great Circle Mapper.