Philadelphia Seaplane Base
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Philadelphia Seaplane Base
{{small|Chandler Field}}
| image =
| FAA = 9N2
| IATA = PSQ
| ICAO =
| type = Public
| owner = Township of Tinicum
| operator =
| location = Essington, Pennsylvania
| elevation-m = 0
| elevation-f = 0
| coordinates = {{coord|39|51|38|N|75|18|00|W|region:US-PA_type:airport_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|http://phillyseaplanebase.com/}}
| pushpin_map = USA Pennsylvania#USA
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_label = PSQ
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Philadelphia Seaplane Base
| r1-number = 11/29
| r1-length-m = 2,774
| r1-length-f = 9,100
| r1-surface = Water
| stat-year = 2008
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 4,500
| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport|ID=9N2|use=PU|own=PU|site=20366.*C}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
}}
Philadelphia Seaplane Base {{airport codes|PSQ{{GCM|PSQ}}||9N2}} is a township-owned, public-use seaplane base located one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of the central business district of Essington, a community in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated on the Delaware River, west of Philadelphia International Airport.
Originally, the facility operated during World War I as Chandler Field.
Facilities and aircraft
Philadelphia Seaplane Base covers an area of {{convert|8|acre|ha|lk=on}} 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.
See also
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External links
- [http://phillyseaplanebase.com/ Philadelphia Seaplane Base], official site
- [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=10&lat=39.8595&lon=-75.2996&w=300&h=300&lp=---+None+--- Aerial photo as of 24 April 1999] from USGS The National Map
{{US-airport-minor|9N2|PSQ}}
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Category:Airports in Pennsylvania
Category:Seaplane bases in the United States
Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Delaware County, Pennsylvania