# Philadelphia Seaplane Base (PSQ / 9N2)

**Philadelphia Seaplane Base** (IATA: PSQ, FAA: 9N2) is a seaplane base in Essington, Pennsylvania, United States. It opened in Feb 1946. It has one runway, 9,100 ft (2,774 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/9n2

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PSQ / —
- FAA: 9N2
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Essington, Pennsylvania, United States
- Opened: Feb 1946
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 39.8590, -75.2996
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 9,100 ft / 2,774 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://phillyseaplanebase.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Seaplane_Base (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7182813
- Weather station: KPHL · WMO 72408
- Ident: 9N2

## Timeline

- Feb 1946: Philadelphia Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11W/29W | 9,100 ft / 2,774 m | 250 ft / 76 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · 3.2 mi / 5.2 km
- [ILG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilg.md) Wilmington Airport · 21 mi / 33 km
- [PNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpne.md) Northeast Philadelphia Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [MIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmiv.md) Millville Municipal Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [TTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kttn.md) Trenton Mercer Airport · 39 mi / 62 km
- [WRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwri.md) Mc Guire Air Force Base · 39 mi / 63 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/9n2/data