News

Here you can learn about Wings’ long-term plans, current infrastructure improvement projects, and community activities. You can also download copies of our Connections newsletter, policy papers, and brochures and view videos of airport activities. Check here also for our calendar of events.

Click each item below to download .pdf copies.

• Connections newsletter:
  • Summer 2004 [.pdf download (156 KB)]
  • Spring 2005 [.pdf download (379 KB)]
  • Fall 2005 [.pdf download (171 KB)]
  • Fall 2006 [.pdf download (306 KB)]
  • Fall 2008 [.pdf download (421 KB)]
• Issue Report: Itinerant Aircraft Parking Apron [.pdf download (76 KB)]
• Issue Report: Conceptual Design Layouts for Replacement of Hangars 3 and 4 [.pdf download (689 KB)]
• Frequently Asked Questions [.pdf download (328 KB)]
• Scorecard: See how Wings has cooperated on an issue list discussed by public officials, neighbors, and Wings [.pdf download (67 KB)]
• Scorecard: See how Wings has responded to a list of demands from an airport opponent [.pdf download (104 KB)]
• Noise Abatement Procedures:
  • Single- and Twin-Engine Piston [.pdf download (644 KB)]
  • Jets [.pdf download (286 KB)]
  • Helicopters [.pdf download (313 KB)]
  • Traffic Pattern Map – Helicopters [.pdf download (439 KB)]
  • Traffic Pattern Map – Jets [.pdf download (472 KB)]
  • Traffic Pattern Map – Single- and Twin-Engine Piston [.pdf download (484 KB)]

Click each item below to view videos on various airport issues.

• Sounds from the Visitor Aircraft Parking Apron

This 13-minute video shows helicopters, jets, and piston airplanes taxiing from the runway to the current and proposed visitor aircraft parking lots. You will notice a significant reduction in noise levels simply by moving the visiting aircraft parking lot from the upper terminal area to an area down the hill, near the runway, and 135 yards further away from the homes on Huntsman Lane.

• Aircraft Noise . . . It’s All Relative

This 11-minute video was filmed during a June 30, 2003, flight demonstration for members of the Whitpain Community Advisory Committee. Viewers will be able to compare sound levels produced by single- and multi-engine piston airplanes, a business jet, and a corporate helicopter during take-offs and landings at Wings Field.

Wings Field In the News

• Ambler Gazette, October 1-7, 2008. News Story on Wings Parking Apron and Hangar Replacement Project [.pdf download (896 KB)]
• Appeal by Neighbors Group to Overturn Whitpain Township Board of Supervisors Vote on Wings Parking Apron Dismissed by Commonwealth Court, September 15, 2008 [.pdf download (16 KB)]
• Ambler Gazette, June 24, 2008. News Story on Neighbors' Opposition to Whitpain Zoning Hearing Board's Favorable Decision on Wings Hangar Replacement Project [.pdf download (24 KB)]
• Whitpain Township Zoning Hearing Board Denies Neighbors' Appeal to Stop Wings Hangar Replacement Project, June 19, 2008. [.pdf download (525 KB)]
• Whitpain Township Board of Supervisors Vote on Wings Parking Apron Upheld by Court of Common Pleas November 16, 2007
• Wings Plan for Replacement Hangars Complies with Township Ordinances
• Wings Field's Montgomery County Aviation Named "FBO of the Week" by AvWeb

Mark Your Calendar

September 12, 2009 - Wings Vintage Aircraft and Antique Car Show