FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8N1 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-29-05.3310N / 076-15-48.8230W 40-29.088850N / 076-15.813717W 40.4848142 / -76.2635619 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 582 ft. / 177 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 11W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of BETHEL, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 19507 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ZER (14 nm N): | 127.57 (570-544-2778) |
| WX ASOS at MUI (14 nm W): | 124.175 (717-861-6493) |
| WX ASOS at RDG (15 nm SE): | PHONE 610-372-9863 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RAVr116/15.9 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| LRPr012/21.9 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| ETXr267/27.1 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| HZLr201/(30.1) | | HAZLETON VOR | | 109.40 | | 09W |
| SEGr131/33.7 | | SELINSGROVE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 08W |
| PTWr305/35.8 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| MIPr160/37.1 | | MILTON VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 09W |
| HARr083/38.4 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
| FJCr258/39.6 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BELLGROVE | | 087/13.5 | | 328 | | 10W | | BZJ | -... --.. .--- |
| CARBON | | 241/30.2 | | 339 | | 12W | | LQX | .-.. --.- -..- |
| HUMBOLT | | 212/32.6 | | 366 | | 10W | | HXM | .... -..- -- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 2720 x 100 ft. / 829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition FIRST 700 FT OF RY ON W END UNUSBL IN EARLY SPRING DUE TO WET CONDS. |
| Runway edge markings: | 11/29 MARKED WITH WHITE ELEVATED PLASTIC CONTAINERS. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 250 ft. & 29 DSPLCD THRS MARKED WITH 3 RED ELEVATED PLASTIC CONTAINERS. | | 270 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. road, 66 ft. from runway, 51 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear RY 11 APCH SLOPE 22:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 13 ft. road, 78 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear RY 29 APCH SLOPE 26:1 TO DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | PAUL D DOUGHERTY JR 371 AIRPORT RD BETHEL, PA 19507 Phone 717-933-9566 |
| Manager: | PAUL D DOUGHERTY JR 371 AIRPORT RD BETHEL, PA 19507 Phone 717-933-9566 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/week * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 May 2013 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8N1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
9D4 - Deck Airport (9 nm S)
08N - Keller Brothers Airport (12 nm S)
KZER - Schuylkill County (Joe Zerbey) Airport (14 nm N)
74N - Bendigo Airport (14 nm W)
KMUI - Muir Army Airfield (Fort Indiantown Gap) (14 nm W)
KRDG - Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (15 nm SE)
58N - Reigle Field Airport (19 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 26-Feb-2012
looking west down RW28 from 3,000' altitude.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunset | | 18:23 | | 22:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:51 | | 22:51 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 21:32:57 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 17:32:57 |
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| METAR |
KMUI 14nm W | 161958Z AUTO 03002KT 10SM OVC020 17/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01740136 $
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KRDG 15nm SE | 161954Z 00000KT 10SM OVC025 18/13 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01830133
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KLNS 22nm S | 161953Z 13003KT 10SM OVC023 19/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01890139
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KMDT 29nm SW | 161956Z 14004KT 10SM BKN027 OVC120 18/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01830139
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| TAF |
KMUI 14nm W | 1619/1801 17009KT 9999 BKN015 OVC150 QNH2994INS BECMG 1703/1704 17006KT 6000 BR BKN010 BKN050 OVC100 QNH2993INS BECMG 1706/1707 19006KT 4800 BR OVC010 QNH2990INS BECMG 1713/1714 30009KT 9999 NSW BKN030 BKN100 QNH2975INS BECMG 1723/1724 VRB06KT 9000 -RA OVC010 QNH2974INS T21/1720Z T11/1711Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1704 NEXT 1711
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KRDG 15nm SE | 161741Z 1618/1718 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 BKN030 FM170400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN012 FM170900 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC007 FM171500 25006KT P6SM OVC035
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