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8N1 Grimes Airport
Bethel, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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: DAWN-DUSK
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
RAVr116/15.9RAVINE VORTAC114.6011W
LRPr012/21.9LANCASTER VORTAC117.3009W
ETXr267/27.1EAST TEXAS VOR/DME110.2009W
HZLr201/(30.1)HAZLETON VOR109.4009W
SEGr131/33.7SELINSGROVE VORTAC110.4008W
PTWr305/35.8POTTSTOWN VORTAC116.5009W
MIPr160/37.1MILTON VORTAC109.2009W
HARr083/38.4HARRISBURG VORTAC112.5010W
FJCr258/39.6ALLENTOWN VORTAC117.5010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BELLGROVE087/13.532810WBZJ -... --.. .---
CARBON241/30.233912WLQX .-.. --.- -..-
HUMBOLT212/32.636610WHXM .... -..- --

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: leftleft
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
    
Aircraft operations: avg 30/week *
65% local general aviation
32% transient general aviation
3% military
* for 12-month period ending 07 June 2012

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 of 8N1 (Grimes Airport)
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 26-Feb-2012
looking west down RW28 from 3,000' altitude.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4509:45
Sunrise06:1510:15
Sunset20:0500:05
Evening civil twilight20:3400:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 13:49:43
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 09:49:43
 
METAR
KMUI 
14nm W 
131302Z AUTO 07002KT 10SM BKN006 OVC012 19/19 A2983 RMK AO2 CIG 006V012 BKN V SCT
KRDG 
15nm SE 
131254Z 33004KT 1 1/4SM R36/4500VP6000FT +RA BR BKN008 BKN037 OVC065 19/19 A2981 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 1/2 SLP099 P0036 T01940189
KLNS 
22nm S 
131253Z 00000KT 5SM RA BR FEW010 BKN047 OVC065 19/18 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP093 P0020 T01890178
KMDT 
29nm SW 
131256Z 00000KT 10SM BKN006 BKN055 20/18 A2981 RMK AO2 RAE50 SLP092 P0005 T02000183
TAF
KMUI 
14nm W 
1312/1417 VRB04KT 2400 -SHRA BR BKN004 BKN015 OVC050 QNH2982INS TEMPO 1312/1314 27012G18KT 3200 -TSRA SCT005 BKN015 BKN030CB BECMG 1313/1314 21009KT 6000 -SHRA BR SCT005 BKN015 OVC050 QNH2973INS BECMG 1320/1321 29009KT 9999 NSW SCT035 BKN050 QNH2974INS T27/1320Z T12/1410Z AMD 131200
KRDG 
15nm SE 
131132Z 1312/1412 VRB03KT 3SM SHRA BR SCT012 OVC035 TEMPO 1312/1314 1SM +TSRA BKN006CB OVC012 FM131500 VRB04KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM131900 29008KT P6SM BKN040 FM132300 31006KT P6SM SCT040
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Hotels near Grimes Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN MIDWAY 1.6 89-90

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Grimes Airport

3 in Pine Grove
4 in Pottsville
1 in Newmanstown
5 in Denver
6 in Wyomissing
 

Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Golden Age Air Museum 717-933-9566
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