AirNav: 8N1 - Grimes Airport

8N1

Grimes Airport
Bethel, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

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
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/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-2 at 9D4 (9 nm S):	118.45 (717-866-2906)
WX AWOS-3 at ZER (14 nm N):	127.575 (570-544-2778)
WX ASOS at MUI (14 nm W):	124.175 (717-861-6493)
WX ASOS at RDG (15 nm SE):	127.1 (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 VOR/DME	117.30	09W
ETXr267/27.1	EAST TEXAS VOR/DME	110.20	09W
SEGr131/33.7	SELINSGROVE VOR/DME	110.40	08W
PTWr305/35.8	POTTSTOWN VORTAC	116.50	09W
MIPr160/37.1	MILTON VORTAC	109.20	09W
HARr083/38.4	HARRISBURG VORTAC	115.35	10W
FJCr259/39.6	ALLENTOWN VORTAC	117.50	10W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BELLGROVE		087/13.5		328		10W		BZJ	-... --.. .---

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 RWY ON W END UNUSBL DURG ERY SPRING DUE TO WET CONDS.
Runway edge markings:	RWYS 11 & 29 MKD WITH WHITE DISCS.
	RUNWAY 11	RUNWAY 29
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	250 ft. RWYS 11 & 29 DTHR MKD BY RED DISCS.	270 ft.
Obstructions:	14 ft. road, 66 ft. from runway, 51 ft. left and right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH SLP 22:1 TO DTHR.	34 ft. tree, 92 ft. from runway, 132 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear APCH SLP 11:1 TO DTHR.

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

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.
-	AD CLSD SS-SR.

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)
74N - Bendigo Airport (14 nm W)
KZER - Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey Airport (14 nm N)
KMUI - Muir (Fort Indiantown Gap) Army Heliport (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
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Oct-2026

	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

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Oct-2026 13:47:20
Local (UTC-4)	16-Oct-2026 09:47:20

METAR

KZER 14nm N	161335Z AUTO 19009KT M1/4SM -RA OVC002 14/13 A2988 RMK AO2
KMUI 14nm W	161255Z 00000KT 3/4SM BR OVC003 16/15 A2986 RMK AO2A DZE03 SLP114 T01570151
KRDG 15nm SE	161305Z VRB03KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC004 16/16 A2988 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 1/2 T01560156 $
KLNS 22nm S	161253Z 18004KT 7SM OVC005 17/16 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01670156

TAF

KMUI 14nm W	161100Z 1611/1717 VRB06KT 1600 BR OVC003 QNH2987INS BECMG 1616/1617 20012G18KT 8000 -RA OVC020 520505 QNH2975INS TEMPO 1621/1623 28020G30KT -TSRA OVC020CB BECMG 1700/1701 32012G18KT 9999 NSW SCT020 BKN040 620403 QNH2980INS TX26/1619Z TN10/1710Z
KRDG 15nm SE	161120Z 1612/1712 20005KT 5SM BR OVC008 FM161700 22007KT P6SM BKN020 FM161900 24012G20KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 1619/1624 2SM TSRA BKN025CB FM170000 30012G18KT P6SM BKN060 FM170700 34014G23KT P6SM BKN050

NOTAMs

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Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport
	Business Name	Contact	Services / Description	Distance	Comments
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