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PA51 Bowtie Airport
Biglerville, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: PA51
Lat/Long: 39-54-30.4200N 077-12-18.7800W
39-54.507000N 077-12.313000W
39.9084500,-77.2052167
(estimated)
Elevation: 560 ft. / 171 m (estimated)
Variation: 10W (1995)
From city: 4 miles SE of BIGLERVILLE, PA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 17307

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/1999
Control tower: no
ARTCC: NEW YORK CENTER
FSS: WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at THV (15 nm E): 119.275 (717-792-5529)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HARr205/24.4HARRISBURG VORTAC115.3510W
EMIr345/26.9WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
FDKr023/30.8FREDERICK VOR/DME116.8508W
HGRr074/(32.5)HAGERSTOWN VOR109.8007W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2100 x 100 ft. / 640 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 600 ft.300 ft.
Obstructions: 64 ft. trees, 54 ft. from runway
CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLP.		none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: A. TIMOTHY SHIMER
724 RENTZEL RD
BIGLERVILLE, PA 17307
Phone 440-225-5228
Manager: A. TIMOTHY SHIMER
724 RENTZEL RD
BIGLERVILLE, PA 17307
Phone 440-225-5228

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PA51.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W05 - Gettysburg Regional Airport (5 nm SW)
KTHV - York Airport (15 nm E)
N94 - Carlisle Airport (17 nm N)
KDMW - Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B Poage Field (20 nm SE)
N68 - Franklin County Regional Airport (21 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5611:56
Sunrise07:2512:25
Sunset17:1622:16
Evening civil twilight17:4522:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Jan-2026 08:22:37
Local (UTC-5)  23-Jan-2026 03:22:37
 
METAR
KTHV 
15nm E 		230753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M07/M12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP211 T10721117
TAF
KMDT 
27nm NE 		230542Z 2306/2406 27009KT P6SM SKC FM231100 29015G26KT P6SM SCT250 FM232100 31017G28KT P6SM SCT250
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