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8PA8

Sunny Rest Airport
Palmerton, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	8PA8
Lat/Long:	40-49-00.3340N 075-39-58.6780W 40-49.005567N 075-39.977967W 40.8167594,-75.6662994 (estimated)
Elevation:	980 ft. / 299 m (estimated)
Variation:	11W (1985)
From city:	17 miles NW of PALMERTON, PA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	18071

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/1974
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	NEW YORK CENTER
FSS:	WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at 22N (4 nm W):	119.350 (570-386-3423)
WX ASOS at ABE (14 nm SE):	126.975 (610-477-0813)
WX AWOS-3 at XLL (17 nm SE):	127.875 (610-231-3111)
WX AWOS-3 at HZL (18 nm NW):	119.975 (570-459-4901)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FJCr309/11.0	ALLENTOWN VORTAC	117.50	10W
ETXr012/14.2	EAST TEXAS VOR/DME	110.20	09W
LVZr188/27.4	WILKES-BARRE VORTAC	111.60	10W
PTWr001/36.0	POTTSTOWN VORTAC	116.50	09W
STWr264/37.7	STILLWATER VOR/DME	109.60	11W
BWZr283/38.3	BROADWAY VOR/DME	114.20	11W

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	1800 x 80 ft. / 549 x 24 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	HALSIE BOWERS 425 SUNNY REST ROAD PALMERTON, PA 18071 Phone 610-377-2911
Manager:	MICHAEL MESHER 425 S.R. DRIVE PALMERTON, PA 18071 Phone 215-377-2911

Additional Remarks

-	ARPT CLSD AT PRESENT TIME FOR REPAIRS.
-	FOR CD CTC ALLENTOWN APCH AT 800-728-6322.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8PA8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

22N - Jake Arner Memorial Airport (4 nm W)
KABE - Lehigh Valley International Airport (14 nm SE)
KXLL - Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
KHZL - Hazleton Regional Airport (18 nm NW)
N43 - Braden Airpark (20 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:20	10:20
Sunrise	06:47	10:47
Sunset	19:06	23:06
Evening civil twilight	19:34	23:34

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Sep-2026 06:48:30
Local (UTC-4)	18-Sep-2026 02:48:30

METAR

K22N 4nm W	180615Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 21/20 A3008 RMK AO2
KABE 14nm SE	180641Z 00000KT 2SM BR BKN080 22/21 A3006 RMK AO2 T02170211 $
KXLL 17nm SE	180635Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR SCT002 SCT008 22/21 A3007 RMK AO2 TSNO
KHZL 18nm NW	180615Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR OVC004 21/20 A3015 RMK AO2

TAF

KABE
14nm SE

180527Z 1806/1906 31004KT 6SM BR SCT020 BKN050 TEMPO 1806/1810 4SM BR BKN020 FM181200 35008KT P6SM SCT045 BKN150 FM190200 01007KT P6SM FEW200

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