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PA51 Bowtie Airport
Biglerville, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

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 17-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2811:28
Sunrise06:5711:57
Sunset16:5121:51
Evening civil twilight17:2022:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Nov-2025 15:21:16
Local (UTC-5)  17-Nov-2025 10:21:16
 
METAR
KTHV 
15nm E 		171453Z AUTO 31015G23KT 10SM BKN060 06/M07 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 30030/1401 RAE13 SLP122 P0000 60000 T00611067 51028
TAF
KMDT 
27nm NE 		171139Z 1712/1812 30011G16KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 1712/1713 6SM -SHSN OVC045 FM171330 30018G28KT P6SM SCT060 FM171700 30015G28KT P6SM BKN060 FM172300 29011G19KT P6SM SCT250 FM180600 30006KT P6SM FEW250
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