Grimes Airport (FAA LID: 8N1) is a privately owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the central business district of Bethel, in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Paul D. Dougherty, Jr. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bethel, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 582 ft / 177 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°29′05″N 076°15′49″W / 40.48472°N 76.26361°W | ||||||||||
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The Golden Age of Aviation Museum is located at Grimes Airport. This organization focuses on pre-WW II aircraft.
Facilities and aircraft
editGrimes Airport covers an area of 50 acres (20 ha) at an elevation of 582 feet (177 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with a turf surface measuring 2,720 by 100 feet (829 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 14, 2009, the airport had 650 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per month: 92% general aviation and 8% military. At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine.[1]
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Golden Age of Aviation Museum
- Grimes Airport (8N1) information from Pennsylvania DOT
- Aerial image as of 8 April 1999 Archived 4 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 8N1
- AirNav airport information for 8N1
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 8N1