FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8N1 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-29-05.3310N / 076-15-48.8230W
40-29.088850N / 076-15.813717W
40.4848142 / -76.2635619
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| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ZER (14 nm N): | 127.57 (570-544-2778) |
| WX ASOS at MUI (14 nm W): | PHONE 717-861-6493 |
| WX ASOS at RDG (15 nm SE): | PHONE 610-372-9863 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RAVr116/15.9 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| LRPr012/21.9 | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| ETXr267/27.1 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| HZLr201/(30.1) | | HAZLETON VOR | | 109.40 | | 09W |
| SEGr131/33.7 | | SELINSGROVE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 08W |
| PTWr305/35.8 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| MIPr160/37.1 | | MILTON VORTAC | | 109.20 | | 09W |
| HARr083/38.4 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
| FJCr258/39.6 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BELLGROVE | | 087/13.5 | | 328 | | 10W | | BZJ | -... --.. .--- |
| CARBON | | 241/30.2 | | 339 | | 12W | | LQX | .-.. --.- -..- |
| HUMBOLT | | 212/32.6 | | 366 | | 10W | | HXM | .... -..- -- |
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 RY ON W END UNUSBL IN EARLY SPRING DUE TO WET CONDS. |
| Runway edge markings: | 11/29 MARKED WITH WHITE ELEVATED PLASTIC CONTAINERS. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 250 ft.
& 29 DSPLCD THRS MARKED WITH 3 RED ELEVATED PLASTIC CONTAINERS. | | 270 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. road, 41 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RY 11 APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 13 ft. road, 78 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear
RY 29 APCH SLOPE 26:1 TO DSPLCD THR. |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 54/month * | | 62% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | 8% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 May 2008 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8N1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
9D4 - Deck Airport (9 nm S)
KZER - Schuylkill County (Joe Zerbey) Airport (14 nm N)
KMUI - Muir Army Airfield (Fort Indiantown Gap) (14 nm W)
KRDG - Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (15 nm SE)
N31 - Kutztown Airport (22 nm E)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Oct-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunset | | 18:26 | | 22:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:54 | | 22:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2008 11:11:42 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Oct-2008 07:11:42 |
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| METAR |
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KMUI
14nm W | 131055Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 07/07 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP296 T00710067 $
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KRDG
15nm SE | 131054Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 09/08 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP295 T00940083
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KLNS
22nm S | 131053Z 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 09/08 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP293 T00940078
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KMDT
29nm SW | 131056Z 00000KT 5SM BR BKN250 10/09 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP294 T01000089 $
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KRDG
15nm SE | 130534Z 130606 00000KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 0812 4SM BR FM1400 30007KT P6SM SCT250 FM0000 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250
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