AirNav: 8N1 - Grimes Airport

8N1

Grimes Airport
Bethel, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	8N1
Lat/Long:	40-29-05.3310N 076-15-48.8230W 40-29.088850N 076-15.813717W 40.4848142,-76.2635619 (estimated)
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
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	NEW YORK CENTER
FSS:	WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	IPT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-2 at 9D4 (9 nm S):	118.45 (717-866-2906)
WX AWOS-3 at ZER (14 nm N):	127.575 (570-544-2778)
WX ASOS at MUI (14 nm W):	124.175 (717-861-6493)
WX ASOS at RDG (15 nm SE):	127.1 (610-372-9863)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
RAVr116/15.9	RAVINE VORTAC	114.60	11W
LRPr012/21.9	LANCASTER VOR/DME	117.30	09W
ETXr267/27.1	EAST TEXAS VOR/DME	110.20	09W
SEGr131/33.7	SELINSGROVE VOR/DME	110.40	08W
PTWr305/35.8	POTTSTOWN VORTAC	116.50	09W
MIPr160/37.1	MILTON VORTAC	109.20	09W
HARr083/38.4	HARRISBURG VORTAC	115.35	10W
FJCr259/39.6	ALLENTOWN VORTAC	117.50	10W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BELLGROVE		087/13.5		328		10W		BZJ	-... --.. .---

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 RWY ON W END UNUSBL DURG ERY SPRING DUE TO WET CONDS.
Runway edge markings:	RWYS 11 & 29 MKD WITH WHITE DISCS.
	RUNWAY 11	RUNWAY 29
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	250 ft. RWYS 11 & 29 DTHR MKD BY RED DISCS.	270 ft.
Obstructions:	14 ft. road, 66 ft. from runway, 51 ft. left and right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH SLP 22:1 TO DTHR.	34 ft. tree, 92 ft. from runway, 132 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear APCH SLP 11:1 TO DTHR.

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

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.
-	AD CLSD SS-SR.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8N1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

9D4 - Deck Airport (9 nm S)
08N - Keller Brothers Airport (12 nm S)
74N - Bendigo Airport (14 nm W)
KZER - Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey Airport (14 nm N)
KMUI - Muir (Fort Indiantown Gap) Army Heliport (14 nm W)
KRDG - Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (15 nm SE)
58N - Reigle Field Airport (19 nm SW)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:44	10:44
Sunrise	07:11	11:11
Sunset	19:15	23:15
Evening civil twilight	19:42	23:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Mar-2026 22:13:36
Local (UTC-4)	19-Mar-2026 18:13:36

METAR

KZER 14nm N	192155Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM BKN060 05/M01 A3011 RMK AO2
KMUI 14nm W	192155Z 23005KT 10SM BKN055 BKN070 10/M01 A3012 RMK AO2A SLP206 T01041010
KRDG 15nm SE	192154Z 24004KT 10SM OVC050 11/M01 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP217 T01061006 $
KLNS 22nm S	192153Z 26005KT 10SM OVC065 10/M01 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01001011

TAF

KMUI 14nm W	191900Z 1919/2101 23009KT 9999 SCT040 BKN050 QNH3011INS BECMG 1922/1923 VRB06KT 9999 SCT025 BKN035 QNH3003INS BECMG 2015/2016 20015G20KT 9999 FEW055 SCT065 QNH2992INS BECMG 2018/2019 20010G15KT 9999 SCT030 BKN040 OVC050 QNH2980INS TX14/2017Z TN00/2010Z
KRDG 15nm SE	191838Z 1919/2018 21008KT P6SM SCT050 FM192200 18006KT P6SM BKN100 FM200100 VRB02KT P6SM BKN200 FM201500 17006KT P6SM BKN200 FM201700 20010G18KT P6SM BKN150

NOTAMs

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Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport
	Business Name	Contact	Services / Description	Distance	Comments
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