Grimes Airport

Airport
8N1 is located in Pennsylvania
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Location of airport in Pennsylvania
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8N1 is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 2,720 829 Turf
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations650
Based aircraft17
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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]

The Golden Age of Aviation Museum is located at Grimes Airport. This organization focuses on pre-WW II aircraft.

Facilities and aircraft

Grimes 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

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 8N1 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  • 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