Grimes Airport

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]

This article is about an airport in Pennsylvania. For the airport in Ohio, see Grimes Field.
Grimes Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPaul D. Dougherty, Jr.
ServesBethel, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL582 ft / 177 m
Coordinates40°29′05″N 076°15′49″W
Map
8N1
Location of airport in Pennsylvania
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 2,720 829 Turf
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations650
Based aircraft17

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]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 8N1 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
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