Grimes Airport
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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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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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]External 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