Grimes Airport

Grimes Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 8N1
Summary
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 / 40.48472; -76.26361
Map
8N1 Location of airport in Pennsylvania
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 2,720 829 Turf
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 650 Based aircraft 17
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]

References[]

External links[]

• Golden Age of Aviation Museum
• Grimes Airport (8N1) information from Pennsylvania DOT
• Aerial image as of 8 April 1999 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