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8N1 · Grimes Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID 8N1 Elev 582 ft Lat 40° 29.09' N Lon 76° 15.82' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,720 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 — 2,720 ft 100 ft TURF-G No —
29 322.4° 2,720 ft 100 ft TURF-G No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 4 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.
  • ·FIRST 700 FT OF RWY ON W END UNUSBL DURG ERY SPRING DUE TO WET CONDS.
  • ·RWYS 11 & 29 MKD WITH WHITE DISCS.
  • ·RWYS 11 & 29 DTHR MKD BY RED DISCS.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Grimes Airport is a privately owned public-use airport located two nautical miles east of the central business district of Bethel, in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=2

  • Hard landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-10-31 Cessna 195A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1997-07-12 Slingsby Aviation PLC T65A · Hard landing · VMC · day →

Designees in PA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,891 A&P Mechanics 6,164 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 40 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 6 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 10 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 70 FBO Fixed Base Operators 63 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jessica Marie Robinson Newmanstown PA 8 nm
Todd James Lebanon PA 11 nm
Mark Christopher Wesley Robinson Reading PA 18 nm
Darren Lucas Litiz PA 20 nm
Bruce Thompson Lititz PA 20 nm
Peter H Wolfson Lititz PA 20 nm
Mark Giovengo Manheim PA 20 nm
Denver Allen Gillham New Cumberland PA 32 nm
Randy Marlin Rickert Lehighton PA 32 nm
Frederick Bernard Parow New Cumber PA 32 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Mark Andrew Wicks Bethel PA 1 nm
Caroline Jean Dougherty Bethel PA 1 nm
Johnathon Todd Felty Jr Pine Grove PA 7 nm
Stace Alan Reading Pine Grove PA 7 nm
Kenneth Lee Egge Myerstown PA 7 nm
Michael Andrew Natale Myerstown PA 7 nm
David Vladimirovich Samarsky Myerstown PA 7 nm
Dean Ernest Kramer Bernville PA 8 nm
Juan Antonio Alejandro Bernville PA 8 nm
Jacob Tyler Barr Bernville PA 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John Christian Wolf Bethel PA 1 nm
Michael James Moy Bethel PA 1 nm
Terry Ray Brown Bethel PA 1 nm
Edwin Irvin Jones Pine Grove PA 7 nm
David William Sarge Pine Grove PA 7 nm
John Patrick Mcnulty Jr Pine Grove PA 7 nm
Thomas William Davis Pine Grove PA 7 nm
Kerek Scott Zimmerman Myerstown PA 7 nm
Scott Grant Gerberich Myerstown PA 7 nm
Timothy Lee O'Neill Myerstown PA 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 22 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 22 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 27 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 28 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 28 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 31 nm
3 in the Green
Selinsgrove, PA
 34 nm
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Allentown, PA
 39 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
 39 nm
Red Eagle Avionics, LLC.
New Castle, DE
 57 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.