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PA51 · Bowtie Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID PA51 Elev 560 ft Lat 39° 54.51' N Lon 77° 12.31' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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: 2,100 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 — 2,100 ft 100 ft Turf No —
23 — 2,100 ft 100 ft Turf 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 · 3 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.
  • ·CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·PRVDD VFR ONLY, TREES ALONG SIDE RY 05 MUST PROVIDE 125 FT CLEARANCE, CLEAR 20:1 EACH END RY, HANGAR OFF SIDE RY CLEAR 125 FT OUT FM CENTERLINE.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2002-06-11 Piper PA-28-200 · Ground collision · 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
Piet Edward Barber Fairfield PA 10 nm
Frederick Bernard Parow New Cumber PA 24 nm
Denver Allen Gillham New Cumberland PA 24 nm
Melissa Torres Frederick MD 30 nm
Mark Giovengo Manheim PA 40 nm
Bruce Thompson Lititz PA 44 nm
Peter H Wolfson Lititz PA 44 nm
Darren Lucas Litiz PA 44 nm
Todd James Lebanon PA 44 nm
Harry William Kraemer Gaithersburg MD 46 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
Timothy Craig Lower Biglerville PA 2 nm
Craig Edward Lady Aspers PA 4 nm
Arthur Reynolds Shaw Iii Gettysburg PA 5 nm
Nathan Joseph Willis Gettysburg PA 5 nm
Brian Boyd Fitzgerald Gettysburg PA 5 nm
Jared Francesco Kaufman Gettysburg PA 5 nm
Nathan Christopher Rohrer Gettysburg PA 5 nm
Kevin Samuel Hartlaub Gettysburg PA 5 nm
Christopher Gary Dahlen Gettysburg PA 5 nm
Jason Russell Reid Gettysburg PA 5 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
Alan Timothy Shimer Biglerville PA 2 nm
David Eric Doersom Biglerville PA 2 nm
Jeffrey Charels Young Biglerville PA 2 nm
Paul John Weiler Biglerville PA 2 nm
Brett David Dean Biglerville PA 2 nm
Virgil Mickley Shaffer Biglerville PA 2 nm
Joshua Lyn Deardorff Biglerville PA 2 nm
Kevin George Bopp Aspers PA 4 nm
Gregory Ellis Snyder Aspers PA 4 nm
Richard Lee Fox Gettysburg PA 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 25 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 27 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 31 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 31 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 44 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 44 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 44 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 47 nm
3 in the Green
Selinsgrove, PA
 57 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 68 nm

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