Grimes Airport (8N1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KZER), 8N1 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Grimes Airport in Bethel, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KZER): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Grimes Airport (8N1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bethel, PA at a field elevation of 582 ft. 8N1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KZER, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 2,720 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMUI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KZER, 14.2 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KZER 281255Z AUTO 11009KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3044 RMK AO2
What changed at KZER (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (8:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1235Z (8:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8N1
Based on the nearest station (KZER), 8N1 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately -900 ft (field elevation 582 ft). 8N1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMUI, about 14 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 2,720 ft | TURF-G | 9 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 29 | 2,720 ft | TURF-G | 9 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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8N1 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 11/292,720 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8N1Wind
- 11
- 9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 9 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
8N1 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8N1
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 1304/FL030/TP B737/SK TOPS030
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK TOPS030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 1022 F360 255/058KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 102…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8N1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KZER reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 29
- 68%
- 11
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
8N1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KZER, 14 nm away.
Wind is 11° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily IREG local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8N1
- City
- Bethel
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 582 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.4848, -76.2636
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,720 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KZER
- TAF
- Nearest KMUI
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 8h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for Grimes Airport (8N1)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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