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Bowtie Airport Private

PA51 · Biglerville, PA · 560 ft elevation · var 10W · Towered

Airport information

FAA LID
PA51
Coordinates
39.9085, -77.2052
Elevation
560 ft MSL
Magnetic variation
10W
Sectional chart
WASHINGTON
Airport use
Private
Control tower
Yes
ARTCC
NEW YORK (ZNY)
Flight service (FSS)
WILLIAMSPORT
Attendance
UNATNDD
Segmented circle
No
Wind indicator
yes
Activated
1999/07
Distance from city
4 SE

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

EventLocal (EDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
05:07 AM09:07Z
Sunrise05:40 AM09:40Z
Sunset08:41 PM00:41Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
09:13 PM01:13Z
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:13 PM → 05:07 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:41 PM → 04:40 AM

Plan a flight from PA51

Runway 05/23

2,100 ft × 100 ft · Turf
05
Heading
n/a
Traffic pattern
Left
Displaced threshold
600 ft
23
Heading
n/a
Traffic pattern
Left
Displaced threshold
300 ft

Nearby navigation aids

NavAidTypeFreqRadial / Dist magnetic
HAR · HarrisburgVORTAC112.50r205° / 24.4 NM
EMI · WestminsterVORTAC117.90r345° / 26.9 NM
FDK · FrederickVOR109.00r023° / 30.8 NM
HGR · HagerstownVOR109.80r074° / 32.6 NM
THS · St ThomasVORTAC115.00r099° / 34.4 NM

No published instrument procedures or Chart Supplement for PA51. VFR sectional link above.

Ownership & management

Owner
A. TIMOTHY SHIMER
724 RENTZEL RD, BIGLERVILLE, PA
440-225-5228
Manager
A. TIMOTHY SHIMER
724 RENTZEL RD, BIGLERVILLE, PA
440-225-5228

Remarks FAA

  • 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.
  • FOR CD CTC HARRISBURG APCH AT 800-932-0712.
  • CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLP.

Weather is live from the Aviation Weather Center; airport facility data is from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle). For planning and education only; always verify against official sources. Open PA51 in a full tool: METAR/TAF decoder, crosswind calculator, sun & night times, or the density altitude calculator.