Leg 150 8N8 - Danville (USA) to KRDG - Reading (USA)
8N8 - Airport Info
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ICAO code: 8N8
Airport name: Danville Airport
Location: Danville
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Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Danville Info
Danville (Pennsylvania), borough in east central Pennsylvania, the seat of Montour County. Danville is located on the north bank of the Susquehanna River, 167 km (104 mi) northwest of Philadelphia. Settled about 1776 and first called Dan's Town, after its founder, General Daniel Montgomery, Danville was laid out in 1792 and incorporated in 1849. Welsh and English workers were brought over in 1845 to make the world's first iron T-rail tracks in its Montour Iron Works. Danville is the site of Geisinger Medical Center. Population 5,165 (1990); 4,897 (2000).
KRDG - Airport Info
ICAO code: KRDG
Airport name: Reading Regional Airport
Location: Reading
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Reading Info
Reading (city, Pennsylvania), city, seat of Berks County, southeastern Pennsylvania, on the Schuylkill River, in a rich agricultural area; settled early 18th century, incorporated as a city 1847. It has railroad shops and diversified manufacturing and commercial industries. Products include electronic parts, clothing, machinery, hardware, structural steel and iron, motor vehicles, and foodstuffs. Albright College (1856), Alvernia College (1958), Pennsylvania State University Berks Campus (1958), and a community college are here. The birthplace of the pioneer Daniel Boone is nearby. The site was purchased from the Lenni Lenape people by William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, and was laid out (1748) by Penn's sons Thomas and Richard. An early ironmaking center, Reading was a military depot and prisoner-of-war camp during the American Revolution. Industrial growth was aided by the construction of two canals in the 1820s and a railroad in 1884. The city is named for Reading, England. Population 78,686 (1980); 78,380 (1990); 81,207 (2000).