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5B4

Bowbells Municipal Airport
Bowbells, North Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	5B4
Lat/Long:	48-48-35.0980N 102-14-43.6020W 48-48.584967N 102-14.726700W 48.8097494,-102.2454450 (estimated)
Elevation:	1955 ft. / 596 m (estimated)
Variation:	11E (1985)
From city:	1 mile N of BOWBELLS, ND
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	58721

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1969
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	GFK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	2900 x 200 ft. / 884 x 61 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	RWY 8/26 - MRKD W/ BLK & WHT CNS.
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Latitude:	48-48.568333N	48-48.601500N
Longitude:	102-15.226667W	102-14.506333W
Elevation:	1955.0 ft.	1950.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	no	460 ft. DSPLCD THR MKD ONLY WITH DALGT BLK & WHT CNS.
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD
Obstructions:	48 ft. trees, 490 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear	29 ft. rr, 100 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left and right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear +25 FT RLRD 520 FT FM DTHR; 135 FT L/R CL; 20:1 APCH SLP.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF BOWBELLS P.O. BOX 125 BOWBELLS, ND 58721 Phone 701-377-2902
Manager:	WAYNE JACOBSON PO BOX 173 BOWBELLS, ND 58721 Phone 701-339-1574

Additional Remarks

-	RY IREG & SOFT WHEN WET WITH WATER PONDING POSSIBLE.
-	IREG SNOW REMOVAL; CFM RY COND PRIOR TO USE; CALL (701) 339-1574 OR 701-377-2731.
-	TWY SOFT WHEN WET WITH 1 INCH DRAINAGE SWALE.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5B4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

7K5 - Kenmare Municipal Airport (12 nm SE)
KHBC - Mohall Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
08D - Stanley Municipal Airport (31 nm S)
D60 - Tioga Municipal Airport (37 nm SW)
D50 - Crosby Municipal Airport (42 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:33	10:33
Sunrise	06:11	11:11
Sunset	21:20	02:20
Evening civil twilight	21:57	02:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-May-2026 17:22:53
Local (UTC-5)	13-May-2026 12:22:53

METAR

K08D 31nm S	131655Z AUTO 18014G19KT 10SM CLR 23/M02 A3002 RMK AO2
KD60 37nm SW	131655Z AUTO 17016KT 10SM CLR 23/M03 A3001 RMK AO2
CYEN 37nm NW	131600Z AUTO 14012KT 130V210 9SM CLR 23/M00 A3000 RMK SLP163 DENSITY ALT 3300FT
KD50 42nm W	131655Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM CLR 25/M03 A2997 RMK AO2
KMIB 43nm SE	131555Z 21012KT 10SM FEW200 24/M01 A3001 RMK AO2A SLP169 T02411010 CHINO RWY12 $

TAF

CYEN 37nm NW	131142Z 1312/1324 19005KT P6SM FEW250 BECMG 1313/1315 15008KT FM131800 17015G25KT P6SM SKC BECMG 1320/1322 15020G30KT RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 131800Z
KMIB 43nm SE	130900Z 1309/1415 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3006INS BECMG 1316/1317 17010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH2988INS BECMG 1320/1321 15015G25KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2955INS BECMG 1408/1409 14020G30KT 8000 -SHRA BKN090 OVC150 510003 QNH2949INS BECMG 1412/1413 20015G25KT 9000 -SHRA BKN050 OVC100 QNH2949INS BECMG 1413/1414 25020G30KT 9999 NSW SCT050 BKN120 510003 QNH2951INS TX27/1322Z TN04/1309Z

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