FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | 5G7 |
Lat/Long: | 40-53-07.6000N 083-52-07.1000W 40-53.126667N 083-52.118333W 40.8854444,-83.8686389 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 850.6 ft. / 259.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05W (1985) |
From city: | 1 mile SE of BLUFFTON, OH |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 45817 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 01/1947 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | CLE (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
TOLEDO APPROACH: | 120.8 |
TOLEDO DEPARTURE: | 120.8 |
WX AWOS-3 at OWX (10 nm NW): | 120.525 (419-523-4151) |
WX ASOS at FDY (12 nm NE): | 132.85 (419-427-8524) |
WX ASOS at AOH (13 nm SW): | 128.725 (419-224-6098) |
WX AWOS-3 at I95 (19 nm SE): | 126.4 (419-675-0781) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FBCr233/6.6 | | FLAG CITY VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 02W |
RODr017/36.7 | | ROSEWOOD VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 05W |
BUDr299/(40.0) | | BUCKEYE VOR | | 109.80 | | 05W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
TIFFIN | | 252/32.2 | | 269 | | 05W | | TII | - .. .. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 4126 x 75 ft. / 1258 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 40-52.916067N | | 40-53.336805N |
Longitude: | 083-52.469802W | | 083-51.766968W |
Elevation: | 850.6 ft. | | 846.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 057 magnetic, 052 true | | 237 magnetic, 232 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 52 ft. trees, 634 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. crops, 201 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear +8 FT CROPS, 125 FT DIST, 250 FT L EXTDG TO 200 FT DIST, 158 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | VILLAGE OF BLUFFTON PO BOX 63 BLUFFTON, OH 45817-0063 Phone 419-358-2066 |
Manager: | NICK VANCE 1080 NAVAJO DR BLUFFTON, OH 45817-9691 Phone 419-358-7045 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 117/day * | 55% | transient general aviation | 38% | local general aviation | 7% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 11 August 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC TOLEDO APCH AT 419-865-1495. |
- | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (178KB) |
VOR RWY 23 | |
download (187KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (237KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOWX - Putnam County Airport (10 nm NW)
KFDY - Findlay Airport (12 nm NE)
KAOH - Lima Allen County Airport (13 nm SW)
I95 - Hardin County Airport (19 nm SE)
56D - Wyandot County Airport (25 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 23-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 10:44 |
Sunset | | 20:23 | | 00:23 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 23-Apr-2024 08:39:15 |
Local (UTC-4) | 23-Apr-2024 04:39:15 |
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METAR |
KOWX 10nm NW | 230755Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 11/00 A2998 RMK AO1
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KFDY 12nm NE | 230753Z AUTO 20011KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01000006
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KAOH 13nm SW | 230753Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01000011
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TAF |
KFDY 12nm NE | 230540Z 2306/2406 19010KT P6SM BKN120 FM231200 22015G22KT P6SM BKN080 FM231600 24018G30KT P6SM OVC080 FM231900 23014G22KT P6SM -RA BKN040 TEMPO 2321/2324 5SM -RA OVC030 FM240100 25010KT P6SM BKN035
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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