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9Y0

Bowstring Airport
Bowstring, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	9Y0
Lat/Long:	47-33-29.6800N 093-52-12.2300W 47-33.494667N 093-52.203833W 47.5582444,-93.8700639 (estimated)
Elevation:	1372 ft. / 418 m (estimated)
Variation:	03E (1985)
From city:	2 miles NW of BOWSTRING, MN
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	56636

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1961
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at FOZ (16 nm NE):	118.025 (218-244-3915)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GPZr321/28.3		GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME		114.65		06E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	2565 x 150 ft. / 782 x 46 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	47-33.459690N	47-33.528000N
Longitude:	093-52.511333W	093-51.896333W
Elevation:	1372.0 ft.	1362.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	078 magnetic, 081 true	258 magnetic, 261 true
Markings:	, in good condition	, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	108 ft. trees, 1720 ft. from runway, 177 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear	73 ft. brush, 117 ft. from runway, 127 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ITASCA COUNTY PO BOX 4 BOWSTRING, MN 56631-0004 Phone 218-832-3567 LEE ENGSTROM.
Manager:	KENNETH REICHERT 47703 NUTMEG RD DEER RIVER, MN 56636-2544 Phone 218-244-6328 KREICHER@BIGFORK.NET.

Additional Remarks

-	RWY COND VARIES DRG WINT MONTHS. CALL AMGR FOR DETAILS.
-	DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9Y0.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFOZ - Bigfork Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
KGPZ - Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport-Gordon Newstrom Field (26 nm SE)
KXVG - Longville Municipal Airport (37 nm S)
Y49 - Walker Municipal Airport (40 nm SW)
KHIB - Range Regional Airport (43 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:41	10:41
Sunrise	06:15	11:15
Sunset	20:24	01:24
Evening civil twilight	20:58	01:58

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Aug-2026 07:26:58
Local (UTC-5)	17-Aug-2026 02:26:58

METAR

KFOZ 15nm NE	170715Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR CLR 09/09 A3002 RMK AO2 T00930093
KGPZ 25nm SE	170722Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR CLR 12/12 A3007 RMK AO2 VIS 3/4V5 $

TAF

KBJI 43nm W	170520Z 1706/1806 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250 FM171900 26010G18KT P6SM BKN110 FM180000 33008KT P6SM SCT110
KHIB 43nm E	170522Z 1706/1806 00000KT P6SM SKC FM170700 00000KT 3SM BR SKC FM170900 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR FEW002 TEMPO 1709/1712 1/2SM FG VV002 FM171300 25008KT P6SM SCT200 FM172100 26010G17KT 6SM -SHRA BKN060 PROB30 1721/1801 3SM -TSRA SCT020CB OVC060 FM180200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT120

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