FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | BAK |
Lat/Long: | 39-15-42.8940N 085-53-46.8200W 39-15.714900N 085-53.780333W 39.2619150,-85.8963389 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 656.1 ft. / 200.0 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03W (1995) |
From city: | 3 miles N of COLUMBUS, IN |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 47203 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 02/1944 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BAK (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0600-2000 AFT HR - 812-372-1819. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 23; REIL RWY 05, 14 & 32; HIRL RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 5, 14, 23 & 32 ON CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airline operations: | CLSD TO SKED ACR OPS GTR THAN 9 PAX SEATS. UNSKED ACR OPS GTR THAN 30 PAX SEATS 90 DAY PPR - AMGR OR 379-9942. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 118.6 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
WX AWOS-3: | 119.75 (812-376-7584) |
COLUMBUS GROUND: | 121.6 [0630-2200] |
COLUMBUS TOWER: | 118.6 [0630-2200] |
INDIANAPOLIS APPROACH: | 134.85 |
INDIANAPOLIS DEPARTURE: | 134.85 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 134.85 ;CTC APCH CTL |
WX AWOS-3 at OVO (19 nm SE): | 120.625 (812-346-5041) |
WX ASOS at GEZ (20 nm N): | 121.55 (317-398-0246) |
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY FREQUENCY 134.85 USED WHEN ATCT CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SHBr188/22.5 | | SHELBYVILLE VOR/DME | | 116.15 | | 01E |
OOMr080/34.1 | | HOOSIER VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 02W |
VHPr146/39.7 | | BRICKYARD VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 01E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
CLIFS | | 228/5.1 | | 410 | | 03W | | BA | -... .- |
BATESVILLE | | 265/30.0 | | 254 | | 05W | | HLB | .... .-.. -... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 6401 x 150 ft. / 1951 x 46 m |
Surface: | concrete/grooved, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 56 /R/B/W/T | Single wheel: | 75.0 | Double wheel: | 130.0 | Double tandem: | 200.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
Operational restrictions: | MIL MARKINGS CMSND. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 39-15.314360N | | 39-16.059340N |
Longitude: | 085-54.292937W | | 085-53.333263W |
Elevation: | 650.3 ft. | | 656.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 045 true | | 228 magnetic, 225 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:6401 TODA:6401 ASDA:6401 LDA:6401 | | TORA:6401 TODA:6401 ASDA:6401 LDA:6401 |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Obstructions: | 74 ft. tower, 3040 ft. from runway, 94 ft. right of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
Surface: | concrete/grooved, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 48 /R/B/W/T | Single wheel: | 120.0 | Double wheel: | 171.0 | Double tandem: | 290.0 | Dual double tandem: | 735.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 39-16.042202N | | 39-15.459335N |
Longitude: | 085-54.112603W | | 085-53.364080W |
Elevation: | 654.5 ft. | | 651.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 135 true | | 318 magnetic, 315 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:5000 LDA:5000 | | TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:5000 LDA:5000 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF COLUMBUS 4770 RAY BOLL BLVD COLUMBUS, IN 47203 Phone 812-376-2519 |
Manager: | BRIAN PAYNE 4770 RAY BOLL BLVD COLUMBUS, IN 47203 Phone 812-376-2519 812-379-9942 |
Additional Remarks
- | SAWRS AVBL. |
- | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT; HVY ACT AUG & SEP. |
- | FICONS NOT MNTD 1700-0600. |
- | ACFT SVCS - UNICOM. |
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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (236KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (218KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (216KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (207KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (216KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (131KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (164KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
I34 - Greensburg Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
KOVO - North Vernon Airport (19 nm SE)
KGEZ - Shelbyville Municipal Airport (20 nm N)
KSER - Freeman Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
KHFY - Indy South Greenwood Airport (24 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Phil Brooks
Photo taken 31-Jul-2015
looking east-northeast.
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Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 13-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
Sunset | | 18:47 | | 23:47 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:14 | | 00:14 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 13-Mar-2025 17:40:46 |
Local (UTC-5) | 13-Mar-2025 12:40:46 |
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METAR |
KBAK | 131545Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/04 A2988
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KGEZ 20nm N | 131653Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02060056
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TAF |
KIND 33nm NW | 131120Z 1312/1418 07007KT P6SM OVC200 FM131700 11007KT P6SM SCT250
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KBMG 34nm W | 131120Z 1312/1412 VRB03KT P6SM OVC200 FM131600 13006KT P6SM SCT250
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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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