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KBFW

Silver Bay Municipal Airport
Silver Bay, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	BFW
Lat/Long:	47-14-56.5000N 091-24-56.1000W 47-14.941667N 091-24.935000W 47.2490278,-91.4155833 (estimated)
Elevation:	1088.6 ft. / 331.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00E (1995)
From city:	7 miles SW of SILVER BAY, MN
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	55614

Airport Operations

Airport use:	CLOSED PERMANENTLY
Activation date:	02/1965
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	BFW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at TWM (18 nm SW):	119.325 (218-834-6591)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.55/290.5 (DULUTH RCAG).

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:

3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in poor condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

26.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Operational restrictions:

RWY CLSD DUE TO EDGES CONTAIN LOOSE ROCKS AND CRUMBLING; LRG WDSPR CRACKS; VEGETATION GROWING THRU CRACKS AND JOINTS; MARKINGS FADED.

RUNWAY 7

RUNWAY 25

Latitude:

47-14.859000N

47-15.018500N

Longitude:

091-25.299333W

091-24.562167W

Elevation:

1088.6 ft.

1082.9 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

072

252

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

44 ft. trees, 979 ft. from runway, 185 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

33 ft. trees, 918 ft. from runway, 297 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF SILVER BAY 7 DAVIS DR SILVER BAY, MN 55614-1397 Phone 218-226-4408
Manager:	LANA FRALICH/JAMES LARSON CITY ADMINISTRATOR, 7 DAVIS DR SILVER BAY, MN 55614-1397 Phone 218-226-4408 OR 218-220-1700.

Additional Remarks

-	ULTRALIGHT TRAFFIC ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	DEER AND WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	NEW TRML BUILDING AVBL, FOR KEYPAD ENTRY PRESS 2, 4 TOGETHER AND THEN PRESS 3.
-	POT HOLES ON APN AND TIEDOWN AREA.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
-	(ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD PERMLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KBFW.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTWM - Richard B Helgeson Airport (18 nm SW)
KELO - Ely Municipal Airport (38 nm NW)
4R5 - Major Gilbert Field Airport (39 nm SE)
KDLH - Duluth International Airport (40 nm SW)
KDYT - Sky Harbor Airport (41 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:15	13:15
Sunrise	07:49	13:49
Sunset	16:41	22:41
Evening civil twilight	17:16	23:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Jan-2025 08:51:18
Local (UTC-6)	15-Jan-2025 02:51:18

METAR

KTWM
19nm SW

150835Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR M18/M21 A3029 RMK AO2

TAF

KDLH
40nm SW

150520Z 1506/1606 26006KT P6SM SKC FM151600 23010G19KT P6SM BKN050 WS020/24040KT FM151900 22012G22KT 4SM -SN BKN025 OVC040 WS020/25050KT PROB30 1519/1523 1SM -SN BKN012 OVC025 FM152300 24014G22KT 3SM -SN OVC012 PROB30 1523/1602 3SM -FZDZSN FM160300 29013G20KT P6SM -SHSN OVC012 WS015/32045KT

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