FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BAC |
| Lat/Long: | 46-56-28.2910N 098-01-04.5520W 46-56.471517N 098-01.075867W 46.9411919,-98.0179311 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1401.7 ft. / 427.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of VALLEY CITY, ND |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 58072 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1938 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GFK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 701-840-5903. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET ON MED INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RWY 13 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.725 (701-845-9117) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.2/270.3 (WOODWORTH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| JMSr085/27.1 | | JAMESTOWN VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD. A:FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4201 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 46-56.844045N | | 46-56.363887N |
| Longitude: | 098-01.347717W | | 098-00.622062W |
| Elevation: | 1401.7 ft. | | 1384.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 134 true | | 307 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3539 x 100 ft. / 1079 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 46-56.777683N | | 46-56.195618N |
| Longitude: | 098-01.298703W | | 098-01.300212W |
| Elevation: | 1397.0 ft. | | 1380.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 173 magnetic, 180 true | | 353 magnetic, 360 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2525 x 120 ft. / 770 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 46-56.215685N | | 46-56.437623N |
| Longitude: | 098-01.272495W | | 098-00.759988W |
| Elevation: | 1379.3 ft. | | 1384.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 051 magnetic, 058 true | | 231 magnetic, 238 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2520 x 120 ft. / 768 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 46-56.375308N | | 46-56.373818N |
| Longitude: | 098-01.275925W | | 098-00.670760W |
| Elevation: | 1385.5 ft. | | 1384.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 083 magnetic, 090 true | | 263 magnetic, 270 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BARNES COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY P.O. BOX 2 VALLEY CITY, ND 58072 Phone 701-840-2029 ARPT AUTH CHAIRPERSON - SHAWN ANDERSON. |
| Manager: | MIKE LERUD P.O. BOX 2 VALLEY CITY, ND 58072 Phone 701-840-5903 |
Additional Remarks
| A52-35 | +35'PLINE MRKD WITH DALGT BALLS 1000' FM THR APCH RATIO 28:1. |
| - | RWY 05/23, 08/26 & 17/35 CLSD WINTER MONTHS DUE TO LACK OF SNOW REMOVAL |
| - | CONFIRM SNOW REMOVAL & WINTER CONDS NOV-MAR, CALL 701-840-5903. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
| - | GLD ACT 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (252KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (255KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (356KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJMS - Jamestown Regional Airport (27 nm W)
S32 - Cooperstown Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
6L3 - Lisbon Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
5N8 - Casselton Robert Miller Regional Airport (34 nm E)
K74 - Robert Odegaard Field Airport (45 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Times for 07-Nov-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 13:25 |
| Sunset | | 17:07 | | 23:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:39 | | 23:39 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Nov-2025 23:05:56 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Nov-2025 17:05:56 |
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| METAR |
| KBAC | 072255Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM UP SCT022 OVC110 M03/M06 A2989 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KJMS 27nm W | 072127Z 0721/0818 01009KT P6SM OVC015 FM080300 10005KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 0806/0812 4SM -SN OVC008
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| NOTAMs |
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