FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BFR |
| Lat/Long: | 38-50-24.1190N / 086-26-43.3090W
38-50.401983N / 086-26.721817W
38.8400331 / -86.4453636
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 728 ft. / 221.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of BEDFORD, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 47421 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0830-DUSK
ARPT CLSD CHRISTMAS DAY. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1528 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REILS 13/31 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.125 (812-275-8306) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.775/269.45 (HENRYVILLE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OOMr159/19.8 | | HOOSIER VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BEDFORD | | at field | | 344 | | 02W | | BFR | -... ..-. .-. |
| CLAYE | | 153/14.8 | | 382 | | 02W | | BM | -... -- |
| ORANJ | | 014/19.1 | | 368 | | 02W | | RRJ | .-. .-. .--- |
| CAPTAIN | | 268/22.1 | | 308 | | 02W | | EQZ | . --.- --.. |
| WASHINGTON | | 078/33.3 | | 212 | | 03W | | DCY | -.. -.-. -.-- |
| FERDINAND | | 027/40.0 | | 239 | | 00E | | FNZ | ..-. -. --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4501 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 38-50.735017N | | 38-50.265083N |
| Longitude: | 086-27.163800W | | 086-26.430383W |
| Elevation: | 713.0 ft. | | 724.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 131 magnetic, 129 true | | 311 magnetic, 309 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline
+10'TREES 0-160'FM THR &190'R OF CL; SLOPING TERRAIN 0-6'BGNG 100'FM RWY END TO 200'. | | 85 ft. tree, 1950 ft. from runway, 280 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
15' DROPOFF 160' FRM THR ON CNTRLN. |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3089 x 70 ft. / 942 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 38-50.122333N | | 38-50.395600N |
| Longitude: | 086-26.886633W | | 086-26.337783W |
| Elevation: | 714.0 ft. | | 723.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 060 magnetic, 058 true | | 240 magnetic, 238 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 220 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
5' DITCH 20' WIDE 120' FRM THR. ALSO BRUSH 145' FROM THR. | | 47 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear
-10' DWNSLP TERRAIN AND BRUSH 100-200' FRM RWY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LAWRENCE COUNTY BOAC
3213 TUNNELTON RD.
BEDFORD, IN 47421
Phone 812-275-0491 |
| Manager: | STEVE CUMMINGS
3213 TUNNELTON RD.
BEDFORD, IN 47421
Phone 812-275-0491 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 December 2004 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 13/31 HAS SMALL TREES AND BRUSH 200 FT L & R OF CNTRLN ENTIRE RY LENGTH. |
| - | RWY 13: -10 TO -20'DWNSLP TERRAIN AT THR 190'R OF CL. |
| - | CTN: LINE OF SIGHT RSTRNS TO VSBY. |
| - | DEER 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 between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBMG - Monroe County Airport (20 nm NW)
KFRH - French Lick Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
KSER - Freeman Municipal Airport (26 nm E)
KDCY - Daviess County Airport (33 nm W)
KBAK - Columbus Municipal Airport (36 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Oct-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 07:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 19:13 | | 23:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:40 | | 23:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Oct-2008 20:02:09 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 10-Oct-2008 16:02:09 |
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| METAR |
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KBMG
20nm NW | 101953Z 11009KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP200 T02440083
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KBAK
36nm NE | 101850Z 08012KT 10SM CLR 25/06 A3015
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KBMG
20nm NW | 101720Z 101818 11007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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