FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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: | 1089 ft. / 331.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1995) |
| From city: | 7 miles SW of SILVER BAY, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 55614 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1965 |
| Sectional chart: | GREEN BAY |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25, REIL RY 07 & 25 AND PAPI RY 07 & 25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 350 (218-226-3537) |
| WX AWOS-3 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).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ELOr154/38.3 | | ELY VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SILVER BAY | | at field | | 350 | | 00E | | BFW | -... ..-. .-- |
| TWO HARBORS | | 048/17.9 | | 243 | | 01E | | TWM | - .-- -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SERVE FUEL AVAIL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | 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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 072 | | 252 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 210 ft. left of centerline
RY 07 +15 FT TREES, 150-200 FT FM RY END, 210 FT L. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SILVER BAY
7 DAVIS DRIVE
SILVER BAY, MN 55614
Phone 218-226-4408 |
| Manager: | JAMES TARLTON
5732 LAX LAKE ROAD
SILVER BAY, MN 55614
Phone 218-353-7372 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 63/week * | | 73% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 May 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT TRAFFIC ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | CAUTION DEER AND WILDLIFE 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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 25 | |
download (133KB) |
| NDB RWY 25 | |
download (154KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTWM - Richard B Helgeson Airport (18 nm SW)
KELO - Ely Municipal Airport (38 nm NW)
4R5 - Madeline Island Airport (39 nm SE)
KDLH - Duluth International Airport (40 nm SW)
KDYT - Sky Harbor Airport (41 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tim Flynn
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Aug-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunset | | 19:49 | | 00:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:21 | | 01:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Aug-2008 20:49:17 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 29-Aug-2008 15:49:17 |
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| METAR |
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KBFW
3nm S | 292033Z AUTO 21008KT 190V250 10SM CLR 24/07 A2986 RMK AO2
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KTWM
19nm SW | 292033Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A2986 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KDLH
40nm SW | 291737Z 291818 23013KT P6SM SCT110 FM2200 26009KT P6SM SKC FM0600 30006KT P6SM SKC FM1200 15007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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