FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BGF |
| Lat/Long: | 35-10-39.1000N / 086-03-58.2000W 35-10.651667N / 086-03.970000W 35.1775278 / -86.0661667 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 979 ft. / 298.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of WINCHESTER, TN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 37398 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | NASHVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BNA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 931-967-3148. ARPT UNATNDD CHRISTMAS & EASTER. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 121.675 (931-967-8445) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AYX (13 nm N): | 128.325 (931-454-2052) |
| WX AWOS-3 at THA (15 nm NW): | 128.325 (931-454-2052) |
- UNICOM MONITORED IREGLY.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.75/353.5 (SHELBYVILLE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| UXMr147/(15.0) | | TULLAHOMA REGIONAL VOR | | 109.65 | | 03W |
| SYIr143/29.4 | | SHELBYVILLE VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
| RQZr049/36.0 | | ROCKET VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BOILING FORK | | at field | | 263 | | 02W | | BGF | -... --. ..-. |
| BURWI | | 156/19.1 | | 332 | | 03W | | ULH | ..- .-.. .... |
| KELSO | | 085/23.5 | | 358 | | 01W | | TNY | - -. -.-- |
| JASPER | | 289/24.7 | | 382 | | 02W | | APT | .- .--. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5002 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 42.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 35-11.064100N | | 35-10.239923N |
| Longitude: | 086-03.954988W | | 086-03.985018W |
| Elevation: | 971.3 ft. | | 974.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 182 true | | 004 magnetic, 002 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 117 ft. trees, 2916 ft. from runway, 73 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 70 ft. trees, 1296 ft. from runway, 117 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WINCHESTER CITY HALL WINCHESTER, TN 37398 Phone 931-967-4771 |
| Manager: | JASON WAFFORD 574 AVIATION DR WINCHESTER, TN 37398 Phone 931-967-3148 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 38 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 98/week * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 3% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 29 November 1999 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HEAVY NON-RADIO EQUIPPED TFC FIRST SAT OF EACH MONTH. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 18 | |
download (223KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAYX - Arnold Air Force Base (13 nm N)
KTHA - Tullahoma Regional Airport/William Northern Field (15 nm NW)
KAPT - Marion County Airport-Brown Field (25 nm E)
KFYM - Fayetteville Municipal Airport (25 nm W)
KSYI - Bomar Field-Shelbyville Municipal Airport (29 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in April 2007
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 05:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 19:42 | | 00:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:11 | | 01:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 07:02:48 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 17-May-2008 02:02:48 |
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| METAR |
KMDQ 30nm SW | 170641Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A2998 RMK AO2
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KHUA 43nm SW | 161955Z 34006KT 7SM BKN035 16/09 A3000 RMK LAST
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KCHA 43nm E | 170653Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/09 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01000089
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K4A9 46nm S | 170700Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC001 07/07 A2996 RMK AO2
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KHSV 47nm SW | 170653Z 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 10/09 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01000089
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| TAF |
KCHA 43nm E | 170530Z 170606 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0912 5SM BR FM1800 24010KT P6SM SCT060 FM0100 22005KT P6SM SCT100
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KHSV 47nm SW | 170527Z 170606 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1600 25007KT P6SM FEW070
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| NOTAMs |
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