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KBOW Bartow Municipal Airport
Bartow, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: BOW
Lat/Long: 27-56-36.1000N / 081-47-00.3000W
27-56.601667N / 081-47.005000W
27.9433611 / -81.7834167
(estimated)
Elevation: 125 ft. / 38.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1995)
From city: 4 miles NE of BARTOW, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 33830

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1944
Sectional chart: MIAMI
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BOW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0730-1730
FOR ATTENDANT AFTER HRS CALL 863-255-5755.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 05/23 & 09L/27R, PAPI RYS 09L, 27R, 05 & 23 AND WIND CONE - CTAF. REIL RYS 05, 23, 09L & 27R OPER WHEN MIRL RYS 05/23 & 09L/27R HIGH INTST ONLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 121.2
UNICOM: 122.95
WX AWOS-3: 123.775 (863-533-9004)
BARTOW GROUND: 121.9 [0730-1730]
BARTOW TOWER: 121.2 121.5R [0730-1730]
TAMPA APPROACH: 120.65 119.9
TAMPA DEPARTURE: 120.65 119.9
EMERG: 121.5
WX ASOS at GIF (7 nm N): 133.675 (863-293-1604)
  • ATCT CLSD EASTER; THANKSGIVING; CHRISTMAS; & OTHER HOLS BY NOTAM.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LALr101/12.5LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PLANT CITY102/20.134602WPCM .--. -.-. --
ZEPHYRHILLS134/26.125303WRHZ .-. .... --..
WAUCHULA016/26.526104WCHN -.-. .... -.
KISSIMMEE227/27.832905WISM .. ... --
KNIGHT089/35.627002WTPF - .--. ..-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 35.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Double tandem: 110.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 27-56.288847N27-56.861123N
Longitude: 081-47.363782W081-46.694518W
Elevation: 108.0 ft.122.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 050 magnetic, 046 true230 magnetic, 226 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 47 ft. trees, 1380 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear34 ft. trees, 950 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear

Runway 9L/27R

Dimensions: 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9L  RUNWAY 27R
Latitude: 27-56.673090N27-56.715088N
Longitude: 081-47.436667W081-46.508662W
Elevation: 117.0 ft.114.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 091 magnetic, 087 true271 magnetic, 267 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 39 ft. tree, 2000 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear26 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear

Runway 9R/27L

Dimensions: 4400 x 150 ft. / 1341 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
RUNWAY 9R  RUNWAY 27L
Latitude: 27-56.508327N27-56.545408N
Longitude: 081-47.424967W081-46.608465W
Elevation: 112.4 ft.111.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 091 magnetic, 087 true271 magnetic, 267 true
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none46 ft. trees, 1370 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: BARTOW MUNI ARPT DVLPMNT AUTH
PO BOX 650
BARTOW, FL 33830
Phone 863-533-1195
Manager: CINDY BARROW
PO BOX 650
BARTOW, FL 33830
Phone 863-533-1195
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ARPT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 115
Single engine airplanes: 94
Multi engine airplanes: 10
Jet airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 135/day *
58% transient general aviation
42% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 15 July 2002

Additional Remarks

OVERHEAD PLINES IN T-HANGAR AREA - APPROX 20' VERTICAL CLEARANCE.
AEROBATIC PRACTICE AREA SFC TO 5000 FT PARALLEL TO & INCLUDING A PORTION OF RY 09R/27L SR-SS.
WILDLIFE 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
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09L   download (200KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27R   download (197KB)
VOR/DME RWY 09L   download (200KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGIF - Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (7 nm N)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (9 nm E)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (13 nm W)
KPCM - Plant City Airport (20 nm W)
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (25 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KBOW (Bartow Municipal Airport)
Photo by Gregory White
Photo taken 01-Apr-2008

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Sectional chart
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From to KBOW

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Aug-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3810:38
Sunrise07:0211:02
Sunset19:5823:58
Evening civil twilight20:2200:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Aug-2008 01:00:40
Local (UTC-4)  21-Aug-2008 21:00:40
 
METAR
KBOW 220055Z AUTO 24018G25KT 10SM BKN039 BKN047 27/22 A2972 RMK AO2
KGIF 
8nm N 
220053Z AUTO 26016G25KT 10SM FEW031 BKN080 OVC110 27/22 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 25026/0001 SLP058 T02720222 TSNO
KLAL 
12nm W 
212352Z 26012G18KT 15SM SCT028 BKN050 BKN100 BKN300 27/23 A2973
TAF
KISM 
28nm NE 
212321Z 220024 25019G28KT 6SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC035 TEMPO 0004 23021G31KT 3SM SHRA BKN015 OVC025 FM0400 25020G32KT 5SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN020 OVC025 TEMPO 0408 23020G30KT 3SM SHRA BKN015 OVC020 FM1200 22015G23KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 OVC050 AMD NOT SKED
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Bartow Flying Service 863-533-1361
863-533-1195
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...

More info about Bartow Flying Service
Chevron


FS 
SS 
100LL 
$5.25 
$4.60 
Jet A 
$5.75 
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 Updated 21-Aug-2008
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Bartow Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Bartow Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KBOW have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HOWARD JOHNSON INN - WINTER HAVEN 5.5 65-81
 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Bartow Municipal Airport

7 in Winter Haven
1 in Mulberry
20 in Lakeland
2 in Lake Wales
4 in Haines City
18 in Davenport
 

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