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KBOW Bartow Municipal Airport
Bartow, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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: 0700-1900
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 (863-956-2097)
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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
100LL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
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: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 33831
Phone 863-533-1195
Manager: CINDY BARROW
PO BOX 650
BARTOW, FL 33831
Phone 863-533-1195
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ARPT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 100
Single engine airplanes: 76
Multi engine airplanes: 16
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 7
    
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **NEW**   download (313KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09L **CHANGED**   download (272KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **NEW**   download (315KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27R **CHANGED**   download (275KB)
VOR/DME RWY 09L **CHANGED**   download (204KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW**   download (24KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 of KBOW (Bartow Municipal Airport)
Photo by Gregory White
Photo taken 01-Apr-2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1010:10
Sunrise06:3710:37
Sunset20:2600:26
Evening civil twilight20:5300:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 03:29:47
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 23:29:47
 
METAR
KBOW 050315Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN023 BKN029 26/25 A3003 RMK AO2
KGIF 
8nm N 
050253Z AUTO 20003KT 7SM CLR 26/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02610244 53013
KLAL 
12nm W 
050150Z 00000KT 12SM SCT090 27/ A2999 RMK LAST
TAF
KISM 
28nm NE 
042341Z 0500/0524 19004KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN080 FM050200 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM051400 24007KT P6SM SCT035 FM051700 22010KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 0519/0522 4SM TSRA BKN020CB OVC050 AMD NOT SKED 0503/0512
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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, ...
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KBOW have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN WINTER HAVEN 5.5 
HOWARD JOHNSON INN - WINTER HAVEN 5.5 42-60
BEST WESTERN ADMIRALS INN 6.8 45-249
 

Other hotels near Bartow Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BARTOW 4.3 
CLARION INN WINTER HAVEN 5.5 

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

1 in Bartow
7 in Winter Haven
1 in Mulberry
25 in Lakeland
2 in Lake Wales
3 in Haines City
1 in Plant City, CA
12 in Davenport
 

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