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KBWG Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: BWG
Lat/Long: 36-57-52.3000N / 086-25-10.8000W
36-57.871667N / 086-25.180000W
36.9645278 / -86.4196667
(estimated)
Elevation: 547 ft. / 166.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (1995)
From city: 2 miles SE of BOWLING GREEN, KY
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 42103

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: ST LOUIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BWG (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
NSTD LIGHTED WINDSOCK.
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 03/21 AND REIL RYS 03 & 21 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: 24 HR PPR FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 270-842-1101.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX ASOS: 127.825 (270-843-8136)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 133.85/317.6 (NASHVILLE RCAG).
  • COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY BOWLING GREEN RADIO ON FREQ 123.6 & 255.4.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BWGr026/2.4BOWLING GREEN VORTAC117.9002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BEAVER CREEK263/19.926002WBVQ -... ...- --.-
LAFAYETTE329/32.024502WLFB .-.. ..-. -...
NEEDMORE044/35.122101WPED .--. . -..
MUHLENBERG113/38.736201EGMH --. -- ....

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 6500 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Double wheel: 38.0
Double tandem: 60.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
Gradient: RY 21 SLOPE 0.4% UP SW.
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 36-57.521032N36-58.449697N
Longitude: 086-25.502012W086-24.837060W
Elevation: 546.7 ft.520.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 032 magnetic, 030 true212 magnetic, 210 true
Markings: precision, in fair conditionprecision, 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
Instrument approach: ILS

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3955 x 150 ft. / 1205 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Double wheel: 38.0
Double tandem: 60.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 36-57.844938N36-57.520120N
Longitude: 086-25.551188W086-24.847018W
Elevation: 530.8 ft.531.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 122 magnetic, 120 true302 magnetic, 300 true
Displaced threshold: no349 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 3 ft. post, marked and lighted, 201 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline
+1 FT FENCE 190 FT FM RY END 95 FT LEFT; 20:1 AT DISPLACEMENT.
15 ft. road, 270 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear
+10' FENCE 190' FROM RWY END 250' R TO 250' L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO
1000 WOODHURST ST
BOWLING GREEN, KY 42103
Phone 270-842-1101
Manager: ROB BARNETT
1000 WOODHURST ST
BOWLING GREEN, KY 42103
Phone 270-842-1101

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 58
Single engine airplanes: 49
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 171/day *
52% local general aviation
44% transient general aviation
2% military
1% air taxi
<1% commercial
* for 12-month period ending 30 January 2008

Additional Remarks

BE ALERT FOR LARGE NUMBERS OF BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
IFR CLEARANCES TO BE CANCELED ON 122.4 LOUISVILLE FSS

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 03   download (222KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (304KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (291KB)
VOR/DME RWY 21   download (233KB)
VOR-A   download (212KB)
NDB RWY 03   download (209KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (22KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (27KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

4M7 - Russellville-Logan County Airport (21 nm SW)
1M5 - Portland Municipal Airport (22 nm S)
KGLW - Glasgow Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
3M7 - Lafayette Municipal Airport (32 nm SE)
M91 - Springfield Robertson County Airport (35 nm SW)
 
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Aerial photo of KBWG (Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport)
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Photo taken 17-Sep-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5111:51
Sunrise06:1812:18
Sunset16:4122:41
Evening civil twilight17:0823:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 07:29:48
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 01:29:48
 
METAR
KBWG 080653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP217 T00830028
TAF
KBWG 080520Z 0806/0906 19004KT P6SM SKC FM081000 00000KT 6SM BR SKC FM081400 18007KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Bowling Green/Warren County Regional Airport 270-842-1101
[web site]
[email]
Now Offering JET A Fuel!
Hours of Operation: Monday thru Friday 6A.M. to 5P.M. CST
After Hours: Please call 270-392-6882 for After Hours Service

Prior notification is not required, but in order to serve you better please give the Airport Manager's Office a call at 270-842-1101, Monday thru Friday 8A.M. to 5P.M. CST, so we can properly service your needs in a timely manner.

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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Airline Transport Professionals 800-255-2877
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ATP provides professional, accelerated flight training at 25 flight schools across the U.S. ATP's Airline Training Programs prepare students for airline pilot careers with nationwide flying experience in multi-engine aircraft. Additional flight training courses include ATP certificate, multiengine rating, ATP & FEX written prep & exams, Certified Flight Instructor ratings, and instrument proficiency checks.

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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 Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional 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 KBWG have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
FAIRFIELD BY MARRIOTT BOWLING GREEN 2.3 76-90
ECONO LODGE BOWLING GREEN 2.1 55-80
SLEEP INN BOWLING GREEN 2.4 80-126
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT BOWLING GREEN 0.6 76-147
COUNTRY HEARTH BOWLING GREEN 3.8 51-100
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 1.9 35-55
 

Other hotels near Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
HILTON GARDEN INN BOWLING GREEN 0.6 94-139
HOLIDAY INN UNIVERSITY PLAZA-BOWLING GREENairport transportation 0.6 84-139
RED ROOF INN BOWLING GREEN KY 1.5 57-89
CANDLEWOOD SUITES BOWLING GREEN 1.5 89-119
DRURY INN BOWLING GREEN 1.7 90-110
BAYMONT INN AND SUITES BOWLING GREEN 1.9 99-104
BEST WESTERN MOTOR INN 2.1 59-170
DAYS INN BOWLING GREEN KY 2.2 47-90
COMFORT INN BOWLING GREEN 2.3 86-87
QUALITY INN BOWLING GREEN 2.3 85-86
HOME TOWNE STUDIO BOWLING GRN 2.3 54-109
HOME TOWNE SUITE BOWLING GREEN 2.4 69-119
HOME-TOWNE SUITES BOWLING GREEN 2.4 
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES BOWLING GREEN 2.4 84-90
RAMADA INN 2.4 60-75

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from KBWG but to other nearby airports.
    

Hotels in other cities near Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport

23 in Bowling Green
6 in Franklin
 

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