FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FOZ |
| Lat/Long: | 47-46-58.2000N / 093-39-00.7000W 47-46.970000N / 093-39.011667W 47.7828333 / -93.6501944 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1348 ft. / 410.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of BIGFORK, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 56628 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 345 (218-743-3289) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.9/281.45(DULUTH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GPZr344/37.7 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BIGFORK | | at field | | 345 | | 02E | | FOZ | ..-. --- --.. |
| ORR | | 244/34.7 | | 341 | | 02E | | ORB | --- .-. -... |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3100 x 75 ft. / 945 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition CRACKS. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 47-47.193333N | | 47-46.746667N |
| Longitude: | 093-39.195000W | | 093-38.828333W |
| Elevation: | 1348.0 ft. | | 1344.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 149 magnetic, 151 true | | 329 magnetic, 331 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BIGFORK BOX 196 BIGFORK, MN 56628 Phone 218-743-3782 |
| Manager: | LOREN E. HOVILA BOX 336 BIGFORK, MN 56628 Phone 218-743-3640 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/week * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 28 February 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 350' MICRO TWR 2 MILES SOUTH OF RWY. |
| - | DEER & WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS. |
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 |
| GPS RWY 15 | |
download (146KB) |
| NDB RWY 15 | |
download (153KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGPZ - Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport-Gordon Newstrom Field (35 nm S)
KORB - Orr Regional Airport (35 nm NE)
KCQM - Cook Municipal Airport (39 nm E)
KHIB - Chisholm-Hibbing Airport (41 nm SE)
KINL - Falls International Airport (48 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 16:46 | | 22:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:19 | | 23:19 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 12:38:21 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 06:38:21 |
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| METAR |
| KFOZ | 081213Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN120 M01/M03 A3001 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KHIB 41nm SE | 081129Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100 OVC150 FM082000 10005KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080 OVC120 FM090000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC120 PROB30 0900/0906 6SM -RA BKN040 OVC080 FM090600 29005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 OVC080 PROB30 0906/0912 6SM -RA BKN030
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KINL 48nm N | 081129Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM082000 14006KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 BKN150 FM090000 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 OVC120 FM090600 25005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060 OVC080 PROB30 0906/0912 6SM -RA BKN040 OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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