FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
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| GPZr344/37.7 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BIGFORK | | at field | | 345 | | 02E | | FOZ | ..-. --- --.. |
| ORR | | 244/34.7 | | 341 | | 02E | | ORB | --- .-. -... |
| COOK | | 266/38.7 | | 233 | | 01E | | CQM | -.-. --.- -- |
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 fair 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 |
| Obstructions: | none
BRUSH +4, 0-200 FM RWY END, 225L. | | 15 ft. trees, 545 ft. from runway, 225 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BIGFORK
BOX 197
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: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/week * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 350' MICRO TWR 2 MILES SOUTH OF RWY. |
| - | DEER & WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON & 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 15 | |
download (145KB) |
| NDB RWY 15 | |
download (158KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunrise | | 05:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunset | | 20:57 | | 01:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:34 | | 02:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 21:54:44 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 16:54:44 |
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| METAR |
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| KFOZ | 252133Z AUTO 28010G20KT 243V313 10SM SCT050 26/13 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N
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| TAF |
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KHIB
41nm SE | 251900Z 251918 29013G23KT P6SM BKN040 FM0200 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040 TEMPO 0913 1/4SM FG VV001 FM1300 30013KT P6SM SKC
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KINL
48nm N | 251731Z 251818 30013KT P6SM SCT040 FM0300 VRB05KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0913 2SM BR SCT001 FM1300 28013KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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