FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5G7 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-53-07.6000N 083-52-07.1000W
40-53.126667N 083-52.118333W
40.8854444,-83.8686389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 850.6 ft. / 259.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of BLUFFTON, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 45817 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1947 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CLE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| TOLEDO APPROACH: | 120.8 |
| TOLEDO DEPARTURE: | 120.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OWX (10 nm NW): | 120.525 (419-523-4151) |
| WX ASOS at FDY (12 nm NE): | 132.85 (419-427-8524) |
| WX ASOS at AOH (13 nm SW): | 128.725 (419-224-6098) |
| WX AWOS-3 at I95 (19 nm SE): | 126.4 (419-675-0781) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FBCr233/6.6 | | FLAG CITY VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 02W |
| RODr017/36.7 | | ROSEWOOD VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 05W |
| BUDr299/(40.0) | | BUCKEYE VOR | | 109.80 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TIFFIN | | 252/32.2 | | 269 | | 05W | | TII | - .. .. |
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: | 4126 x 75 ft. / 1258 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 40-52.916067N | | 40-53.336805N |
| Longitude: | 083-52.469802W | | 083-51.766968W |
| Elevation: | 850.6 ft. | | 846.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 057 magnetic, 052 true | | 237 magnetic, 232 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 52 ft. trees, 634 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. crops, 201 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+8 FT CROPS, 125 FT DIST, 250 FT L EXTDG TO 200 FT DIST, 158 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VILLAGE OF BLUFFTON
PO BOX 63
BLUFFTON, OH 45817-0063
Phone 419-358-2066 |
| Manager: | NICK VANCE
1080 NAVAJO DR
BLUFFTON, OH 45817-9691
Phone 419-358-7045 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC TOLEDO APCH AT 419-865-1495. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & 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 from 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (177KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (186KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (237KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOWX - Putnam County Airport (10 nm NW)
KFDY - Findlay Airport (12 nm NE)
KAOH - Lima Allen County Airport (13 nm SW)
I95 - Hardin County Airport (19 nm SE)
56D - Wyandot County Airport (25 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 28-Apr-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:27 | | 00:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 00:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Apr-2025 05:49:54 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 28-Apr-2025 01:49:54 |
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| METAR |
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KOWX
10nm NW | 280535Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3027 RMK AO2
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KFDY
12nm NE | 280453Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00890022 401780028 $
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KAOH
13nm SW | 280453Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00830033 401830033
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| TAF |
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KFDY
12nm NE | 271724Z 2718/2818 09006KT P6SM SKC FM281200 15010KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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