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5B4

Bowbells Municipal Airport
Bowbells, North Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	5B4
Lat/Long:	48-48-35.0980N 102-14-43.6020W 48-48.584967N 102-14.726700W 48.8097494,-102.2454450 (estimated)
Elevation:	1955 ft. / 596 m (estimated)
Variation:	11E (1985)
From city:	1 mile N of BOWBELLS, ND
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	58721

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1969
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	GFK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	2900 x 200 ft. / 884 x 61 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	RWY 8/26 - MRKD W/ BLK & WHT CNS.
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Latitude:	48-48.568333N	48-48.601500N
Longitude:	102-15.226667W	102-14.506333W
Elevation:	1955.0 ft.	1950.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	no	460 ft. DSPLCD THR MKD ONLY WITH DALGT BLK & WHT CNS.
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD
Obstructions:	48 ft. trees, 490 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear	29 ft. rr, 100 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left and right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear +25 FT RLRD 520 FT FM DTHR; 135 FT L/R CL; 20:1 APCH SLP.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF BOWBELLS P.O. BOX 125 BOWBELLS, ND 58721 Phone 701-377-2902
Manager:	WAYNE JACOBSON PO BOX 173 BOWBELLS, ND 58721 Phone 701-339-1574

Additional Remarks

-	RY IREG & SOFT WHEN WET WITH WATER PONDING POSSIBLE.
-	IREG SNOW REMOVAL; CFM RY COND PRIOR TO USE; CALL (701) 339-1574 OR 701-377-2731.
-	TWY SOFT WHEN WET WITH 1 INCH DRAINAGE SWALE.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5B4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

7K5 - Kenmare Municipal Airport (12 nm SE)
KHBC - Mohall Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
08D - Stanley Municipal Airport (31 nm S)
D60 - Tioga Municipal Airport (37 nm SW)
D50 - Crosby Municipal Airport (42 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:55	12:55
Sunrise	08:27	13:27
Sunset	18:39	23:39
Evening civil twilight	19:11	00:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Oct-2026 00:14:59
Local (UTC-5)	26-Oct-2026 19:14:59

METAR

K08D 31nm S	262355Z AUTO 12012KT 10SM OVC060 04/M04 A3029 RMK AO2
KD60 37nm SW	262355Z AUTO 14011KT 10SM OVC050 04/M04 A3028 RMK AO2
CYEN 37nm NW	262300Z AUTO 11013G19KT 9SM CLR 04/M04 A3029 RMK SLP288
KD50 42nm W	262355Z AUTO 13011G17KT 10SM BKN060 OVC075 06/M04 A3025 RMK AO2
KMIB 43nm SE	262355Z 14006KT 10SM SCT070 SCT110 01/M05 A3030 RMK AO2A SLP289 T00071049 10071 20007 57021

TAF

CYEN 37nm NW	261740Z 2618/2624 12010KT P6SM SKC BECMG 2618/2620 12012G22KT RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 271200Z
KMIB 43nm SE	261700Z 2617/2723 11010G15KT 9999 FEW120 QNH3033INS BECMG 2623/2624 10009KT 9999 SCT100 QNH3018INS BECMG 2707/2708 11009KT 9999 BKN030 620302 QNH3014INS BECMG 2709/2710 12010G15KT 9999 OVC020 620203 QNH3000INS BECMG 2715/2716 12010G20KT 9999 OVC010 620153 QNH2989INS BECMG 2720/2721 11010G15KT 9000 -SHRA OVC008 610154 QNH2986INS TX06/2621Z TNM08/2710Z

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