FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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 |
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 |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 117/day * | 55% | transient general aviation | 38% | local general aviation | 7% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 11 August 2022 | |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (178KB) |
VOR RWY 23 | |
download (187KB) |
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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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 10:21 |
Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
Sunset | | 20:19 | | 00:19 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 00:48 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2024 05:06:07 |
Local (UTC-4) | 19-Apr-2024 01:06:07 |
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METAR |
KOWX 10nm NW | 190435Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM SCT075 BKN085 16/10 A3065 RMK AO1
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KFDY 12nm NE | 190453Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP103 T01720089 402170122
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KAOH 13nm SW | 190453Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP106 T01610100 402170117
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TAF |
KFDY 12nm NE | 181740Z 1818/1918 26004KT P6SM SCT250 FM190000 13006KT P6SM BKN050 FM190600 17008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025 WS020/19045KT FM190800 23012KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015 WS020/19045KT FM191000 28015G23KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM191400 31016G23KT P6SM BKN050
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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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