FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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: | 851 ft. / 259.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of BLUFFTON, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 45817 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CLE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1851 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 & PAPI RY 23 REIL RY 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| TOLEDO APPROACH: | 120.8 [0600-0000] |
| TOLEDO DEPARTURE: | 120.8 [0600-0000] |
| 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): | 108.4 (419-224-6098) |
- UNICOM MONITORED IRREGULARLY.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FBCr233/6.6 | | FLAG CITY VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 02W |
| AOHr027/(11.6) | | ALLEN COUNTY VOR | | 108.40 | | 04W |
| MAHr235/(12.1) | | MARATHON VOR | | 114.90 | | 05W |
| VWVr199/35.5 | | WATERVILLE VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 02W |
| RODr018/36.7 | | ROSEWOOD VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 05W |
| BUDr299/(40.0) | | BUCKEYE VOR | | 109.80 | | 05W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| 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: | 40-52.916075N | | 40-53.336860N |
| Longitude: | 083-52.469845W | | 083-51.766967W |
| Elevation: | 850.7 ft. | | 846.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 057 magnetic, 052 true | | 237 magnetic, 232 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision | | nonprecision |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. trees, 1595 ft. from runway, 410 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear
RY 23 +10 FT CULTIVATION 138 FT FM 250 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VILLAGE OF BLUFFTON
RTE 1
BLUFFTON, OH 45817
Phone 419-358-2066 |
| Manager: | MIKE CONRAD/NICK VANCE
1080 NAVAJO DRIVE
BLUFFTON, OH 45817
Phone 419-358-7045 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 197/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 14 June 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY MKD WITH REFLECTORS. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (190KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (189KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (69KB) |
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 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:35 | | 12:35 |
| Sunset | | 18:05 | | 23:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:33 | | 23:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 02:25:47 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 21:25:47 |
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| METAR |
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KFDY
12nm NE | 130153Z AUTO 26013KT 10SM CLR M05/M10 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP231 T10501100 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KFDY
12nm NE | 121735Z 1218/1318 28017G25KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 1220/1222 SCT025 FM122200 27012G20KT P6SM SCT025 FM130000 25010KT 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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