FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 & PAPI RY 23 REIL RY 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| RODr017/36.7 | | 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 | | 083-51.766947W |
| 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (156KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (155KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (164KB) |
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 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 10:44 |
| Sunset | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 12:39:45 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 08:39:45 |
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| METAR |
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KFDY
12nm NE | 131153Z AUTO 34008KT 10SM BKN007 17/16 A2990 RMK AO2 CIG 006V010 SLP119 60001 70123 T01720156 10194 20167 51017
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KAOH
13nm SW | 131153Z AUTO 36007KT 7SM OVC008 18/16 A2992 RMK AO2 CIG 005V011 SLP125 T01780156 10217 20178 53015
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KFDY
12nm NE | 131132Z 1312/1412 33008KT 6SM BR SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 1312/1314 4SM BR OVC006 FM131400 35012G20KT P6SM BKN035 FM140000 35006KT P6SM SCT035
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| NOTAMs |
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