FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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): | 124.425 (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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| FDYr233/6.6 | | FINDLAY 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: | 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 | | 40-53.336800N |
| Longitude: | 083-52.469817W | | 083-51.766967W |
| Elevation: | 850.5 ft. | | 846.6 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: | TINA ROEDER-ANDERSON
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 15 May 2008 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (187KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (187KB) |
| 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunset | | 17:22 | | 22:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 22:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 14:22:42 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Nov-2009 09:22:42 |
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| METAR |
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KFDY
12nm NE | 091353Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T01330089
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KAOH
13nm SW | 091353Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP256 T01330083
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| TAF |
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KFDY
12nm NE | 091138Z 0912/1012 21008KT P6SM OVC250 FM092100 25004KT P6SM OVC100 FM100100 26004KT P6SM OVC050 FM100400 35005KT P6SM OVC030 FM100700 02005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070
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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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