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5G7 Bluffton Airport
Bluffton, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

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 Savings 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
FDYr233/6.6FINDLAY VORTAC108.2002W
AOHr027/(11.6)ALLEN COUNTY VOR108.4004W
MAHr235/(12.1)MARATHON VOR114.9005W
VWVr199/35.5WATERVILLE VOR/DME113.1002W
RODr018/36.7ROSEWOOD VORTAC117.5005W
BUDr299/(40.0)BUCKEYE VOR109.8005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
OTTAWA156/10.023305WPDR .--. -.. .-.
BENTON RIDGE233/12.233405WBNR -... -. .-.
LIMA037/12.936204WLYL .-.. -.-- .-..
RUSHSYLVANIA345/27.232605WRUV .-. ..- ...-
FOSTORIA234/28.137905WFZI ..-. --.. ..
BELLEFONTAINE000/31.024205WEDJ . -.. .---
TIFFIN252/32.526905WTII - .. ..
STANLEY093/33.841105WVFU ...- ..-. ..-
DEFIANCE142/36.924605WDFI -.. ..-. ..
MARION299/39.720105WMNN -- -. -.
LAKEFIELD057/39.920504WCQA -.-. --.- .-

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 40-52.916067N40-53.336800N
Longitude: 083-52.469817W083-51.766967W
Elevation: 850.5 ft.846.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 057 magnetic, 052 true237 magnetic, 232 true
Markings: nonprecisionnonprecision
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 16 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear56 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
    
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

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR OR GPS RWY 23   download (166KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (32KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Dec-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1512:15
Sunrise07:4612:46
Sunset17:0722:07
Evening civil twilight17:3722:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Dec-2008 05:55:11
Local (UTC-5)  04-Dec-2008 00:55:11
 
METAR
KFDY 
12nm NE 
040453Z AUTO 26017G23KT 6SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC014 04/02 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 P0001 T00390017 400611039
KAOH 
13nm SW 
040511Z AUTO 27016KT 10SM -RA FEW010 OVC039 03/01 A2993 RMK AO2 RAB04 P0000
TAF
KFDY 
12nm NE 
040258Z 0403/0424 23012G18KT P6SM OVC018 TEMPO 0403/0406 4SM -RA BR BKN008 FM040600 26012G18KT 1 1/2SM -SNRA BR SCT006 OVC012 FM041100 29012KT P6SM OVC012 FM041500 29012KT P6SM BKN025 FM042200 27009KT P6SM BKN035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Bluffton Flying Service Co. 419-358-7045
800-468-6359
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...

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Jet A 
$4.24 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Bluffton Airport

Miles Price ($)
KNIGHTS INN BLUFFTON OH 0.6 37-69
COMFORT INN BLUFFTON 0.6 80-85

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Bluffton Airport

2 in Bluffton
11 in Findlay
11 in Lima
 

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