FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 9Y0 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-33-29.5944N / 093-52-11.8359W
47-33.493240N / 093-52.197265W
47.5582207 / -93.8699544
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1372 ft. / 418 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of BOWSTRING, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 56636 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PNM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FOZ (16 nm NE): | 345 (218-743-3289) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GPZr321/28.3 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BIGFORK | | 211/16.1 | | 345 | | 02E | | FOZ | ..-. --- --.. |
| LONGVILLE | | 018/36.5 | | 392 | | 04E | | XVG | -..- ...- --. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 2531 x 150 ft. / 771 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 07/25 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 47-33.459690N | | 47-33.526790N |
| Longitude: | 093-52.500830W | | 093-51.893700W |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | none | | 7 ft. trees, 90 ft. from runway, 18 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
RWY 25, TREES +14 FT, 242FT FM RY END, 108 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ITASCA COUNTY
PO BOX 4
BOWSTRING, MN 56631
Phone 218-832-3567
COUNTY ENGINEER LEE ENGSTROM. |
| Manager: | KENNETH REICHERT
47703 NUTMEG ROAD
DEER RIVER, MN 56636
Phone 218-832-3274 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/month * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 17 August 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF RY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 9Y0.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOZ - Bigfork Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
KGPZ - Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport-Gordon Newstrom Field (26 nm SE)
KXVG - Longville Municipal Airport (37 nm S)
KHIB - Range Regional Airport (43 nm E)
KBJI - Bemidji Regional Airport (43 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 26-Jun-2008
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 13:25 |
| Sunset | | 17:34 | | 23:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:06 | | 00:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 06:22:55 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 00:22:55 |
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| METAR |
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KFOZ
15nm NE | 130554Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR M20/M24 A2994 RMK AO2
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KGPZ
25nm SE | 130555Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR M17/M23 A2996 RMK AO1 11050 21170 57017
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KBJI
43nm W | 130537Z 1306/1406 17003KT P6SM SKC FM131600 20008KT P6SM SCT050
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KHIB
43nm E | 130545Z 1306/1406 00000KT P6SM SKC WS015/25025KT FM131500 20004KT P6SM SCT060 FM132100 21007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060 FM140300 23003KT P6SM SCT015 BKN030
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