FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
| GPZr321/28.3 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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: | 76 ft. trees, 1355 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 6 ft. trees, 40 ft. from runway, 71 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear |
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 01 October 2012 | |
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 (25 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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Photo taken 26-Jun-2008
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 11:10 |
| Sunset | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:05 | | 02:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 09:27:21 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 04:27:21 |
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| METAR |
KFOZ 15nm NE | 130853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3017 RMK AO2
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KGPZ 25nm SE | 130855Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM VV005 07/06 A3016 RMK AO1 52007
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| TAF |
KBJI 43nm W | 130520Z 1306/1406 35005KT P6SM SKC
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KHIB 43nm E | 130531Z 1306/1406 VRB02KT P6SM SCT070 TEMPO 1308/1312 2SM BR FM131400 36008KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 1315/1317 BKN035 FM131900 34010KT P6SM SCT050 FM140100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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