AirNav: 9Y0 - Bowstring Airport

9Y0

Bowstring Airport
Bowstring, Minnesota, USA

GOING TO BOWSTRING?

Reserve a Hotel Room

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	9Y0
Lat/Long:	47-33-29.6800N 093-52-12.2300W 47-33.494667N 093-52.203833W 47.5582444,-93.8700639 (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
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at FOZ (16 nm NE):	118.025 (218-743-3289)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GPZr321/28.3		GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME		114.65		06E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BIGFORK		211/16.1		345		02E		FOZ	..-. --- --..

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	2565 x 150 ft. / 782 x 46 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	47-33.459690N	47-33.528000N
Longitude:	093-52.511333W	093-51.896333W
Elevation:	1372.0 ft.	1362.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	078 magnetic, 081 true	258 magnetic, 261 true
Markings:	, in good condition	, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	108 ft. trees, 1720 ft. from runway, 177 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear	73 ft. brush, 117 ft. from runway, 127 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ITASCA COUNTY PO BOX 4 BOWSTRING, MN 56631-0004 Phone 218-832-3567 LEE ENGSTROM.
Manager:	KENNETH REICHERT 47703 NUTMEG RD DEER RIVER, MN 56636-2544 Phone 218-244-6328 KREICHER@BIGFORK.NET.

Additional Remarks

-	RWY COND VARIES DRG WINT MONTHS. CALL AMGR FOR DETAILS.
-	DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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)
Y49 - Walker Municipal Airport (40 nm SW)
KHIB - Range Regional Airport (43 nm E)

Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google

Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo taken 26-Jun-2008 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Bowstring Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

Sectional chart

Airport distance calculator
Flying to Bowstring Airport? Find the distance to fly. From to 9Y0

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:41	10:41
Sunrise	06:15	11:15
Sunset	20:24	01:24
Evening civil twilight	20:58	01:58

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Aug-2025 11:28:07
Local (UTC-5)	17-Aug-2025 06:28:07

METAR

KFOZ 15nm NE	171113Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM BKN090 13/12 A3020 RMK AO2
KGPZ 25nm SE	171103Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM SCT006 13/13 A3016 RMK AO2

TAF

KBJI 43nm W	170524Z 1706/1806 08008KT P6SM SCT250 FM171600 12012KT P6SM BKN190 FM172300 11012G21KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM180500 12010G18KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
KHIB 43nm E	170537Z 1706/1806 09005KT P6SM SKC FM171500 11010G18KT P6SM SCT150 PROB30 1723/1802 6SM -SHRA BKN030 FM180200 10010KT 4SM -TSRA BKN015CB

NOTAMs

Click for the latest NOTAMs

NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?
	If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Bowstring Airport, you should consider listing it here. To start the listing process, click on the button below

Other Pages about Bowstring Airport


Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved.	Privacy Policy Contact