FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 9Y0 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-33-29.4000N / 093-52-12.9000W 47-33.490000N / 093-52.215000W 47.5581667 / -93.8702500 (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: | DUSK-DAWN |
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: | 2700 x 150 ft. / 823 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: | 47-33.452333N | | 47-33.526500N |
| Longitude: | 093-52.538667W | | 093-51.891667W |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 106 ft. trees, 1860 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 17 ft. trees, 240 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 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: | JIM PETERSEN 42411 LITTLE TURTLE ROAD BIGFORK, MN 56628 Phone 218-832-3304 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2006 | |
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 - Chisholm-Hibbing 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:46 | | 09:46 |
| Sunrise | | 05:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunset | | 21:14 | | 02:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:54 | | 02:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 08:33:40 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 03:33:40 |
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| METAR |
KFOZ 15nm NE | 050813Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 07/06 A3003 RMK AO2
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KGPZ 25nm SE | 050815Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 11/09 A3003 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KBJI 43nm W | 050520Z 0506/0606 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250 FM051600 31008KT P6SM SCT060 FM060100 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080
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KHIB 43nm E | 050526Z 0506/0606 00000KT P6SM FEW070 TEMPO 0507/0511 4SM BR FM051500 32011KT P6SM SCT060 FM060000 31007KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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