FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -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: | 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: | 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 - 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 29-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 13:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:41 | | 13:41 |
| Sunset | | 16:27 | | 22:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:01 | | 23:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 02:09:03 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 29-Nov-2009 20:09:03 |
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| METAR |
KFOZ 15nm NE | 300153Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM OVC042 01/M02 A2992 RMK AO2
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KGPZ 25nm SE | 300155Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM OVC039 01/M04 A2993 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KBJI 43nm W | 292353Z 3000/3024 25006KT P6SM OVC040 TEMPO 3000/3002 OVC010 FM300200 24008KT P6SM SKC FM301000 25010KT P6SM BKN100 FM301500 28013G18KT P6SM BKN050 FM301800 30016G22KT P6SM OVC040 PROB30 3019/3023 5SM -SN BR OVC030 FM302300 30011KT P6SM OVC040
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KHIB 43nm E | 292334Z 3000/3024 27004KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 3000/3003 BKN025 OVC035 FM300600 28004KT P6SM SCT020 BKN120 TEMPO 3008/3012 2SM BR FM301400 22008KT P6SM -SN OVC025 FM301700 20006KT 4SM -SN OVC025 FM302100 30010KT P6SM OVC020
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| NOTAMs |
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