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KBOW Bartow Municipal Airport
Bartow, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: BOW
Lat/Long: 27-56-36.1000N / 081-47-00.3000W
27-56.601667N / 081-47.005000W
27.9433611 / -81.7834167
(estimated)
Elevation: 125 ft. / 38.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1995)
From city: 4 miles NE of BARTOW, FL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 33830

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1944
Sectional chart: MIAMI
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BOW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 05/23 & 09L/27R, PAPI RYS 09L, 27R, 05 & 23 AND WIND CONE - CTAF. REIL RYS 05, 23, 09L & 27R OPER WHEN MIRL RYS 05/23 & 09L/27R HIGH INTST ONLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 121.2
UNICOM: 122.95
WX AWOS-3: 123.775 (863-533-9004)
BARTOW GROUND: 121.9 [0730-1530 MON-FRI]
BARTOW TOWER: 121.2 121.5R [0730-1530 MON-FRI]
TAMPA APPROACH: 120.65 119.9
TAMPA DEPARTURE: 120.65 119.9
EMERG: 121.5
WX ASOS at GIF (7 nm N): 133.675 (863-956-2097)
WX AWOS-3 at X07 (9 nm E): 124.225 (863-678-1334)
WX AWOS-3PT at LAL (13 nm W): 118.025 (863-834-2030)
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Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LALr101/12.5LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PLANT CITY102/20.134602WPCM .--. -.-. --
ZEPHYRHILLS134/26.125303WRHZ .-. .... --..
WAUCHULA016/26.526104WCHN -.-. .... -.
KISSIMMEE227/27.832905WISM .. ... --
KNIGHT089/35.627002WTPF - .--. ..-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 35.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Double tandem: 110.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 27-56.288847N27-56.861123N
Longitude: 081-47.363782W081-46.694518W
Elevation: 108.0 ft.122.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 050 magnetic, 046 true230 magnetic, 226 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 51 ft. tree, 2314 ft. from runway, 41:1 slope to clear62 ft. tree, 1454 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 9L/27R

Dimensions: 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9L  RUNWAY 27R
Latitude: 27-56.673090N27-56.715088N
Longitude: 081-47.436667W081-46.508662W
Elevation: 117.0 ft.114.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 091 magnetic, 087 true271 magnetic, 267 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 50 ft. tree, 2152 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear23 ft. tree, 1024 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear

Runway 9R/27L

Dimensions: 4400 x 150 ft. / 1341 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
RUNWAY 9R  RUNWAY 27L
Latitude: 27-56.508327N27-56.545408N
Longitude: 081-47.424967W081-46.608465W
Elevation: 112.4 ft.111.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 091 magnetic, 087 true271 magnetic, 267 true
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 37 ft. tree, 1761 ft. from runway, 42:1 slope to clear51 ft. tree, 1342 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: BARTOW MUNI ARPT DVLPMNT AUTH
BUILDING 400, BARTOW AIRPORT, PO BOX 650
BARTOW, FL 33831-0650
Phone 863-533-1195
CONTACT PERSON: CYNTHIA BARROW 863-533-1195
Manager: CYNTHIA BARROW
BARTOW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BUILDING 400
BARTOW, FL 33831
Phone 863-533-1195
AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 5001 HIGHWAY 17 NORTH, BARTOW, FL 33830 FAX: 863-533-5968

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 101
Single engine airplanes: 79
Multi engine airplanes: 14
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 135/day *
58% transient general aviation
42% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 23 July 2010

Additional Remarks

OVERHEAD PLINES IN T-HANGAR AREA - APPROX 20' VERTICAL CLEARANCE.
WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (321KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09L   download (262KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (320KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27R   download (277KB)
VOR/DME RWY 09L   download (205KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (24KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGIF - Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (7 nm N)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (9 nm E)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (13 nm W)
KPCM - Plant City Airport (20 nm W)
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (25 nm SE)
 
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Photo taken 01-Apr-2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4411:44
Sunrise07:0812:08
Sunset18:1523:15
Evening civil twilight18:3923:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 10:10:17
Local (UTC-5)  12-Feb-2012 05:10:17
 
METAR
KBOW 120955Z AUTO 35010G14KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3025 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO
KGIF 
8nm N 
120953Z AUTO 34015G21KT 10SM CLR 03/M09 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00281089
KLAL 
12nm W 
120955Z AUTO 36011KT 10SM CLR 02/M10 A3025 RMK AO2
TAF
KLAL 
12nm W 
120520Z 1206/1306 36012KT P6SM SCT250 FM121400 36012KT P6SM BKN250 FM130100 04004KT P6SM SCT250 AMD NOT SKED 1206/1212
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Bartow Flying Service 863-533-1361
863-533-1195
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 The hotels featured here are reported to be very convenient to the Bartow Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Bartow Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
The Stanford Inn 863-533-2393
[web site]
[email]
[Reservations]
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AirNav users who flew into KBOW have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HOWARD JOHNSON INN - WINTER HAVEN 5.5 39-60
BEST WESTERN ADMIRALS INN 6.8 80-107
 

Other hotels near Bartow Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BARTOW 4.3 100-114
HAMPTON INN WINTER HAVEN 5.5 116-129
RAMADA - WINTER HAVEN 5.5 69-70

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Bartow Municipal Airport

1 in Bartow
9 in Winter Haven
2 in Mulberry
25 in Lakeland
5 in Lake Wales
2 in Haines City
1 in Plant City, CA
19 in Davenport
 

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