AirNav: IN85 - Bowlin Airport

IN85

Bowlin Airport
Huntington, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	IN85
Lat/Long:	40-50-14.1630N 085-29-00.9100W 40-50.236050N 085-29.015167W 40.8372675,-85.4835861 (estimated)
Elevation:	810 ft. / 247 m (estimated)
Variation:	03W (1985)
From city:	2 miles S of HUNTINGTON, IN
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	46750

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1976
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at HHG (1.5 nm NE):	126.575 (260-454-1927)
WX ASOS at FWA (16 nm NE):	121.25 (260-209-0224)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FWAr244/15.9	FORT WAYNE VORTAC	117.80	06W
MZZr026/22.5	MARION VOR/DME	108.60	03W
OLKr182/(24.6)	WEBSTER LAKE VOR	110.40	03W
MIEr357/36.2	MUNCIE VOR/DME	114.40	03W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1800 x 55 ft. / 549 x 17 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Obstructions:	25 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runway	100 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	GEORGE BOWLIN 10215 SNOWY OWL LANE ROANOKE, IN 46783 Phone (260) 580-1025
Manager:	GEORGE BOWLIN 10215 SNOWY OWL LANE ROANOKE, IN 46783 Phone (260) 580-1025

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IN85.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHHG - Huntington Municipal Airport (2 nm NE)
KIWH - Wabash Municipal Airport (15 nm W)
KFWA - Fort Wayne International Airport (16 nm NE)
KMZZ - Marion Municipal Airport - McKinney Field (23 nm SW)
KSMD - Smith Field Airport (24 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 28-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:36	12:36
Sunrise	08:07	13:07
Sunset	17:20	22:20
Evening civil twilight	17:51	22:51

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Dec-2025 13:15:45
Local (UTC-5)	28-Dec-2025 08:15:45

METAR

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15nm NE

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