FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BAC |
| Lat/Long: | 46-56-28.2910N 098-01-04.5520W
46-56.471517N 098-01.075867W
46.9411919,-98.0179311
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1401.7 ft. / 427.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of VALLEY CITY, ND |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 58072 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1938 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GFK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL
ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 701-840-5903. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET ON MED INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RWY 13 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.725 (701-845-9117) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.2/270.3 (WOODWORTH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| JMSr085/27.1 | | JAMESTOWN VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
A:FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4201 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 46-56.844045N | | 46-56.363887N |
| Longitude: | 098-01.347717W | | 098-00.622062W |
| Elevation: | 1401.7 ft. | | 1384.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 134 true | | 307 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3539 x 100 ft. / 1079 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 46-56.777683N | | 46-56.195618N |
| Longitude: | 098-01.298703W | | 098-01.300212W |
| Elevation: | 1397.0 ft. | | 1380.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 173 magnetic, 180 true | | 353 magnetic, 360 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2525 x 120 ft. / 770 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 46-56.215685N | | 46-56.437623N |
| Longitude: | 098-01.272495W | | 098-00.759988W |
| Elevation: | 1379.3 ft. | | 1384.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 051 magnetic, 058 true | | 231 magnetic, 238 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2520 x 120 ft. / 768 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 46-56.375308N | | 46-56.373818N |
| Longitude: | 098-01.275925W | | 098-00.670760W |
| Elevation: | 1385.5 ft. | | 1384.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 083 magnetic, 090 true | | 263 magnetic, 270 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BARNES COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
P.O. BOX 2
VALLEY CITY, ND 58072
Phone 701-840-2029
ARPT AUTH CHAIRPERSON - SHAWN ANDERSON. |
| Manager: | MIKE LERUD
P.O. BOX 2
VALLEY CITY, ND 58072
Phone 701-840-5903 |
Additional Remarks
| A52-35 | +35'PLINE MRKD WITH DALGT BALLS 1000' FM THR APCH RATIO 28:1. |
| - | RWY 05/23, 08/26 & 17/35 CLSD WINTER MONTHS DUE TO LACK OF SNOW REMOVAL |
| - | CONFIRM SNOW REMOVAL & WINTER CONDS NOV-MAR, CALL 701-840-5903. |
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
| - | GLD ACT ON & 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 from 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (252KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (255KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (356KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJMS - Jamestown Regional Airport (27 nm W)
S32 - Cooperstown Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
6L3 - Lisbon Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
5N8 - Casselton Robert Miller Regional Airport (34 nm E)
K74 - Robert Odegaard Field Airport (45 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Feb-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunrise | | 07:48 | | 13:48 |
| Sunset | | 17:44 | | 23:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:16 | | 00:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Feb-2026 12:15:20 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Feb-2026 06:15:20 |
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| METAR |
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| KBAC | 081155Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM UP OVC013 M04/M05 A3001 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KJMS
27nm W | 080936Z 0810/0906 13005KT P6SM SCT007 OVC011 TEMPO 0810/0812 OVC008 FM081200 VRB03KT 6SM BR OVC005 FM081400 VRB05KT 1SM BR OVC003 FM081800 20007KT 3SM BR SCT006 FM082000 22009KT P6SM SCT008 BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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