FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BFR |
| Lat/Long: | 38-50-24.1190N / 086-26-43.3090W
38-50.401983N / 086-26.721817W
38.8400331 / -86.4453636
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 728 ft. / 221.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of BEDFORD, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 47421 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0830-DUSK
ARPT CLSD CHRISTMAS DAY. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1528 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REILS 13/31 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.125 (812-275-8306) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.775/269.45 (HENRYVILLE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OOMr159/19.8 | | HOOSIER VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BEDFORD | | at field | | 344 | | 02W | | BFR | -... ..-. .-. |
| CLAYE | | 153/14.8 | | 382 | | 02W | | BM | -... -- |
| ORANJ | | 014/19.1 | | 368 | | 02W | | RRJ | .-. .-. .--- |
| CAPTAIN | | 268/22.1 | | 308 | | 02W | | EQZ | . --.- --.. |
| WASHINGTON | | 078/33.3 | | 212 | | 03W | | DCY | -.. -.-. -.-- |
| FERDINAND | | 027/40.0 | | 239 | | 00E | | FNZ | ..-. -. --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4501 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 38-50.735017N | | 38-50.265083N |
| Longitude: | 086-27.163800W | | 086-26.430383W |
| Elevation: | 713.0 ft. | | 724.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 131 magnetic, 129 true | | 311 magnetic, 309 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline
+10'TREES 0-160'FM THR &190'R OF CL; SLOPING TERRAIN 0-6'BGNG 100'FM RWY END TO 200'. | | 85 ft. tree, 1950 ft. from runway, 280 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
15' DROPOFF 160' FRM THR ON CNTRLN. |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3089 x 70 ft. / 942 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 38-50.122333N | | 38-50.395600N |
| Longitude: | 086-26.886633W | | 086-26.337783W |
| Elevation: | 714.0 ft. | | 723.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 060 magnetic, 058 true | | 240 magnetic, 238 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 220 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
5' DITCH 20' WIDE 120' FRM THR. ALSO BRUSH 145' FROM THR. | | 47 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear
-10' DWNSLP TERRAIN AND BRUSH 100-200' FRM RWY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LAWRENCE COUNTY BOAC
3213 TUNNELTON RD.
BEDFORD, IN 47421
Phone 812-275-0491 |
| Manager: | STEVE CUMMINGS
3213 TUNNELTON RD.
BEDFORD, IN 47421
Phone 812-275-0491 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 December 2004 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 13/31 HAS SMALL TREES AND BRUSH 200 FT L & R OF CNTRLN ENTIRE RY LENGTH. |
| - | RWY 13: -10 TO -20'DWNSLP TERRAIN AT THR 190'R OF CL. |
| - | CTN: LINE OF SIGHT RSTRNS TO VSBY. |
| - | DEER 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 between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBMG - Monroe County Airport (20 nm NW)
KFRH - French Lick Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
KSER - Freeman Municipal Airport (26 nm E)
KDCY - Daviess County Airport (33 nm W)
KBAK - Columbus Municipal Airport (36 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 24-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 21:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 12:02:31 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 08:02:31 |
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| METAR |
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KBMG
20nm NW | 241153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01610144 10161 20128 53006
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KBAK
36nm NE | 241150Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/15 A3010
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KBMG
20nm NW | 241120Z 241212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 1213 5SM BR FM1600 22005KT P6SM SCT060 SCT120 FM0000 00000KT P6SM BKN100 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 13Z
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| NOTAMs |
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