FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BFW |
| Lat/Long: | 47-14-56.5000N / 091-24-56.1000W
47-14.941667N / 091-24.935000W
47.2490278 / -91.4155833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1089 ft. / 331.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1995) |
| From city: | 7 miles SW of SILVER BAY, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 55614 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1965 |
| Sectional chart: | GREEN BAY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BFW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25, REIL RY 07 & 25 AND PAPI RY 07 & 25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 350 (218-226-3537) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TWM (18 nm SW): | 119.325 (218-834-6591) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.55/290.5 (DULUTH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ELOr154/38.3 | | ELY VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SILVER BAY | | at field | | 350 | | 00E | | BFW | -... ..-. .-- |
| TWO HARBORS | | 048/17.9 | | 243 | | 01E | | TWM | - .-- -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SERVE FUEL AVAIL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 47-14.859000N | | 47-15.018500N |
| Longitude: | 091-25.299333W | | 091-24.562167W |
| Elevation: | 1088.6 ft. | | 1082.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 072 | | 252 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SILVER BAY
7 DAVIS DRIVE
SILVER BAY, MN 55614
Phone 218-226-4408 |
| Manager: | WARREN SWARMER
7 DAVIS DRIVE
SILVER BAY, MN 55614
Phone 218-226-4408 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 63/week * | | 73% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT TRAFFIC ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | CAUTION DEER AND WILDLIFE 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 25 | |
download (132KB) |
| NDB RWY 25 | |
download (148KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTWM - Richard B Helgeson Airport (18 nm SW)
KELO - Ely Municipal Airport (38 nm NW)
4R5 - Madeline Island Airport (39 nm SE)
KDLH - Duluth International Airport (40 nm SW)
KDYT - Sky Harbor Airport (41 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tim Flynn
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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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) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 12:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 13:30 |
| Sunset | | 16:18 | | 22:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 08:40:31 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 29-Nov-2009 02:40:31 |
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| METAR |
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KBFW
3nm S | 290813Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM SCT075 00/M05 A2983 RMK AO2
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KTWM
19nm SW | 290813Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM BKN065 OVC075 M01/M06 A2984 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KDLH
40nm SW | 290523Z 2906/3006 35006KT P6SM SCT030 OVC060 TEMPO 2908/2912 BKN030 FM291200 32008KT P6SM OVC025 PROB30 2915/2918 4SM -SN BKN008 OVC015 FM292200 33010KT P6SM BKN040
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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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