FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | ACTVT REIL RY 07/25; PAPI RY 07/25; MIRL RY 07/25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 fair condition
CRACKS AFFECT RIDE. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS FADED. |
| 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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. trees, 1117 ft. from runway, 229 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | none |
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: | LANA FRALICH/JAMES LARSON
CITY ADMINISTRATOR (NO ARPT MGR), 7 DAVIS DRIVE
SILVER BAY, MN 55614
Phone 218-226-4408 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 63/week * | | 73% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 18 July 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT TRAFFIC ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DEER AND WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NEW TRML BUILDING AVBL, FOR KEYPAD ENTRY PRESS 2, 4 TOGETHER AND THEN PRESS 3. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (181KB) |
| NDB RWY 25 | |
download (127KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (57KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTWM - Richard B Helgeson Airport (18 nm SW)
KELO - Ely Municipal Airport (38 nm NW)
4R5 - Major Gilbert Field Airport (39 nm SE)
KDLH - Duluth International Airport (40 nm SW)
KSUW - Richard I Bong Airport (44 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 10:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 11:01 |
| Sunset | | 20:20 | | 01:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 01:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 09:44:56 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 04:44:56 |
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| METAR |
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KBFW
3nm S | 130853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/02 A3012 RMK AO2
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KTWM
19nm SW | 130853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC080 11/08 A3012 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E
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KDLH
40nm SW | 130531Z 1306/1406 01003KT P6SM SCT070 FM131600 34008G12KT P6SM SCT040 FM131900 34011KT P6SM SCT050 FM140100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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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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