FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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 18-May-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:50 | | 09:50 |
| Sunrise | | 05:27 | | 10:27 |
| Sunset | | 20:37 | | 01:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:14 | | 02:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 13:10:32 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 08:10:32 |
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| METAR |
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KBFW
3nm S | 181253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN009 06/04 A3003 RMK AO2
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KTWM
19nm SW | 181251Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM -RA OVC008 08/05 A3002 RMK AO2 P0037
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KDLH
40nm SW | 181138Z 1812/1912 11007KT 5SM -RA VCTS OVC003CB TEMPO 1812/1815 2SM +TSRA BR SCT003 OVC010CB FM181500 09010KT 4SM -TSRA OVC005CB FM182100 09009KT 4SM -RA BR OVC010 FM190300 07008KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC003
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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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