FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | BWP |
Lat/Long: | 46-14-39.4576N 096-36-25.7614W 46-14.657627N 096-36.429357W 46.2442938,-96.6071559 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 968.2 ft. / 295 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 05E (1995) |
From city: | 1 mile S of WAHPETON, ND |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 58075 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 11/1947 |
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 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR 701-361-0230. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RWY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3: | 127.875 (701-642-9800) |
WX AWOS-3PT at FFM (19 nm E): | 119.05 (218-736-7216) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY GRAND FORKS RADIO ON FREQ 122.4 (FARGO RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQ 127.35/278.3 (FARGO RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FFMr257/18.9 | | FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 05E |
FARr153/32.2 | | FARGO VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 09E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:100LL 24 HR SELF-SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 5100 x 75 ft. / 1554 x 23 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 46-15.035963N | | 46-14.269885N |
Longitude: | 096-36.670913W | | 096-36.177880W |
Elevation: | 968.1 ft. | | 966.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 156 true | | 331 magnetic, 336 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear 32 FT TREES 1250 FT FROM THLD BOTH SIDES OF EXTDD CNTRLN APCH RATIO 32:1. | | 42 ft. trees, 1410 ft. from runway, 130 ft. both sides of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
Dimensions: | 3254 x 150 ft. / 992 x 46 m |
Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
Runway edge markings: | RWY 03/21 MKD WITH EDGE & CORNER DALGT METAL MKRS PAINTED ORANGE. |
Operational restrictions: | RWY 03/21 CLSD WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 46-14.452868N | | 46-14.877125N |
Longitude: | 096-36.672405W | | 096-36.201858W |
Elevation: | 966.6 ft. | | 964.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 038 true | | 213 magnetic, 218 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 49 ft. trees, 886 ft. from runway, 138 ft. both sides of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | WAHPETON ARPT AUTH 1251 PEGASUS ROAD WAHPETON, ND 58075 Phone 701-642-5777 |
Manager: | JON KLEIN 1251 PEGASUS ROAD WAHPETON, ND 58075 Phone 701-642-5777 ADDNL PHONE 701-361-0230 OR CITY POLICE 701-642-7777. |
Additional Remarks
- | RY 15/33 CONC TWY MKD WITH REFLECTORS. |
- | RY 03 SAFETY AREA CULTIVATED UNEVEN DIRT, SOFT WHEN WET. |
- | DEER AND BIRDS ON OR INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (218KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (263KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (175KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFFM - Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickelson Field (19 nm E)
KETH - Wheaton Municipal Airport (28 nm S)
K74 - Robert Odegaard Field Airport (29 nm NW)
Y63 - Elbow Lake Municipal/Pride of the Prairie Airport (30 nm SE)
KJKJ - Moorhead Municipal Airport/Florence Klingensmith Field (36 nm N)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 30-Jun-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:00 | | 10:00 |
Sunrise | | 05:39 | | 10:39 |
Sunset | | 21:21 | | 02:21 |
Evening civil twilight | | 22:00 | | 03:00 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jun-2025 20:20:32 |
Local (UTC-5) | 30-Jun-2025 15:20:32 |
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METAR |
KBWP | 301955Z AUTO 31013G24KT 10SM FEW050 SCT055 25/17 A2992 RMK AO2
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KFFM 19nm E | 301955Z AUTO 30019G26KT 10SM BKN044 BKN055 BKN080 24/17 A2993 RMK AO2 TSNO
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TAF |
KFAR 42nm N | 301720Z 3018/0118 31015G21KT P6SM FEW026 SCT030 BKN040 FM302000 31017G27KT P6SM VCTS BKN060CB FM010000 33012G21KT P6SM SCT210 FM010200 31009KT P6SM FEW240
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NOTAMs |
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