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KBWP Harry Stern Airport
Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

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 ft. / 295.0 m (surveyed)
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
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
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 SERVICE AFTER HRS CALL AMGR 701-642-5777/3232.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST ACTVT HIGHER INTST & REILS RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 127.875 (701-642-9800)
WX AWOS-3 at FFM (19 nm E): 110.4 (218-736-7216)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY GRAND FORKS RADIO ON FREQ 122.425 (FARGO RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FFMr257/18.9FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME110.4005E
FARr153/32.2FARGO VORTAC116.2009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BRECKENRIDGE-WAHPETONat field23305EBWP -... .-- .--.
WHEATON350/27.832605EETH . - ....

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL CALL 701-642-5777/7777 ( PLOICE).
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: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 15/33 MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 46-15.035963N46-14.269885N
Longitude: 096-36.670913W096-36.177880W
Elevation: 968.1 ft.966.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 151 magnetic, 156 true331 magnetic, 336 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 52 ft. tree, 1400 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear
+30' TREES 1100' FM THR, 275'L OF EXTDD CNTRLN; APCH RATIO 30:1.
none

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 3254 x 150 ft. / 992 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: 03/21 MKD WITH EDGE & CORNER DALGT METAL MARKERS PAINTED RED & WHITE.
Operational restrictions: CLSD WINTER MONTHS.
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 46-14.452868N46-14.877125N
Longitude: 096-36.672405W096-36.201858W
Elevation: 966.6 ft.964.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 033 magnetic, 038 true213 magnetic, 218 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear200 ft. tower, marked, 5000 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: WAHPETON ARPT AUTH
PO BOX 775
WAHPETON, ND 58074
Phone 701-642-5567
Manager: GERALD BECK
PO BOX 843
WAHPETON, ND 58074
Phone 701-642-5777
ADDNL PHONE 701-642-3232 OR CITY POLICE 701-642-7777.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 35
Single engine airplanes: 27
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Military aircraft: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 27/day *
60% local general aviation
34% transient general aviation
6% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 03 December 2003

Additional Remarks

RY 03/21 CLSD WINTER MONTHS DUE TO LACK OF SNOW REMOVAL.
RY 15/33 CONC TWY MKD WITH REFLECTORS.
41 FT TREES 1400 FT FM RY 31 THLD, 100 FT L & R OF CNTRLN. SAFETY AREA CULTIVATED UNEVEN DIRT, SOFT WHEN WET.

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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download (218KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download (216KB)
NDB RWY 33   download (240KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFFM - Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickelson Field (19 nm E)
KETH - Wheaton Municipal Airport (28 nm S)
KJKJ - Moorhead Municipal Airport (36 nm N)
04Y - Hawley Municipal Airport (40 nm N)
KFAR - Hector International Airport (41 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2210:22
Sunrise05:5710:57
Sunset20:4901:49
Evening civil twilight21:2402:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-May-2008 11:25:23
Local (UTC-5)  12-May-2008 06:25:23
 
METAR
KBWP 121056Z AUTO 14016KT 10SM SCT110 08/04 A2974 RMK AO1
KFFM 
19nm E 
121055Z AUTO 14016G20KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A2977 RMK AO2
TAF
KFAR 
42nm N 
120520Z 120606 15014KT P6SM BKN100 FM1500 15014G22KT P6SM BKN050 FM1800 15014G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 TEMPO 2024 5SM -SHRA BKN020 FM0000 VRB06KT 5SM -SHRA BKN020
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
TriState Aviation 701-642-5777
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Jet A 
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