FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FOZ |
| Lat/Long: | 47-46-58.2000N / 093-39-00.7000W
47-46.970000N / 093-39.011667W
47.7828333 / -93.6501944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1348 ft. / 410.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of BIGFORK, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 56628 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 345 (218-743-3289) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.9/281.45(DULUTH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GPZr344/37.7 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BIGFORK | | at field | | 345 | | 02E | | FOZ | ..-. --- --.. |
| ORR | | 244/34.7 | | 341 | | 02E | | ORB | --- .-. -... |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3100 x 75 ft. / 945 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition
CRACKS. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 47-47.193333N | | 47-46.746667N |
| Longitude: | 093-39.195000W | | 093-38.828333W |
| Elevation: | 1348.0 ft. | | 1344.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 149 magnetic, 151 true | | 329 magnetic, 331 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BIGFORK
BOX 196
BIGFORK, MN 56628
Phone 218-743-3782 |
| Manager: | LOREN E. HOVILA
BOX 336
BIGFORK, MN 56628
Phone 218-743-3640 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/week * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 28 February 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 350' MICRO TWR 2 MILES SOUTH OF RWY. |
| - | DEER & WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 15 | |
download (146KB) |
| NDB RWY 15 | |
download (153KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGPZ - Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport-Gordon Newstrom Field (35 nm S)
KORB - Orr Regional Airport (35 nm NE)
KCQM - Cook Municipal Airport (39 nm E)
KHIB - Chisholm-Hibbing Airport (41 nm SE)
KINL - Falls International Airport (48 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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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 21-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 13:30 |
| Sunset | | 16:31 | | 22:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:05 | | 23:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 11:12:36 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 05:12:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KFOZ | 211053Z AUTO 16003KT 7SM CLR M01/M03 A2996 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHIB
41nm SE | 210837Z 2109/2206 VRB03KT 3SM BR SKC TEMPO 2109/2112 1/4SM FZFG OVC001 FM211500 17008KT P6SM FEW250 FM211800 17010G20KT P6SM BKN250 FM212300 16009KT P6SM BKN250
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KINL
48nm N | 210537Z 2106/2206 16004KT P6SM SCT250 FM211700 17012G22KT P6SM BKN250 FM212200 17012KT P6SM BKN250
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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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