FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 | --- .-. -... |
| COOK | | 266/38.7 | | 233 | | 01E | | CQM | -.-. --.- -- |
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 fair 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 |
| Obstructions: | none
BRUSH +4, 0-200 FM RWY END, 225L. | | 15 ft. trees, 545 ft. from runway, 225 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BIGFORK
BOX 197
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: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/week * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 350' MICRO TWR 2 MILES SOUTH OF RWY. |
| - | DEER & WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON & 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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 15 | |
download (145KB) |
| NDB RWY 15 | |
download (158KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 06-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:45 | | 09:45 |
| Sunrise | | 05:25 | | 10:25 |
| Sunset | | 21:14 | | 02:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:54 | | 02:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 08:21:32 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Jul-2008 03:21:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KFOZ | 060753Z AUTO 22010G17KT 7SM TS SCT036 BKN046 23/16 A2967 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W THRU NE
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| TAF |
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KHIB
41nm SE | 060539Z 060606 18008KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 SCT100 TEMPO 0812 22008KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN025 BKN040CB FM1200 22008KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 BKN080 TEMPO 1215 2SM TSRA BR BKN025 BKN040CB FM1600 26009KT P6SM SCT050 FM1900 29010KT P6SM SCT050 FM0200 31007KT P6SM SKC
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KINL
48nm N | 060539Z 060606 17010KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 SCT100 WS015/20040KT FM0700 21009KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080 WS015/24040KT TEMPO 0711 2SM TSRA BR BKN020 BKN040CB FM1400 26011KT P6SM SCT040 FM1600 29012G20KT P6SM SCT040 FM1900 31012G20KT P6SM SCT040 FM0100 330
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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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