FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FOZ |
| Lat/Long: | 47-47-02.1625N / 093-39-03.5773W
47-47.036042N / 093-39.059622W
47.7839340 / -93.6509937
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1351 ft. / 411.8 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: | RWY 15/33 MIRL PRESET TO LOW; INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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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| GPZr344/37.8 | | 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: | 3998 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition
CRACKS. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 47-47.322692N | | 47-46.749262N |
| Longitude: | 093-39.298348W | | 093-38.820808W |
| Elevation: | 1350.9 ft. | | 1345.9 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 1222 ft. from runway, 62 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | none |
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: | GENE WARD
58022 STATE HIGHWAY 38
BIGFORK, MN 56628
Phone 218-743-6175 |
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 30 August 2011 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (177KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (180KB) |
| NDB RWY 15 | |
download (134KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KORB - Orr Regional Airport (35 nm NE)
KGPZ - Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport-Gordon Newstrom Field (35 nm S)
KCQM - Cook Municipal Airport (39 nm E)
KHIB - Range Regional 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:56 | | 09:56 |
| Sunrise | | 05:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunset | | 20:48 | | 01:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:26 | | 02:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:52:24 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 07:52:24 |
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| METAR |
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| KFOZ | 181213Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM OVC012 11/08 A2996 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHIB
41nm SE | 181138Z 1812/1912 14006KT P6SM VCSH BKN008 OVC018 TEMPO 1812/1815 2SM +TSRA BR SCT008 OVC018CB FM181500 15008KT P6SM -RA VCTS BKN018CB OVC026 TEMPO 1815/1818 3SM -TSRA BR BKN012CB OVC022 FM182200 16009KT P6SM SCT022 OVC150 FM190300 12004KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007
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KINL
48nm N | 181138Z 1812/1912 10006KT P6SM OVC020 FM181600 13006KT P6SM -RA BKN022 OVC035 FM182100 11008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015 FM190100 06004KT P6SM -RA OVC007
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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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