FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OVS |
| Lat/Long: | 43-09-39.0667N / 090-40-25.3916W 43-09.651112N / 090-40.423193W 43.1608519 / -90.6737199 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 673 ft. / 205.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of BOSCOBEL, WI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 53805 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OVS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1503 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 07/25 PRESET ON LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 07/ 25; MIRL RY 02/20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 126.775 (608-375-2712) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 133.3/380.35 (LONE ROCK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LNRr251/25.0 | | LONE ROCK VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 00E |
| UKNr096/38.4 | | WAUKON VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 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 7/25
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 43-09.623792N | | 43-09.944142N |
| Longitude: | 090-40.741197W | | 090-39.705628W |
| Elevation: | 668.2 ft. | | 670.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 068 magnetic, 067 true | | 248 magnetic, 247 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: | 40 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 1650 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3656 x 58 ft. / 1114 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 43-09.181500N | | 43-09.757333N |
| Longitude: | 090-40.815833W | | 090-40.577000W |
| Elevation: | 672.0 ft. | | 668.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 018 magnetic, 017 true | | 198 magnetic, 197 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 57 ft. trees, 1350 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BOSCOBEL 106 WISCONSIN AVE BOSCOBEL, WI 53805 Phone 608-375-5001 |
| Manager: | RONALD HULS 100 JAMES DRIVE BOSCOBEL, WI 53805 Phone 608-375-5223 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 45/day * | | 61% | local general aviation | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 17 June 2011 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (216KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 25 | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (201KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
93C - Richland Airport (18 nm NE)
KPDC - Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (21 nm SW)
KLNR - Tri-County Regional Airport (22 nm E)
KMRJ - Iowa County Airport (25 nm SE)
Y51 - Viroqua Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Andrew Nahas with Brian Gillaspie piloting
Photo taken 12-Sep-2013
looking south-southwest.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 18:18 | | 23:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:47 | | 23:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 00:44:18 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 19:44:18 |
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| METAR |
| KOVS | 162253Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM OVC016 10/07 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01000067
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| TAF |
KDBQ 46nm S | 161720Z 1618/1718 29011KT P6SM -DZ OVC008 FM170000 29005KT P6SM OVC018 FM170300 28004KT P6SM OVC025 FM170900 28004KT P6SM OVC035
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KVOK 49nm N | 1620/1723 30009KT 9999 BKN023 OVC043 QNH2980INS BECMG 1623/1624 27006KT 9999 FEW030 BKN040 QNH2987INS BECMG 1708/1709 22006KT 4800 BR BKN040 QNH2987INS BECMG 1713/1714 24012KT 9999 NSW BKN150 BKN250 QNH2980INS T13/1721Z T02/1711Z AMD 162005
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