FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | BWG |
Lat/Long: | 36-57-52.3000N 086-25-10.8000W 36-57.871667N 086-25.180000W 36.9645278,-86.4196667 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 547.2 ft. / 166.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04W (2015) |
From city: | 2 miles SE of BOWLING GREEN, KY |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 42103 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BWG (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 03 & 21; HIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airline operations: | 24 HR PPR FOR ACFT OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS - AMGR. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX ASOS: | 127.825 (270-843-8136) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 133.85/317.6 (NASHVILLE RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY LOUISVILLE RADIO ON FREQ 122.4 (BOWLING GREEN RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
NOORA | | 034/5.9 | | 236 | | 04W | | BW | -... .-- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
Dimensions: | 6501 x 150 ft. / 1982 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 63 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 120.0 | Double wheel: | 221.0 | Double tandem: | 358.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 36-57.521050N | | 36-58.449822N |
Longitude: | 086-25.502403W | | 086-24.836933W |
Elevation: | 547.1 ft. | | 520.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 030 true | | 214 magnetic, 210 true |
Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Runway 12/30
Dimensions: | 3956 x 150 ft. / 1206 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition POTHOLE, 1200 FT UPWIND OF RWY 30 THR, 42 FT SW OF CNTRLN; ALLIGATOR CRACKING; LONGITUDINAL (LINEAR) AND TRANSVERSE CRACKING; DEPRESSIONS; AND RAVELING. ALL ARE PRODUCING LOOSE AGGREGATE. |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 9 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 25.5 | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Operational restrictions: | NOT AVBL FOR SKED ACR OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS OR UNSKED ACR AT LEAST 31 PAX SEATS. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 36-57.844947N | | 36-57.520115N |
Longitude: | 086-25.551220W | | 086-24.847000W |
Elevation: | 530.9 ft. | | 531.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 124 magnetic, 120 true | | 304 magnetic, 300 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 349 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO 1000 WOODHURST ST BOWLING GREEN, KY 42103 Phone 270-842-1101 |
Manager: | SUSAN HARMON 1000 WOODHURST ST BOWLING GREEN, KY 42103 Phone 270-842-1101 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 66 | Single engine airplanes: | | 51 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 24/day * | 42% | local general aviation | 40% | transient general aviation | 17% | air taxi | <1% | military | <1% | commercial | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
A57-03 | FIRST 1300 FT LONGL GRADIENT SLOPE 1.5 PERCENT; STEEPER THAN STD FOR ACFT WITH APCH SPD IN EXCESS OF 122 KTS. |
A57-30 | +54 FT TREE DIST 860 FT 200 FT L; 15:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THR. |
- | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | CNL IFR - LOUISVILLE FSS 122.2. |
- | FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
- | BWG RWY 03/21 APCH END SAFETY AREAS CONTAIN IRREGULAR SFC. |
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 from 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 03 | |
download (256KB) |
ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 03 | |
download (256KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (268KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (273KB) |
NDB RWY 03 | |
download (178KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (52KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (126KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4M7 - Russellville-Logan County Airport (21 nm SW)
1M5 - Douglas Hunter Field Airport (22 nm S)
KGLW - Glasgow Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
M20 - Leitchfield-Grayson County Airport (27 nm N)
3M7 - Lafayette Municipal Airport (32 nm SE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bob Pitchford
Photo taken 06-Nov-2016
looking southwest
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 26-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 11:15 |
Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 11:41 |
Sunset | | 19:02 | | 00:02 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:27 | | 00:27 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 26-Mar-2023 19:36:30 |
Local (UTC-5) | 26-Mar-2023 14:36:30 |
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METAR |
KBWG | 261853Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 22/03 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02220033
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TAF |
KBWG | 261720Z 2618/2718 18005KT P6SM SKC FM262300 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM270800 32010KT P6SM BKN050 FM271400 31008KT P6SM BKN027
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NOTAMs |
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