FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 JANUARY 2020
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 56628 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1949 |
| 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 SS-SR; 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 |
| 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. |
| 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: | none | | 35 ft. trees, 872 ft. from runway, 202 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
RWY 33 HAS 3 FT CROPS 22 FT FROM THE RWY END; ALSO, RWY 33 HAS 2 FT SIGN 20 FT FROM THE RWY END AND 115 FT R. |
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: | AMY PIFHER
PO BOX 196
BIGFORK, MN 56628
Phone 218-360-4116 |
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 31 August 2017 | |
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. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 30 January 2020 at 0901Z to 27 Feburary 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (171KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (176KB) |
| NDB RWY 15 | |
download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (317KB) |
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-Einarson Field (48 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Feb-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunset | | 17:41 | | 23:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 00:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Feb-2020 05:26:32 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 18-Feb-2020 23:26:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KFOZ | 190514Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M22/M25 A3047 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHIB
41nm SE | 182020Z 1820/1918 31020G28KT 3SM BLSN VCSH SCT028 BKN035 FM190000 31008KT P6SM FEW025
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KINL
48nm N | 181741Z 1818/1918 31014G23KT 3SM -SHSN BLSN VCSH BKN025 FM182000 30013G23KT 6SM BLSN VCSH SCT025 FM190000 29009KT P6SM FEW025
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| NOTAMs |
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