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KFOZ Bigfork Municipal Airport
Bigfork, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 SEPTEMBER 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
GPZr344/37.8GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME111.4006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BIGFORKat field34502EFOZ ..-. --- --..
ORR244/34.734102EORB --- .-. -...

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: 47-47.322692N47-46.749262N
Longitude: 093-39.298348W093-38.820808W
Elevation: 1350.9 ft.1345.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 149 magnetic, 151 true329 magnetic, 331 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none35 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
    
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 10 September 2020 at 0901Z to 08 October 2020 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download (193KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download (189KB)
NDB RWY 15   download (184KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (187KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Sep-2020
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4411:44
Sunrise07:1512:15
Sunset18:5423:54
Evening civil twilight19:2500:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Oct-2020 03:43:03
Local (UTC-5)  30-Sep-2020 22:43:03
 
METAR
KFOZ 010313Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM SCT010 OVC015 07/06 A2992 RMK AO2
TAF
KHIB 
41nm SE 		302235Z 3023/0118 28007KT P6SM VCSH FEW035 SCT045 BKN060 FM010200 32010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN017 FM011100 27010KT P6SM BKN016 FM011700 34010G16KT P6SM BKN023
KINL 
48nm N 		010204Z 0102/0124 30006KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 BKN110 FM010500 35009G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN019 FM011100 35009G17KT P6SM BKN023 FM011900 34009KT P6SM BKN035
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