Silver Bay Municipal Airport (ICAO: KBFW, FAA LID: BFW) was a city-owned public-use airport located close to Silver Bay, a city in Lake County, Minnesota, United States.[2] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 2017-2021, which categorizes it as a general aviation airport.[3]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Silver Bay | ||||||||||
| Serves | Silver Bay, Minnesota | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°14′55″N 091°24′56″W / 47.24861°N 91.41556°W | ||||||||||
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  BFW Location of airport in Minnesota / United States  BFW BFW (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BFW by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]
As of May 31, 2018, the FAA indicated that Runway 07/25 is out of service permanently.[5]
On 7 June, 2018, Silver Bay Municipal Airport closed for an indefinite period.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Silver Bay Municipal Airport" (PDF). Airport Directory. Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for BFW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective Jan 5, 2017.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 October 2008.
- ^ Silver Bay, Minnesota - Silver Bay Municipal Airport (ICAO: KBFW, FAA: BFW). Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 14 October 2009.
- ^ "PilotWeb: Home". pilotweb.nas.faa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- ^ Silver Bay Airport closes
External links edit
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BFW, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BFW
- AirNav airport information for KBFW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures