Silver Bay Municipal Airport

Silver Bay Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Silver Bay
ServesSilver Bay, Minnesota
Coordinates47°14′55″N 091°24′56″W / 47.24861°N 91.41556°W / 47.24861; -91.41556
Map
BFW is located in Minnesota
BFW
BFW
Location of airport in Minnesota / United States
BFW is located in the United States
BFW
BFW
BFW (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 3,200 975 Asphalt
Statistics
Based aircraft (2017)7

Wayne Johnson 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]

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

References

  1. ^ "Silver Bay Municipal Airport" (PDF). Airport Directory. Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for BFW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective Jan 5, 2017.
  3. ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 October 2008.
  4. ^ Silver Bay, Minnesota - Silver Bay Municipal Airport (ICAO: KBFW, FAA: BFW). Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 14 October 2009.
  5. ^ "PilotWeb: Home". pilotweb.nas.faa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  6. ^ Silver Bay Airport closes