Silver Bay Municipal Airport

Silver Bay Municipal Airport (ICAO: KBFW, FAA LID: BFW) is 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]

Silver Bay Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Silver Bay
ServesSilver Bay, Minnesota
Coordinates47°14′55″N 091°24′56″W
Map
BFW
Location of airport in Minnesota / United States
BFW
BFW (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 3,200 975 Asphalt
Statistics
Based aircraft (2017)7
Sources: Minnesota DOT,[1] FAA[2]

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 indicates that Runway 07/25 is out of service permanently.[5]

On 7 June, 2018, Silver Bay Municipal Airport closed for an indefinite period of time[6]


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. FAA Airport Master Record for BFW (Form 5010 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
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