Silver Bay Municipal Airport (BFW)

BFW
AIRPORT CLOSED
Silver Bay Municipal Airport (BFW)
Silver Bay, MN
Latest photos of Silver Bay Municipal Airport (BFW)
BFW, Approach end of Runway 25, photo by Glenn E. Chatfield
Glenn E. Chatfield
BFW, Terminal, photo by Glenn E. Chatfield
Glenn E. Chatfield
BFW, Terminal, photo by Glenn E. Chatfield
Glenn E. Chatfield
BFW, Monument below the weather vane by the terminal, photo by Glenn E. Chatfield
Glenn E. Chatfield
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier BFW
Airport Status Closed Permanently
Longitude/Latitude 91°24'56.1000" W / 47°14'56.5000" N
-91.415583 / 47.249028 (Estimated)
Elevation 1088.60 ft / 331.81 m (Surveyed)
Land 160 acres
From nearest city 7 nautical miles SW of Silver Bay, MN
Location Lake County, MN
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF SILVER BAY
Address 7 DAVIS DR
SILVER BAY, MN 55614-1397
Phone number 218-226-4408
Manager LANA FRALICH/JAMES LARSON
Address CITY ADMINISTRATOR
7 DAVIS DR
SILVER BAY, MN 55614-1397
Phone number 218-226-4408
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart GREEN BAY
Region AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS PNM - PRINCETON
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility BFW (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.9 MHz
Airport Services
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Runway Information
Runway 07/25
Dimensions 3200 x 75 ft (975 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (POOR)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
07 25
Alignment 72° 252°
Physical elevation 1088.60 ft 1082.90 ft
Coordinates 47.247650 / -91.421656 47.250308 / -91.409369
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
CL lights No
TDZ lights No
Remarks
  • ULTRALIGHT TRAFFIC ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • DEER AND WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • NEW TRML BUILDING AVBL, FOR KEYPAD ENTRY PRESS 2, 4 TOGETHER AND THEN PRESS 3.
  • POT HOLES ON APN AND TIEDOWN AREA.
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.