Bartow Exec Airport (BOW)

BOW
Bartow Exec Airport (BOW)
Bartow, FL
Latest photos of Bartow Exec Airport (BOW)
KBOW, Bartow Control Tower, photo by Mark Pasqualino
Mark Pasqualino
KBOW, Main Terminal, photo by Mark Pasqualino
Mark Pasqualino
BOW, Mail Box area at Bartow Municipal Airport, Bartow, FL, photo by scotch-canadian
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BOW, Aircraft Tug at Bartow Municipal Airport, Bartow, FL, photo by scotch-canadian
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier BOW
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 81°47'0.3740" W / 27°56'36.0910" N
-81.783437 / 27.943359 (Estimated)
Elevation 124.60 ft / 37.98 m (Surveyed)
Land 1846 acres
From nearest city 4 nautical miles NE of Bartow, FL
Location Polk County, FL
Magnetic Variation 04W (1995)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner BARTOW MUNI ARPT DVLPMNT AUTH
Address PO BOX 650
BARTOW, FL 33831-0650
Phone number 863-533-1195
Manager JOHN B. HELMS, II
Address 5993 AIRPORT BLVD
BARTOW, FL 33830
Phone number 863-533-1195
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart MIAMI
Region ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC ZMA - MIAMI
Tie-in FSS PIE - SAINT PETERSBURG
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility BOW (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 121.2 MHz
UNICOM 122.95 MHz
AWOS-3 BOW (863-533-9004)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AMB,AVNCS,INSTR,RNTL,SALES,SURV
Runway Information
Runway 05/23
Dimensions 5001 x 100 ft (1524 x 30 m)
Surface ASPH (POOR)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
PCN 27
05 23
Alignment 46° 226°
Physical elevation 107.90 ft 122.20 ft
Coordinates 27.938146 / -81.789398 27.947685 / -81.778242
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
Runway 09L/27R
Dimensions 5000 x 150 ft (1524 x 46 m)
Surface ASPH (FAIR)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
PCN 48
09L 27R
Alignment 87° 267°
Physical elevation 116.90 ft 114.50 ft
Coordinates 27.944551 / -81.790611 27.945252 / -81.775144
Traffic pattern Left Right
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
Runway 09R/27L
Dimensions 4416 x 150 ft (1346 x 46 m)
Surface ASPH-CONC (POOR)
Surface treatment
PCN 6
09R 27L
Alignment 87° 267°
Physical elevation 112.30 ft 111.60 ft
Coordinates 27.941803 / -81.790468 27.942424 / -81.776807
Traffic pattern Right Left
Runway marking Basic , Fair Condition Basic , Fair Condition
Remarks
  • OVERHEAD PLINES IN T-HANGAR AREA - APPROX 20' VERTICAL CLEARANCE.
  • WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT.
  • WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC TAMPA APCH AT 813-878-2528