Bluffton Airport

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FAA: 5G7

Bluffton Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 40-53-07.6000N (40.885444)
Longitude: 
 083-52-07.1000W (-83.868639)
Elevation: 
 850.6 feet MSL (259 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.8 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. SE of Bluffton, Ohio
Found On: 
 Detroit Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
NICK VANCE
1080 NAVAJO DR
BLUFFTON, OH 45817-9691
419-358-7045		 VILLAGE OF BLUFFTON
PO BOX 63
BLUFFTON, OH 45817-0063
419-358-2066

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 01/1947
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0900-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1851 feet (564 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 CLE
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  18
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 08/11/2022)

Total Operations:  42580
Air Taxi:  2900 6.8%
GA Local:  16000 37.6%
GA Itinerant:  23500 55.2%
Military Aircraft:  180 0.4%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  TOLEDO
120.8
120.8
Departure:  TOLEDO
120.8
120.8

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 419
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Bluffton Flying Service Co.
       Update FBO info    		 358-7045 80, 100LL
    Grob Systems, Inc.
       Update FBO info    		 358-9015
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Cleveland(CLE)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

    Instrument Procedures / Charts


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    Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
    Last Cycle
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 EC-2
    IAP VOR RWY 23 EC-2
    MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS EC-2
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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 5G7

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    10.4 Putnam County Airport
    (KOWX OWX)    		 330 337 100LL, Jet A+
    11.8 Findlay Airport
    (FDY KFDY FDY)    		 49 56 100LL, Jet A+
    12.9 Lima Allen County Airport
    (AOH KAOH AOH)    		 214 221 100LL, Jet A-1+
    28.3 Fostoria Metro Airport
    (KFZI FZI)    		 49 56 100LL, Jet A
    30.6 Neil Armstrong Airport
    (AXV KAXV AXV)    		 219 225 100LL, Jet A-1+
    30.7 Henry County Airport
    (7W5)    		 342 349 100LL, Jet A
    32.2 Wood County Airport
    (1G0)    		 19 26 100LL, Jet A
    32.2 Seneca County Airport
    (16G)    		 66 73 100LL, Jet A+
    33.5 Van Wert County Airport
    (KVNW VNW)    		 268 274 100LL, Jet A+
    37.1 Defiance Meml Airport
    (DFI KDFI DFI)    		 317 323 100LL, Jet A+
    40.0 Marion Municipal Airport
    (MNN KMNN MNN)    		 113 120 100LL, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+
    40.7 Sidney Municipal Airport
    (SCA)    		 198 205 100LL, Jet A+
    41.1 Port Bucyrus/Crawford County Airport
    (17G)    		 98 105 100LL, Jet A+
    41.8 Fremont Airport
    (14G)    		 49 56 100LL
    42.2 Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport
    (TOL KTOL TOL)    		 3 10 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
    44.3 Toledo Exec Airport
    (TDZ KTDZ TDZ)    		 23 30 100LL, Jet A
    45.3 Williams County Airport
    (0G6)    		 320 326 100LL, Jet A+
    45.5 Grimes Field Airport
    (I74)    		 173 180 100LL, Jet A+
    46.1 Union County Airport
    (KMRT MRT)    		 149 156 100LL, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+
    47.7 Piqua/Hartzell Field Airport
    (I17)    		 205 211 100LL, Jet A-1+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC TOLEDO APCH AT 419-865-1495.
    A110-2 DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A43-23 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
    A58-23 +8 FT CROPS, 125 FT DIST, 250 FT L EXTDG TO 200 FT DIST, 158 FT L.
    A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
    A82 UNICOM MNT IREGLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 05/23
    Longest Runway: 05/23 is 4126 ft (1258 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    5G7 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 05/23  4126 ft x 75 ft (1258 m x 23 m)
    Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 12/05/2017
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.5

    Runway 05

    Runway 23
    Elevation: 
    		 850.6 846.7
    Latitude: 
    		 40-52-54.9640N 40-53-20.2083N
    Longitude: 
    		 083-52-28.1881W 083-51-46.0181W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 052 232
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Good Good
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES CROPS
    Object Height: 
    		 52 8
    Distance from End: 
    		 634 201
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 130 ft. left of centerline 160 ft. left of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    		 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    REIL: 
    		 Yes Yes
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    		 No No
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    		 43

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A-1+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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