# Bartow Executive Airport (BOW / KBOW)

**Bartow Executive Airport** (IATA: BOW, ICAO: KBOW) is a small airport in Bartow, Florida, United States. It opened in Feb 1944. It has 3 runways; the longest is 5,001 ft (1,524 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbow

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BOW / KBOW
- FAA: BOW
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Bartow, Florida, United States
- Opened: Feb 1944
- Elevation: 125 ft / 38 m
- Coordinates: 27.9434, -81.7834
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 5,001 ft / 1,524 m
- Instrument procedures: 5 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.bartow-airport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartow_Executive_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2789540
- Weather station: KBOW
- Ident: KBOW

## Timeline

- Feb 1944: Bartow Executive Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 5,001 ft / 1,524 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 046° / 226° | yes |
| 09L/27R | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 087° / 267° | yes |
| 09R/27L | 4,416 ft / 1,346 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 087° / 267° |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05838AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,001 ft / 1,524 m | =6,505 of 29,858 | =2,345 in North America | =1,936 in US |
| Elevation | 125 ft / 38 m | =36,099 of 43,403 | =16,382 in North America | =13,732 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | TAMPA APP/DEP | 120.650 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 123.775 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 121.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 121.200 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbow/data