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KBOW · Bartow Executive Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KBOW FAA BOW Elev 125 ft Lat 27° 56.60' N Lon 81° 47.00' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.29%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 046° 5,001 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.29%
23 226° 5,001 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.29%
09L 087° 5,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
27R 267° 5,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
09R 087° 4,416 ft 150 ft ASP No —
27L 267° 4,416 ft 150 ft ASP No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 6 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 123.775
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 121.200
  • CTAF CTAF 121.200
  • A/D TAMPA APP/DEP 120.650
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILS RWY 05, 09L, 23 & 27R; PAPI RWYS 05, 09L, 23, & 27R; MIRL RWYS 05/23 & 09L/27R; AND WIND CONE. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILS RWY 05, 09L, 23 & 27R; PAPI RWYS 05, 09L, 23, & 27R; MIRL RWYS 05/23 & 09L/27R; AND WIND CONE. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILS RWY 05, 09L, 23 & 27R; PAPI RWYS 05, 09L, 23, & 27R; MIRL RWYS 05/23 & 09L/27R; AND WIND CONE. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REILS RWY 05, 09L, 23 & 27R; PAPI RWYS 05, 09L, 23, & 27R; MIRL RWYS 05/23 & 09L/27R; AND WIND CONE - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·OVERHEAD PLINES IN T-HANGAR AREA - APPROX 20' VERTICAL CLEARANCE.
  • ·WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC TAMPA APCH AT 813-878-2528 UNATTND EASTER, INDEPENDANCE DAY, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS.
  • ·CRACKING THRUT RWY 05/23.
  • ·RWY 09R/27L PRODUCING LOOSE AGGREGATE IN SOME AREAS.
  • ·RWY 27L CONC 1ST 300 FT. 100LL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·REIL RWYS 05, 09L, 23 & 27R OPER WHEN MIRL RWYS 05/23 & 09L/27R HIGH INTST ONLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Bartow Municipal

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

3

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 64,032 ops in 2024

2024 total

64,032

10-yr total

405,822

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 98% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

17.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.31

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=7

  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=13

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-05-23 Piper PA-24-250 · Gear-up · day →
2026-02-09 Cessna 320C · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2021-02-20 Cessna P210 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2020-02-13 Mooney M20J · Stall / spin · day →
2017-12-24 Cessna 340 · Weather IMC · day →
2017-07-08 Beech C23 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-10-31 Piper PA32 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-07-11 Cessna 310 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2005-03-02 Cessna 305A · Other · day →
2003-10-08 American General Aircraft AA-1 · Engine failure · day →
2001-10-22 Bell OH-58A · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
1986-06-04 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · day →
1983-09-19 Beech M35 · Other · day →

Designees in FL

CFI Flight Instructors 7,821 A&P Mechanics 25,520 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 158 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 35 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 11 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 54 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 203 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 172 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 272 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 218 FBO Fixed Base Operators 137 Clubs Flying Clubs 69 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 57 EAA EAA Chapters 49

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Anthony Manuel Gallegos Bartow FL 4 nm
Benjamin Cook Shipps Winter Haven FL 7 nm
Charles Ray Walters Winter Haven FL 7 nm
Charles Sheridan Brown Winter Haven FL 7 nm
Janeen Adrion Kochan Winter Haven FL 7 nm
Jon Kenneth Brown Auburndale FL 10 nm
Darrin Murphy Lakeland FL 11 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Lakeland FL 11 nm
Richard Musser Lakeland FL 11 nm
Steven Markhoff Lakeland FL 11 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Mark Allen Crawford Eagle Lake FL 2 nm
Courtney Leigh Gaskins Eagle Lake FL 2 nm
Arno Hess Eagle Lake FL 2 nm
Luke Caleb Cervone Eagle Lake FL 2 nm
Paul Andrew Northrop Bartow FL 4 nm
Bryan Daniel Risley Bartow FL 4 nm
Eric Lacy Crump Bartow FL 4 nm
Manuel Jesus Grimaldo Bartow FL 4 nm
Barron Keith Oglesby Bartow FL 4 nm
Safat Mahmud Osmani Bartow FL 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Shaun Daniel Slade Eagle Lake FL 2 nm
Mark Allen Crawford Eagle Lake FL 2 nm
Derrick Randy Hall Eagle Lake FL 2 nm
Tessila Faith Davis Eagle Lake FL 2 nm
Emmett Ferguson Griffin Bartow FL 4 nm
Max Harry Stenger Jr Bartow FL 4 nm
Max Harry Stenger Iii Bartow FL 4 nm
Robert Thomas Ryan Bartow FL 4 nm
Richard Curtis Pauley Bartow FL 4 nm
Frank Melvin Albritton Bartow FL 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Lakeland Aircraft Maintenance
Lakeland, FL
 12 nm
Mac Avionics, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
 13 nm
Gulf Coast Avionics Corp.
Lakeland, FL
 13 nm
Spectrum Aero Maintenance Service
Kissimmee, FL
 28 nm
Tampa Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 30 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 35 nm
Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay, Inc
Wesley Chapel, FL
 36 nm
Lockwood Aviation Repair, Inc
Sebring, FL
 38 nm
TRU Simulation
Lutz, FL
 43 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Orlando, FL
 43 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.