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KLOU · Bowman Field

ICAO · US · 37 NTSB events

ID KLOU FAA LOU Elev 546 ft Lat 38° 13.68' N Lon 85° 39.82' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,358 ft. Max gradient: 0.56%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 060° 4,358 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.31%
24 240° 4,358 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.31%
15 143° 3,580 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.56%
33 323° 3,580 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.56%

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 · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 112.200
  • CLD CLNC DEL 118.900
  • GND GND 121.800
  • TWR TWR 119.500
  • CTAF CTAF 119.500
  • A/D LOUISVILLE APP/DEP 123.675
  • RDO LOUISVILLE RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KLOU on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB LK

    Laang

    0.41 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VOR-DME BQM

    Bowman

    112.20 MHz · DME 112.20 · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC IIU

    Louisville

    114.80 MHz · DME 114.80 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 19 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 MIRL Rwy 06–24 & Rwy 15–33. 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 MIRL Rwy 06–24 & Rwy 15–33. 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 (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 06–24 & Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MIRL Rwy 06–24 & Rwy 15–33—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

    Birds on & invof arpt durg dalgt hr.

  • Airport attended 1200–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·282 KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE BOWMAN FLD (LOU)(KLOU) P (AR) 5 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N38º13.68´ W85º39.82´ 546 B NOTAM FILE LOU RWY 06–24: H4358X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL 0.3% up SW RWY 06: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 45´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·RWY 15–33: H3580X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL 0.6% up NW RWY 15: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 45´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.25º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 06: TORA–4047 TODA–4357 ASDA–4316 LDA–3469 RWY 15: TORA–3238 TODA–3579 ASDA–3579 LDA–3373 RWY 24: TORA–3509 TODA–4357 ASDA–4165 LDA–3856 RWY 33: TORA–3373 TODA–3579 ASDA–3466 LDA–3125
  • ·MILITARY— FUEL (NC–100LL, A)
  • ·Noise Abatement: no practice apch Mon–Sat 0300–1200Z‡.
  • ·Sun 0300–1400Z‡, or when twr clsd.
  • ·Stage 3 compliance rqrd for turbojet; PPR for acft over 30,000 lbs GWT— Amgr.
  • ·Compass rose lctd at admin bldg not for compass calibration use.
  • ·Trng ops NA when ATCT clsd. 24 hr PPR for mil rotary wing.
  • ·Obstns & trees in all apch sfcs.
  • ·ADCUS flt notification svc avbl.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Terminal Area Graphic Notice.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 502-243-7305
  • ·CTAF 119.5 ATIS 124.15 UNICOM 122.95 LOUISVILLE RCO 122.2 (LOUISVILLE RADIO) ®LOUISVILLE APP/DEP CON 132.075 TOWER 119.5 (1200–0300Z‡) GND CON 121.8 CLNC DEL 118.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT clsd, ctc sdf ATCT 502-375-7499.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0300Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·LOUISVILLE (H) (H) VORTACW 114.8 IIU Chan 95 N38º06.21´ W85º34.65´ 330º 8.5 NM to fld. 720/1E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 001º–025º 026º–090º blo 10,000´ 100º–150º blo 9,000´ 151º–180º blo 7,000´ 275º–330º byd 30 NM blo 4,000´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 225º–275º blo 5,000´ DME unusable: 225º–275º blo 5,000´ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ST LOUIS L–27E IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · LOU Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

37 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

41

since 1982

Fatal

4

9.8% of total

Last 5 years

5

≈ 1.0/yr

Last 10 years

9

≈ 0.9/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 158,256 ops in 1998

2024 total

144,855

10-yr total

962,693

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 96% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

9.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.91

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=9

  • Hard landing 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=37

  • Other 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 5
  • Ground collision 5
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Hard landing 4
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-10-11 Piper PA-28 · Engine failure · VMC · dusk →
2024-10-08 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2024-02-01 Piper PA23 · Other · VMC →
2022-01-30 Cessna 172M · Weather · VMC · day →
2021-08-18 Cessna 172R · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-06-06 Cessna 172 · CFIT · day →
2019-12-10 Piper PA28 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2019-10-15 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2019-02-26 Piper PA28 · Engine failure · VMC · night →
2013-06-11 Cessna 172M · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2011-07-02 Piper PA-32R-301 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2010-10-08 Piper PA28 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2009-10-04 Cessna 210 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2008-05-07 Cessna 182L · Engine failure · day →
2008-04-06 Cessna P210N · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2006-05-14 Cessna 172S · Weather · day →
2004-08-22 Wahl S-51D · Gear-up · day →
2004-03-25 Piper PA-28-181 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2003-12-21 Piper PA-30 · Hard landing · day →
2003-06-10 American Champion (ACAC) 7EC · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2002-04-23 Piper PA-32-260 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2001-06-05 Grumman AA-5A · Ground collision · day →
1998-09-20 Cessna 172D · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1998-09-05 Cessna 305A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-08-12 Cessna 177 · Weather · VMC · day →
1996-01-12 Cessna T210N · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1995-12-30 Piper PA-28R-180 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1995-05-19 Piper PA-28-181 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1993-06-20 Piper PA-28-140 · Engine failure · day →
1992-08-01 DONALD L. BETCHAN KR-II · Other · day →
1987-10-24 Beech B24R · Other · dawn →
1986-09-12 Cessna T310R · Other · day →
1986-01-19 Beech A36TC · Other · IMC · day →
1983-09-13 Beech D45(T-34) · Other · night →
1982-07-25 Cessna 150 · Engine failure · day →
1982-04-04 Beech B35 · Gear-up · day →
1982-01-28 Piper PA-32-260 · Ground collision · day →

Designees in KY

CFI Flight Instructors 818 A&P Mechanics 2,840 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 15 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 53 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 26 FBO Fixed Base Operators 48 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
James Kiper Louisville KY 4 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Louisville KY 4 nm
Randall Sizemore Louisville KY 4 nm
Stephen Michael Graham Louisville KY 4 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Louisville KY 4 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Sellersburg IN 12 nm
Stephen Michael Graham Sellersburg IN 12 nm
Jw Lynn Lexington KY 56 nm
Troy Macvey Milan IN 60 nm
Sean Edward Howard Richmond KY 71 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
Joseph Ronald Brightwell Louisville KY 4 nm
James William Convery Louisville KY 4 nm
Teresa Marie Donner Louisville KY 4 nm
Peyton Harrison Hoge Iv Louisville KY 4 nm
James Steven Kiper Louisville KY 4 nm
Paula Marie Kruse Block Louisville KY 4 nm
Joseph Darrell Lyvers Louisville KY 4 nm
Edward George Maxwell Louisville KY 4 nm
Steven Thomas May Louisville KY 4 nm
Perry Cecil Mccollom Louisville KY 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
Ronald Leroy Apple Louisville KY 4 nm
Keith John Aultman Louisville KY 4 nm
Joseph Ronald Brightwell Louisville KY 4 nm
Norman Francis Childs Jr Louisville KY 4 nm
James William Convery Louisville KY 4 nm
Thomas Joseph Crowley Louisville KY 4 nm
Randolph Lee Hesler Louisville KY 4 nm
Lawrence Eugene Mooney Louisville KY 4 nm
Harold Ray Page Jr Louisville KY 4 nm
Ronald Allen Patrick Louisville KY 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance
Lexington, KY
 52 nm
Eagle Avionics, LLC
Columbus, IN
 63 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
 68 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
 85 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 96 nm
Cumberland Aviation Maintenance
London, KY
 102 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 107 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 113 nm
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc
Wilmington, OH
 114 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
 118 nm

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