Silver Bay Municipal
BFW · KBFW · Silver Bay, Minnesota · Lake County · map
Silver Bay Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Silver Bay, 7 miles southwest of Silver Bay, Minnesota, 1,089 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 3,200 feet of asphalt.
The FAA lists this airport as closed permanently.
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What is the airport code for Silver Bay Municipal?
Its FAA code is BFW, and its ICAO code is KBFW.
Where is Silver Bay Municipal?
It is 7 miles southwest of Silver Bay, Minnesota, 1,089 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Silver Bay Municipal?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 3,200 feet long, asphalt.
Does Silver Bay Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Silver Bay Municipal?
2 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Silver Bay Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BFW · ICAO KBFW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Silver Bay
- Elevation
- 1,089 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1965
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,200 × 75 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 44 ft high 979 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 33 ft high 918 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Duluth and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 134.55 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Richard B Helgeson Airport (18 nm southwest), Ely Municipal (38 nm northwest), Duluth International (40 nm southwest), Richard I Bong Airport (44 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Richard B Helgeson Airport (18 nm southwest), Ely Municipal (38 nm northwest), Duluth International (40 nm southwest), Sky Harbor Airport (41 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Ultralight traffic on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 07 and 25; PAPI runway 07 and 25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway closed due to edges contain loose rocks and crumbling; large wdspr cracks; vegetation growing through cracks and joints; markings faded.
- Deer and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- New terminal building available, for keypad entry press 2, 4 together and then press 3.
- Pot holes on apn and tiedown area.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Silver Bay from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Silver Bay, Minnesota: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 4 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Brian Alan Bird private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monaco Aviation · Duluth, MN (40 nm) · (218) 340-2425 · [email protected]
- Paul Klomhaus private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Superior, WI (44 nm) · (920) 915-1200 · [email protected]
All 18 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Silver Bay 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,936 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BFW.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.