Bigfork Municipal
FOZ · KFOZ · Bigfork, Minnesota · Itasca County · map
Bigfork Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Bigfork, 2 miles north of Bigfork, Minnesota, 1,351 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,998 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Bigfork Municipal?
Its FAA code is FOZ, and its ICAO code is KFOZ.
Where is Bigfork Municipal?
It is 2 miles north of Bigfork, Minnesota, 1,351 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bigfork Municipal?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,998 feet long, asphalt.
Does Bigfork Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bigfork Municipal?
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 Bigfork Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FOZ · ICAO KFOZ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Bigfork
- Elevation
- 1,351 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
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1949
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,998 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 33: trees 49 ft high 874 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Foz and aWOS-3PT | 118.025 | |
| Duluth and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.9 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 218-244-3915.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Grand Rapids/Itasca County-Gordon Newstrom Field (35 nm south), Orr Regional (35 nm northeast), Cook Municipal (39 nm east), Range Regional (41 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Grand Rapids/Itasca County-Gordon Newstrom Field (35 nm south), Orr Regional (35 nm northeast), Cook Municipal (39 nm east), Range Regional (41 nm southeast).
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
- Estabd bfr 1959.
- 350 feet tower 2 NM south of airport.
- Activate or incr intst medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 preset low intst sunset to sunrise.
- Deer and waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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 Bigfork from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Bigfork, Minnesota: 2 drones, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners.
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Bigfork 3 aircraft · 2 drones, 1 helicopters
- Agridrone Advantage LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,940 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FOZ.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.