Bolivar Municipal
M17 · Bolivar, Missouri · Polk County · map
Bolivar Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Bolivar, 4 miles east of Bolivar, Missouri, 1,093 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 4,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA M17
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Bolivar
- Elevation
- 1,093 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1996
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 2,120 × 100 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.95 |
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Aircraft registered in Bolivar from the FAA register
35 aircraft are registered to owners in Bolivar, Missouri: 32 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Missouri.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 10 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided a clear approach to each runway for a minimum 34:1 glide slope and a clear transitional surface for a 7:1 slope.
- Extensive student pilot training in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 18/36 medium-intensity runway lights DUSK-2330; aft 2330 activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel credit card sys 100 LL and jet a 24 hours avail.
- Wildlife and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
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 5, 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.