Bowman Field Airport (LOU)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	LOU
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	085-39-49.4966W/38-13-40.7425N -85.663749/38.227984 (Estimated)
Elevation	546 ft / 166.42 m (Surveyed)
Land	426 acres
From nearest city	5 nautical miles SE of Louisville, KY
Location	Jefferson County, KY
Magnetic Variation	04W (2010)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	Regional Airport Auth
Address	P O Box 9129 Louisville, KY 40209-0129
Phone number	502-368-6524
Manager	Steven Petty
Address	3345 Roger Schupp Street Louisville, KY 40205
Phone number	502-458-1475

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	Yes
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	St Louis
Region	ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC	ZID - Indianapolis
Tie-in FSS	LOU - Louisville
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	LOU (NOTAM-d service available)
Federal Agreements	NGPY3

Airport Communications

CTAF	119.500 MHz
UNICOM	122.950 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LLA
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Transient storage	HGR,TIE
Other services	CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES

Runway Information

Runway 06/24

Dimensions	4358 x 75 ft (1328 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH-F

	06	24
Alignment	60°	127°
Physical elevation	544.00 ft	531.00 ft
Coordinates	38.225425N / 85.669450W	38.231482N / 85.656366W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left	2-light PAPI on left
REIL		Yes

Runway 15/33

Dimensions	3580 x 75 ft (1091 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH-G

	15	33
Alignment	127°	127°
Physical elevation	539.00 ft	519.00 ft
Coordinates	38.231368N / 85.668471W	38.223457N / 85.661075W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	4-box on left	4-box on left
REIL		Yes

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Remarks

• COMPASS ROSE LOCATED AT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IS NOT FOR ACFT COMPASS CALIBRATION USE.
• STAGE 3 COMPLIANCE RQRD FOR TURBOJET ACFT; PPR FOR ALL ACFT OVER 30000 LBS GWT. CALL AMGR 502-368-6524 FOR PPR.
• WHEN ATCT CLSD TRNG OPNS PROHIBITED.
• NMRS OBSTNS, PRIMARLIY TREES IN ALL RY APCH SFCS.
• FLT NOTIFICATION SERVICE(ADCUS) AVBL.
• BE ALERT FOR BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT DURG DALGT HRS.
• RY 06, +24' BLDG, 262' RT OF RY END, VIOLATES 7:1 TRANSITIONAL SFC.
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.