Terminal Procedures

KBAC — Barnes County Muni

VALLEY CITY, ND · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA BACElevation 1,401 ft4 runwaysLongest 4,201 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NC-1Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 130BPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 310BPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KBAC airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0800-1700
ARTCC
Minneapolis Center
Flight service
Grand Forks
NOTAM facility
GFK (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
7E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
December 1938
Airport area
330 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Twin Cities
Last FAA inspection
2024-09-04

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KBAC radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

4,201 × 75 ft13313,539 × 100 ft17352,525 × 120 ft05232,520 × 120 ft0826N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KBAC, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
13/314,201 ft75 ftConcrete GoodMedium intensity
  13 134°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  31 314°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
17/353,539 ft100 ftGrass Good
05/232,525 ft120 ftGrass Good
08/262,520 ft120 ftGrass Good

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KBAC is

Latitude, longitude46.9411920, -98.0179310
Elevation1,401 ft
From Valley City1 nm NW

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FAA remarks for KBAC

  • RWY 05/23, 08/26 & 17/35 CLSD WINTER MONTHS DUE TO LACK OF SNOW REMOVAL
  • MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET ON MED INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RWY 13 & 31 - CTAF.
  • ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 701-840-5903.
  • ARPT AUTH CHAIRPERSON - SHAWN ANDERSON.
  • FOR ARPT SVCS CTC 701-845-2100.
  • +35'PLINE MRKD WITH DALGT BALLS 1000' FM THR APCH RATIO 28:1.
  • CONFIRM SNOW REMOVAL & WINTER CONDS NOV-MAR, CALL 701-840-5903.
  • BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • GLD ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Instrument coverage and runways

Barnes County Municipal has two RNAV (GPS) approaches, each serving a runway end. With eight ends across four runways, published instrument access is therefore limited to a quarter of the available runway ends. The runway choices also differ markedly: the sole concrete runway is the longest at 4,201 ft, while the three turf runways range from 2,520 to 3,539 ft. Changing alignment can consequently mean accepting both a different surface and considerably less length.

Surrounding chart coverage

Jamestown Regional has a distinctly broader chart set, with 11 published charts against four at Barnes County. Cooperstown Municipal, Lisbon Municipal, Casselton Robert Miller Regional and Robert Odegaard Field each have slightly thinner three-chart sets. The Twin Cities Sectional supplies the broader visual context around Valley City that the airport-specific instrument procedures do not provide.

Airports near KBAC

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KJMSJamestown RgnlJAMESTOWN, ND27 nm W11
S32Cooperstown MuniCOOPERSTOWN, ND29 nm N3
6L3Lisbon MuniLISBON, ND32 nm S3
5N8Casselton Robert Miller RgnlCASSELTON, ND34 nm E3
K74Robert Odegaard FldKINDRED, ND45 nm E3
KGWRGwinner/Roger Melroe FldGWINNER, ND46 nm S4
2D5Oakes MuniOAKES, ND46 nm S2
51DEdgeley MuniEDGELEY, ND46 nm SW3

VFR charts covering KBAC

Common questions about KBAC

What charts are available for KBAC?

4 current FAA charts for Barnes County Muni, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KBAC?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KBAC?

Barnes County Muni has 4 runways. The longest is 13/31 at 4,201 ft by 75 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KBAC have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KBAC has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KBAC a towered airport?

No — Barnes County Muni has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

How many runways does KBAC have?

4, which is why the chart set is as large as it is — each runway end that supports an instrument approach needs its own plates. The runway diagram on this page shows the layout to scale.

Are these KBAC charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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