LOUISVILLE, KY · 13 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026
2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | 3C | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | 0D |
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | JMONY TWO (RNAV) | — | |
 | JMONY TWO (RNAV), CONT.1 | — | |
 | JMONY TWO (RNAV), CONT.2 | — | |
 | LEDDL ONE (RNAV) | — | |
 | LEDDL ONE (RNAV), CONT.1 | — | |
 | MBELL FIVE (RNAV) | — | |
 | MBELL FIVE (RNAV), CONT.1 | — |
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | TAKEOFF MINIMUMS | — | |
 | ALTERNATE MINIMUMS | — |
Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | HOT SPOT | — |
From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.
| Service | Frequency | Call sign |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 119.5 | |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground | 121.8 | Bowman |
| Clearance delivery | 118.9 | Bowman |
| ATIS | 124.15 | Bowman |
| Approach | 132.075 | Bowman |
Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,358 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt Excellent | Medium intensity |
| 06 60°T | PAPI (2-box) 3.5° · displaced threshold 848 ft | |||
| 24 240°T | PAPI (2-box) 3° · displaced threshold 310 ft | |||
| 15/33 | 3,580 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt Good | Medium intensity |
| 15 144°T | PAPI (2-box) 3.5° · displaced threshold 206 ft | |||
| 33 324°T | PAPI (2-box) 3.25° · displaced threshold 342 ft | |||
Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.
38.2279850, -85.6637480
545 ft5 nm SEPaste the coordinates into a simulator’s world map to drop straight onto the field.
Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.
Bowman Field’s instrument coverage is narrowly focused: both published approaches are RNAV (GPS), with each serving a different runway end. With four ends across two runways, half the available landing directions have no published instrument approach. The longer runway offers 778 ft more length than the other, making the choice of alignment significant where available runway length is a limiting factor.
Nearby chart coverage varies sharply. Clark Regional’s 12-chart set is closest in scale to Bowman Field’s 13, while Louisville Muhammad Ali International has a much broader 47-chart collection. Godman AAF is somewhat thinner, and Samuels Field and Madison Regional have only small procedure sets. The Cincinnati and St Louis sectionals add broader VFR context beyond the airport-specific terminal procedures.
| ID | Airport | City | Distance | Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSDF | Louisville Muhammad Ali Intl | LOUISVILLE, KY | 5 nm SW | 47 |
| KJVY | Clark Rgnl | JEFFERSONVILLE, IN | 9 nm NW | 12 |
| KFTK | Godman AAF | FORT KNOX, KY | 24 nm SW | 9 |
| KBRY | Samuels Fld | BARDSTOWN, KY | 26 nm S | 4 |
| KIMS | Madison Rgnl | MADISON, IN | 33 nm N | 5 |
| KEKX | Addington Fld | ELIZABETHTOWN, KY | 35 nm S | 6 |
| KFFT | Capital City | FRANKFORT, KY | 36 nm E | 6 |
| 6I2 | Lebanon Springfield/George Hoerter Fld | SPRINGFIELD, KY | 41 nm SE | 4 |
13 current FAA charts for Bowman Fld, including 2 instrument approachs, 7 arrival procedures, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.
Ground 121.8; ATIS 124.15; CTAF 119.5; UNICOM 122.95; Clearance delivery 118.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.
Bowman Fld has 2 runways. The longest is 06/24 at 4,358 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.
No ILS is published. In total KLOU has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).
The official FAA airport diagram for Bowman Fld is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.
Yes. Bowman Fld has an operating control tower, within Indianapolis Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.
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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