Airports / Florida / BOW
Bartow Executive Airport
KBOW / BOWBartow, FloridaELEV 125 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
13 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW / BOW) sits in Bartow, Florida, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 125 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
BOW has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL, 13 nm), Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM, 28 nm), and Orlando International Airport (MCO, 38 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BOW vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Bartow Municipal. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BOW, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“And it’s especially noticeable going between the two how upbeat and accommodating the controllers are at Bartow.”
Taylor Ray5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
3/5 reviews“Their fbo is super friendly and has a nice little museum.”
Acc0rd795★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Bartow Executive Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KBOW
IATA
BOW
FAA / Local
BOW
Elevation
125 ft
Coordinates
27.9434° N · 81.7834° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs FL fields
state range 3–213 ft
At 125 ft, BOW sits higher than 88% of the 82 Florida fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 13nmLALLakeland Linder International AirportLakeland
- 28nmISMKissimmee Gateway AirportOrlando
- 38nmMCOOrlando International AirportOrlando
- 40nmMCFMacDill Air Force BaseTampa
- 40nmTPATampa International AirportTampa
- 43nmORLOrlando Executive AirportOrlando
Location
Open the full mapKBOW · Bartow Executive Airport · Bartow, FL
From the ramp
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