Boyne Mountain Airport (KBFA), Michigan
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Boyne Mountain Airport (KBFA) is a single-runway field serving Boyne Falls, Michigan, with no on-field customs and no towered operations. Business aviation activity here is modest and skews heavily toward summer months, consistent with the resort traffic the field supports.
Runways
Boyne Mountain Airport has one paved runway, 17/35, 5,187 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Boyne Mountain Airport has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Boyne Mountain Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Chippewa County International (KCIU), 68 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Boyne Mountain Airport recorded 374 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at KBFA is concentrated in the summer months, peaking in July with 95 operations against single-digit counts in the winter months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 95 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Boyne Mountain Airport averages 6.0 days above 90°F in July, 29.6 freeze days in January and 11.4 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 83.5°F, and January the coldest, at 28.4°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Boyne Mountain Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
REIL lights are activated for runways 17 and 35, PAPI is available on runway 35, and MIRL lighting serves runway 17/35, all via CTAF.
A road obstruction 15 feet high lies 0-199 feet from the runway, spanning 100 feet left to 90 feet right.
Trees 25 feet high lie 200-500 feet from the runway, 165 feet to the right.
The approach ratio is 20:1 to the displaced threshold over a 15-foot road obstruction located 300 feet out, 100 feet to the left.
The approach ratio is 11:1 to the displaced threshold over 44-foot trees located 510 feet out, 166 feet to the right.
Trees, buildings, and roads are located within the primary surface of runway 17/35.
Pedestrians are present in the vicinity of the runway environment, with lodging located 200 feet west of the runway 35 designator.
Deer, birds, and other wildlife are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Fuel is available H24 through self-service via credit card.
For clearance delivery, contact Minneapolis ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Boyne Mountain Airport has five airfields within 16 NM. The closest is Boyne City Municipal, 3.80 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KBFA
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The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KBFA.
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The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
What runway does KBFA offer for business aircraft?
KBFA has one paved runway, 17/35, measuring 5,187 feet by 100 feet with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway at Boyne Mountain Airport, and it accommodates the field's maximum paved length.
Is fuel available at Boyne Mountain Airport?
KBFA offers 100LL only, with no Jet A available on the field. Fuel is self-service, accessible H24 via credit card, and the airport itself is otherwise unattended.
Does KBFA have on-site customs clearance?
Boyne Mountain Airport has no on-site customs facility. The nearest customs clearance point is KCIU, located approximately 67.84 nautical miles away.