{"id":1876,"date":"2024-02-18T16:15:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T23:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jettreks.com\/?p=1876"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:46:10","slug":"dont-worry-about-busy-airports-fly-to-bartow-or-winter-haven-fl-for-sun-n-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jettreks.com\/?p=1876","title":{"rendered":"Bartow Executive Airport, Bartow, FL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bartow Executive Airport (BOW, KBOW, FAA LID: BOW<\/strong>) is a towered public airport located 4 miles NE of Bartow<\/strong> in Polk County, Florida<\/strong>. Owned by the Bartow Airport Authority<\/strong>, this airport has 3 runways as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Direction<\/strong><\/td>length (ft)<\/strong><\/td>Surface<\/strong><\/td>Condition<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
5\/23<\/td>5,00′ x 100′<\/td>Asphalt<\/td>Poor<\/td><\/tr>
9L\/27R<\/td>5,000′ x 150′<\/td>Asphalt<\/td>Fair<\/td><\/tr>
9R\/27L<\/td>4,416′ x 150′<\/td>Asphalt\/concrete<\/td>Poor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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FBO & Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bartow Flying Service<\/strong> is a full-service FBO with self-serve 100LL and full-service Jet-A. They offer aircraft rentals, training, GPUs, lav service, a snooze room, showers, and a flight planning room. After-hours calls and GPU service are charged per use or by the hour and vary per aircraft type. They also offer major airframe and powerplant services and have tiedowns for parking. There are no scheduled commercial flights at this airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flight schools on the field:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bartow Flying Service<\/strong>: Flight school, aircraft rental, and fuel supplier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bartow ATC Academy<\/strong>: While not a flight school per se, this training center is where student controllers train using the airport\u2019s remote tower technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pilot Institute<\/strong>: Clear, modern online ground school for new and returning pilots. Pilot Institute<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rod Machado Courses<\/strong>: Classic, humorous training with deep real-world explanations. Rod Machado’s Aviation Learning Center<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Transportation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is no courtesy car at this airport, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car<\/strong> is the only rental car agency here. Uber and Lyft are also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traveler’s Corner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Where To Eat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tantrums Flightside Cafe<\/strong> operates inside the terminal Monday-Saturday 7 a.m.-2 p.m., and sometimes a food truck during lunch. The truck rotates around Polk County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Brothers One Grill, a lively Mexican restaurant,<\/strong> and Charm City Seafood <\/strong>are fairly close, and they both deliver. Other than that, Uber Eats<\/strong> is available in this town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where To Stay Near Bartow Executive Airport <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Closest To the Airport:<\/strong> Holiday Inn Express & Suites Bartow<\/a><\/strong> and the Stay Inn & Suites Bartow<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unique Stays:<\/strong> Not much here that is very different, but in nearby Winter Haven<\/strong>, the Lake Roy Beach Inn<\/a><\/strong> has a lakeside, retro feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget-Friendly: Budget Inn Winter Haven<\/a><\/strong> and the Howard Johnson by Wyndham Winter Haven<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Point of Interest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bartow Executive Airport<\/strong> was constructed during WWII as a US Army Air Corps training field. They broke ground on Dec. 8, 1941, one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Bartow Air Base Historical Museum<\/strong> inside the terminal is worth checking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Fly Here?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bartow is a viable option to Lakeland, Florida. As everyone in general aviation knows, Lakeland is the home of SUN ‘n FUN! While my friend Amanda (who worked at the Lakeland airport) assures me that, although they do get slammed, they have never run out of room. If you don’t feel up to that for any reason or just don’t want to deal with it, this airfield is close by and gives you some options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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