FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | FFL |
Lat/Long: | 41-03-20.5914N 091-58-50.9585W 41-03.343190N 091-58.849308W 41.0557198,-91.9808218 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 800.9 ft. / 244.1 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 00E (2010) |
From city: | 3 miles NW of FAIRFIELD, IA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 52556 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 05/1967 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | FFL (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1630, ALL SAT - SUN ON CALL ARPT UNATNDD ALL MAJOR HOLIDAYS |
Pattern altitude: | 1801.9 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX AWOS-3: | 132.025 (641-472-4548) |
WX AWOS-3 at AWG (19 nm NE): | 127.825 (319-653-4149) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 118.15/335.575 (OTTUMWA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
IOWr206/32.4 | | IOWA CITY VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 05E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 5503 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 16 /R/C/W/T | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 41-03.868753N | | 41-02.962633N |
Longitude: | 091-58.811235W | | 091-58.803292W |
Elevation: | 797.2 ft. | | 791.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 180 | | 360 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 17 ft. road, 1054 ft. from runway |
Runway 8/26
Dimensions: | 2505 x 140 ft. / 764 x 43 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Runway edge markings: | 08/26 THRS & EDGES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. THR CONES HAVE RED/GREEN REFLECTOR TAPE & EDGE CONES HAVE WHITE. |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD NOV-MAR. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
Latitude: | 41-03.184873N | | 41-03.182957N |
Longitude: | 091-59.214143W | | 091-58.669207W |
Elevation: | 792.8 ft. | | 790.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 090 | | 270 |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 6 ft. fence, 120 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 4 ft. fence, 80 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF FAIRFIELD 118 SOUTH MAIN FAIRFIELD, IA 52556 Phone 641-472-6193 |
Manager: | ROBERT LYONS 2013 AIRPORT RD FAIRFIELD, IA 52556 Phone 641-472-3166 EMAIL ADDRESS: FFSLYONS@YAHOO.COM (ALL LOWER CASE) |
Additional Remarks
- | RY 36 IS CALM WIND RY. |
- | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (194KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (216KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAWG - Washington Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)
KOTM - Ottumwa Regional Airport (21 nm W)
KMPZ - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (22 nm E)
KOOA - Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
4K6 - Bloomfield Municipal Airport (28 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 23-Dec-2006
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 16-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 10:19 |
Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
Sunset | | 20:19 | | 01:19 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 01:50 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2025 22:47:19 |
Local (UTC-5) | 16-May-2025 17:47:19 |
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METAR |
KFFL | 162235Z AUTO 27027G33KT 8SM SCT090 SCT110 24/04 A2945 RMK A01
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KAWG 19nm NE | 162235Z AUTO 27023G31KT 10SM CLR 24/04 A2943 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KOTM 21nm W | 161721Z 1618/1718 24017G25KT P6SM FEW070 SCT120 FM162000 25018G27KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM162300 27022G34KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 FM170500 29018G27KT P6SM BKN035 FM171300 29016G23KT P6SM BKN030
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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