FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FFM |
| Lat/Long: | 46-17-03.8000N / 096-09-24.1000W
46-17.063333N / 096-09.401667W
46.2843889 / -96.1566944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1183 ft. / 360.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of FERGUS FALLS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 56537 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FFM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1900, ALL SAT 0800-1200
FOR ATTENDANT AFTER HOURS CALL 218-739-9217 OR 218-731-9546. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & 17/35; MALSR & PAPI RY 31; REIL RY 35; REIL & PAPI RY 13 - CTAF - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 110.4 (218-736-7216) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BWP (19 nm W): | 127.875 (701-642-9800) |
| WX AWOS-3 at Y63 (19 nm S): | 118.075 (218-685-6456) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY PRINCETON RADIO ON FREQ 122.35.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FFM at field | | FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 05E |
| DTLr194/34.3 | | DETROIT LAKES VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5639 x 100 ft. / 1719 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 46-17.357295N | | 46-16.722135N |
| Longitude: | 096-09.735892W | | 096-08.760718W |
| Elevation: | 1181.8 ft. | | 1175.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 133 true | | 308 magnetic, 313 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left
PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 4-light PAPI on left
PAPI NOT COINCIDENT WITH RWY 31 ILS GLIDE SLOPE. |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 29 ft. pline, 1400 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 41:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3301 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 16.0 | | Double wheel: | 22.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 46-17.376042N | | 46-16.833082N |
| Longitude: | 096-09.667923W | | 096-09.657657W |
| Elevation: | 1182.3 ft. | | 1157.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.8% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 179 true | | 354 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 67 ft. trees, 2400 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. trees, 700 ft. from runway, 165 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
RWY 35 +10 TREE; 50 FT FROM RWY END; 190 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FERGUS FALLS
112 W WASHINGTON, PO BOX 868
FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537
Phone 218-739-2251 |
| Manager: | DENNIS FUHRMAN
4005 HWY 210 W
FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537
Phone 218-739-3733 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 46 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 38 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/day * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 13% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER AND WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT. ULTRALIGHT PATTERN 1800 MSL. |
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 between 18 December 2008 at 0901Z and 15 January 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 31 | |
download (285KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 13 | |
download (214KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 35 | |
download (173KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 31 | |
download (236KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBWP - Harry Stern Airport (19 nm W)
16D - Perham Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
KETH - Wheaton Municipal Airport (34 nm SW)
KDTL - Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (34 nm N)
04Y - Hawley Municipal Airport (37 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-Aug-2007
from the southeast looking northwest to the airport with 13-31 in the foreground, 17-35 in the background
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Jan-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:34 | | 13:34 |
| Sunrise | | 08:08 | | 14:08 |
| Sunset | | 16:54 | | 22:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jan-2009 00:16:44 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Jan-2009 18:16:44 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFM | 072353Z AUTO 34016G20KT 10SM BKN008 M19/M22 A2971 RMK AO2
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KBWP
19nm W | 072354Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM M18/M21 RMK AO1 T11851215 11159 21187
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| TAF |
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KAXN
40nm SE | 072328Z 0800/0824 31012KT P6SM SCT009 TEMPO 0800/0802 BKN009 FM080300 31006KT P6SM SKC FM081400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM082200 17006KT P6SM BKN100 OVC250
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KFAR
47nm NW | 072330Z 0800/0824 32006KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 0800/0801 BKN015 FM080100 31006KT P6SM BKN035 FM081800 20007KT P6SM SCT120
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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