FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FWC |
| Lat/Long: | 38-22-43.0790N / 088-24-45.5480W 38-22.717983N / 088-24.759133W 38.3786331 / -88.4126522 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 434 ft. / 132.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of FAIRFIELD, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 62837 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1954 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FWC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1600 FOR ATTENDANT OTR HRS CALL 618-842-3145/842-9101. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; REIL RY 09 - 123.05. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.425 (618-847-4709) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FOA (17 nm N): | 120.175 (618-662-8355) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/351.825 (MOUNT VERNON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SAMr244/16.6 | | SAMSVILLE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 03E |
| VNNr085/18.6 | | MOUNT VERNON VOR/DME | | 113.80 | | 02E |
| BIBr171/32.7 | | BIBLE GROVE VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 03E |
| ENLr090/35.2 | | CENTRALIA VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 38-22.679040N | | 38-22.674422N |
| Longitude: | 088-25.331613W | | 088-24.494663W |
| Elevation: | 434.4 ft. | | 412.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 091 magnetic, 090 true | | 271 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 86 ft. tree, 2051 ft. from runway, 388 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 32 ft. pole, 843 ft. from runway, 169 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 1999 x 60 ft. / 609 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 38-22.964540N | | 38-22.635175N |
| Longitude: | 088-24.448745W | | 088-24.453363W |
| Elevation: | 415.6 ft. | | 413.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 181 true | | 002 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 485 ft. from runway, 152 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear 18/36 APPROACH SLOPE IS 30:1 TO RUNWAY 18 END. | | 14 ft. road, 323 ft. from runway, 136 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear 18/36 APPROACH SLOPE IS 23:1 TO RUNWAY 36 END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FAIRFIELD CITY HALL,109 NE 2ND ST FAIRFIELD, IL 62837 Phone 618-842-3871 |
| Manager: | GEORGE BONE CITY HALL 109 NE 2ND ST FAIRFIELD, IL 62837 Phone 618-842-9587 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 19% | transient general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 November 2009 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (222KB) |
| NDB RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (173KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (32KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (102KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOA - Flora Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
KMVN - Mount Vernon Airport (21 nm W)
KCUL - Carmi Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
KOLY - Olney-Noble Airport (23 nm NE)
KSLO - Salem-Leckrone Airport (30 nm NW)
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunset | | 17:27 | | 23:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:54 | | 23:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 21:04:53 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 15:04:53 |
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| METAR |
| KFWC | 121955Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 01/M16 A3043 RMK AO2
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KFOA 17nm N | 122035Z AUTO 28010KT 10SM CLR 02/M15 A3041 RMK AO2 T00221155
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| TAF |
KEVV 47nm SE | 121720Z 1218/1318 32007KT P6SM SKC FM130000 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250 FM131400 18006KT P6SM BKN120
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