FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FZI |
| Lat/Long: | 41-11-27.0000N / 083-23-35.1000W 41-11.450000N / 083-23.585000W 41.1908333 / -83.3930833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 752 ft. / 229.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of FOSTORIA, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 44830 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1972 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CLE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTIVATE MIRL RY 09/27 AND REIL RYS 09 & 27-CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.625 (419-436-0053) |
| TOLEDO APPROACH: | 126.1 |
| TOLEDO DEPARTURE: | 126.1 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 16G (10 nm SE): | 121.175 (419-443-1043) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 1G0 (16 nm NW): | 120.725 (419-354-1415) |
| WX ASOS at FDY (16 nm SW): | 124.425 (419-427-8524) |
| WX AWOS-3 at S24 (17 nm E): | 119.575 (419-547-6932) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MAHr054/(16.2) | | MARATHON VOR | | 114.90 | | 05W |
| VWVr147/19.2 | | WATERVILLE VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 02W |
| FDYr051/21.7 | | FINDLAY VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 02W |
| SKYr250/36.3 | | SANDUSKY VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 04W |
| BUDr342/(37.6) | | BUCKEYE VOR | | 109.80 | | 05W |
| AOHr046/(39.0) | | ALLEN COUNTY VOR | | 108.40 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FOSTORIA | | at field | | 379 | | 05W | | FZI | ..-. --.. .. |
| TIFFIN | | 309/10.1 | | 269 | | 05W | | TII | - .. .. |
| BENTON RIDGE | | 056/16.1 | | 334 | | 05W | | BNR | -... -. .-. |
| OTTAWA | | 075/28.0 | | 233 | | 05W | | PDR | .--. -.. .-. |
| PORT CLINTON | | 237/30.7 | | 423 | | 07W | | PCW | .--. -.-. .-- |
| MARION | | 342/37.4 | | 201 | | 05W | | MNN | -- -. -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5005 x 100 ft. / 1526 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 35.0 | | Double tandem: | 52.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-11.449085N | | 41-11.450857N |
| Longitude: | 083-24.129653W | | 083-23.038562W |
| Elevation: | 751.4 ft. | | 751.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 090 true | | 275 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI RYS 09 & 27 ON LOW INTST 24 HRS. TO INCREASE INTST TO HIGH CLICK 122.7 SEVEN TIMES. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes RY 09 REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 80 ft. trees, 3500 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | 66 ft. tree, 3400 ft. from runway, 400 ft. right of centerline, 48:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FOSTORIA 4495 N. SENECA COUNTY RD 5 FOSTORIA, OH 44830 Phone 419-435-0157 |
| Manager: | DAVID SNIFFEN 4495 N. SENECA COUNTY RD. 25 FOSTORIA, OH 44830 Phone 419-435-0157 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 51% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 19 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY LGTS INTERMITTENT. |
| - | FBO OPER MON - SAT 0700 - 1600. |
| - | RY 09 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download |
| VOR-A | |
download |
| NDB RWY 27 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (67KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
16G - Seneca County Airport (10 nm SE)
14G - Fremont Airport (13 nm NE)
1G0 - Wood County Airport (16 nm NW)
KFDY - Findlay Airport (16 nm SW)
S24 - Sandusky County Regional Airport (17 nm E)
56D - Wyandot County Airport (19 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 01-Nov-2009
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunset | | 18:00 | | 23:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:29 | | 23:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 07:09:16 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 02:09:16 |
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| METAR |
KFDY 16nm SW | 100653Z AUTO 23014G20KT 1 1/2SM -SN BKN023 OVC039 M11/M14 A2960 RMK AO2 UPB0558E23SNE0557B26 SLP033 P0000 T11111139
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KTDZ 23nm N | 100653Z AUTO 22014G22KT 1 3/4SM -SN BR OVC014 M10/M12 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP023 P0000 T11001117
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KTOL 30nm NW | 100652Z 23015G20KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR OVC020 M09/M11 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP019 P0001 T10891111
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| TAF |
KFDY 16nm SW | 100532Z 1006/1106 25012G22KT 4SM -SN BLSN OVC010 TEMPO 1006/1009 2SM -SN BLSN BKN024 FM100900 32012G22KT 4SM -SHSN BLSN OVC012 FM101200 32018G28KT 4SM -SHSN BLSN OVC012 TEMPO 1012/1016 2SM -SHSN BLSN OVC008 FM101700 31015G25KT 6SM -SHSN BLSN OVC015 F
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| NOTAMs |
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