FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FZI |
| Lat/Long: | 41-11-27.0000N / 083-23-40.3000W 41-11.450000N / 083-23.671667W 41.1908333 / -83.3945278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 752 ft. / 229.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of FOSTORIA, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 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/(16.1) | | MARATHON VOR | | 114.90 | | 05W |
| VWVr147/19.1 | | WATERVILLE VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 02W |
| FDYr051/21.6 | | FINDLAY VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 02W |
| SKYr250/36.4 | | SANDUSKY VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 04W |
| BUDr341/(37.6) | | BUCKEYE VOR | | 109.80 | | 05W |
| AOHr046/(39.0) | | ALLEN COUNTY VOR | | 108.40 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 100 ft. / 1280 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 | | 41-11.450583N |
| Longitude: | 083-24.129653W | | 083-23.214058W |
| Elevation: | 751.4 ft. | | 751.4 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: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | 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 07 September 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY LGTS OTS INDEFLY. |
| - | 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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (180KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (215KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
16G - Seneca County Airport (10 nm SE)
14G - Fremont Airport (14 nm NE)
1G0 - Wood County Airport (16 nm NW)
KFDY - Findlay Airport (16 nm SW)
S24 - Sandusky County Regional Airport (17 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunset | | 20:40 | | 00:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:11 | | 01:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 22:57:03 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 10-May-2008 18:57:03 |
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| METAR |
KFDY 16nm SW | 102253Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM FEW090 17/03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP109 T01720033
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KTDZ 23nm N | 102253Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM CLR 18/01 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01830011
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KTOL 30nm NW | 102252Z 09009KT 10SM CLR 18/01 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP115 T01780006
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| TAF |
KFDY 16nm SW | 101720Z 101818 08008KT P6SM OVC250 FM0700 11015KT P6SM OVC100 FM0900 12018G25KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM1300 15021G28KT P6SM -RA OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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