FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FOSTORIA | | at field | | 379 | | 05W | | FZI | ..-. --.. .. |
| TIFFIN | | 308/10.1 | | 269 | | 05W | | TII | - .. .. |
| BENTON RIDGE | | 056/16.1 | | 334 | | 05W | | BNR | -... -. .-. |
| OTTAWA | | 075/27.9 | | 233 | | 05W | | PDR | .--. -.. .-. |
| PORT CLINTON | | 236/30.8 | | 423 | | 06W | | 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: | 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: | | 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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (180KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 27 | |
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)
56D - Wyandot County Airport (19 nm S)
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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 23-Nov-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 22:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2008 18:38:15 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Nov-2008 13:38:15 |
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| METAR |
KFDY 16nm SW | 231753Z AUTO 20012KT 10SM CLR 03/M09 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP267 T00331094 10039 21089 56018
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KTDZ 23nm N | 231753Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM CLR 02/M08 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP273 T00171083 10017 21094 56023 TSNO $
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KTOL 30nm NW | 231752Z 20008KT 10SM -RA CLR 02/M08 A3031 RMK AO2 RAB50 SLP273 P0000 60000 T00221083 10022 21122 57019
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| TAF |
KFDY 16nm SW | 231734Z 2318/2418 20009KT P6SM BKN250 FM241000 18009KT P6SM SCT040 OVC100 FM241300 18009KT 6SM -RA BKN025 OVC040 FM241500 20011KT 4SM -RA BR OVC012
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| NOTAMs |
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