AirNav: KFBL - Faribault Municipal Airport

KFBL

Faribault Municipal Airport
Faribault, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	FBL
Lat/Long:	44-19-44.2898N / 093-18-47.0651W 44-19.738163N / 093-18.784418W 44.3289694 / -93.3130736 (estimated)
Elevation:	1060 ft. / 323.1 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02E (2000)
From city:	3 miles NW of FARIBAULT, MN
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	55021

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1947
Sectional chart:	OMAHA
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FBL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MAY-SEP 0800-1800, OCT-APR. 0900-1630 FOR SVS AFT HRS CALL 507-838-7152
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RY 12/30; MIRL RY 12/30 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	111.2 (507-332-2505)
MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH:	134.7
MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTURE:	134.7
WX AWOS-3 at OWA (13 nm S):	128.325 (507-455-0642)
WX AWOS-3 at SYN (15 nm NE):	119.35 (507-664-3806)
WX AWOS-3 at LVN (18 nm N):	118.0 (952-469-5850)
WX AWOS-3 at ACQ (18 nm SW):	118.425 (507-835-3657)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FOWr016/7.9	HALFWAY VOR/DME	111.20	02E
FGTr191/19.0	FARMINGTON VORTAC	115.70	06E
MKTr069/26.6	MANKATO VOR/DME	110.80	07E
FCMr168/30.3	FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME	117.70	01E
MSPr183/34.2	MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME	115.30	02E
AELr003/38.9	ALBERT LEA VOR/DME	109.80	01E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
WASECA		032/18.7		371		02E		ACQ	.- -.-. --.-
HOPEY		203/36.3		400		03E		PPI	.--. .--. ..

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A SELF SVC FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	LOW

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:

4257 x 75 ft. / 1298 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	16.0
Double wheel:	22.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 12

RUNWAY 30

Latitude:

44-19.887650N

44-19.465073N

Longitude:

093-19.086048W

093-18.307658W

Elevation:

1060.0 ft.

1048.4 ft.

Gradient:

0.3%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

125 magnetic, 127 true

305 magnetic, 307 true

Displaced threshold:

230 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 12 PAPI OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY.

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 30 PAPI OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY.

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

43 ft. trees, 1517 ft. from runway, 8 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear

14 ft. road, 580 ft. from runway, 280 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear
RY 30 APCH SLOPE 44:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:	2300 x 175 ft. / 701 x 53 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 1	RUNWAY 19
Latitude:	44-19.665983N	44-20.039117N
Longitude:	093-18.990850W	093-18.902133W
Elevation:	1051.3 ft.	1054.6 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	008 magnetic, 010 true	188 magnetic, 190 true
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF FARIBAULT 208 1ST AVE, NW FARIBAULT, MN 55021 Phone 507-334-2222
Manager:	GERALD SERRES 3401 W TRUNK HWY 21 FARIBAULT, MN 55021 Phone 507-332-0140

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		60
Single engine airplanes:		44
Multi engine airplanes:		6
Helicopters:		1
Gliders airplanes:		9

Aircraft operations: avg 51/day *
87%	local general aviation
12%	transient general aviation
<1%	air taxi
<1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2011

Additional Remarks

-	GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MSP CD & FLT SVCS.
-	ULTRALIGHTS & GLDRS USE TAXIWAY AND EXTENDED TAXIWAY PARALLEL TO RY 12/30. ULTRALIGHTS & GLDRS USING TAXIWAY FLY PATTERN ON 'NE' SIDE OF RY 12/30.
-	WHEN LNDG ON RY 12, BE ALERT FOR TURBULENCE & POSS WINDSHEAR WHEN WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTH.

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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
AGUDE FOUR		download (241KB)
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 CHANGED		download (215KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 CHANGED		download (215KB)
VOR-A		download (141KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (24KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOWA - Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (13 nm S)
KLVN - Airlake Airport (18 nm N)
KACQ - Waseca Municipal Airport (18 nm SW)
KMKT - Mankato Regional Airport (27 nm W)
KTOB - Dodge Center Airport (28 nm SE)

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Area around KFBL (Faribault Municipal Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-May-2013

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:10	10:10
Sunrise	05:44	10:44
Sunset	20:35	01:35
Evening civil twilight	21:09	02:09

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-May-2013 12:56:58
Local (UTC-5)	18-May-2013 07:56:58

METAR

KFBL	181214Z AUTO 16005KT 5SM BR BKN110 16/14 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NW
KOWA 13nm S	181214Z AUTO 16010KT 5SM BR CLR 16/14 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N
KSYN 15nm NE	181213Z AUTO 15003KT 7SM VCTS SCT085 BKN110 15/12 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NW T01510120
KLVN 18nm N	181214Z AUTO 07005KT 4SM VCTSBR BKN075 BKN110 12/12 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W THRU N
KACQ 19nm SW	181216Z AUTO 14008KT 5SM BR BKN075 OVC095 15/12 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N

TAF

KMSP
33nm N

181140Z 1812/1918 09007KT 6SM -RA BR SCT025 BKN080 TEMPO 1812/1814 3SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM181400 13009KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT018 BKN030 FM181600 14010G17KT P6SM SCT020 BKN120 FM190600 15007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN020 FM190900 16007KT 4SM TSRA BR BKN018CB FM191500 15013G20KT 5SM -RA BR SCT025 BKN040

NOTAMs

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Faribault Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Faribault Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

AirNav users who flew into KFBL have stayed at...
	Miles		Price ($)
AMERICINN FARIBAULT		1.3	90-130
DAYS INN SUITES FARIBAULT MN		1.0	57-76

Other hotels near Faribault Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN		1.0	57-105
GRANDSTAY RESIDENTIAL SUITES HOTEL		1.7	89-90
REGENCY INN & SUITES		2.6	55-70

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Faribault Municipal Airport

3 in	Northfield
7 in	Owatonna

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Other Pages about Faribault Municipal Airport

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