FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FCM |
| Lat/Long: | 44-49-38.8800N / 093-27-30.8700W
44-49.648000N / 093-27.514500W
44.8274667 / -93.4585750
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 906 ft. / 276.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (1985) |
| From city: | 11 miles SW of MINNEAPOLIS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 55347 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FCM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1906 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT & INCR INTST HIRL RYS 10R/28L & MIRL RY 18/36; MALSR RY 10R; PAPI RYS 10R, 28L, VASI 18 & 36; REIL RY 28L, 18 & 36 - 119.15. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.15 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 124.9 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 952-941-4156 |
| FLYING CLOUD GROUND: | 121.7 [0700-2100, 1ST SUN IN NOV-2ND SUN IN MAR; 0600-2100, 2ND SUN IN MAR-1ST SUN IN NOV.] |
| FLYING CLOUD TOWER: | 119.15 125.2 [0700-2100, 1ST SUN IN NOV-2ND SUN IN MAR; 0600-2100, 2ND SUN IN MAR-1ST SUN IN NOV.] |
| MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH: | 134.7 |
| MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTURE: | 134.7 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.7 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| WHEN FCM TWR CLSD: | 121.7 |
| WX ASOS at MSP (11 nm E): | PHONE 612-725-0939 |
| WX ASOS at MIC (15 nm N): | PHONE 763-531-2343 |
| WX AWOS-3 at LVN (15 nm SE): | 118.0 (952-469-5850) |
| WX ASOS at STP (18 nm E): | PHONE 651-298-1410 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SGS (18 nm E): | 119.425 (651-457-8120) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FCM at field | | FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.70 | | 01E |
| MSPr244/10.3 | | MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 02E |
| FGTr309/16.7 | | FARMINGTON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
| GEPr185/19.4 | | GOPHER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 06E |
| FOWr352/37.6 | | HALFWAY VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HOPEY | | 260/22.1 | | 400 | | 03E | | PPI | .--. .--. .. |
| GLENCOE | | 078/27.0 | | 407 | | 03E | | GYL | --. -.-- .-.. |
| HUTCHINSON | | 089/39.4 | | 209 | | 04E | | HCD | .... -.-. -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVE FUEL AVAIL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 10R/28L
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10R | | RUNWAY 28L |
| Latitude: | 44-49.743033N | | 44-49.585667N |
| Longitude: | 093-28.242333W | | 093-27.107500W |
| Elevation: | 896.4 ft. | | 898.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 098 magnetic, 101 true | | 278 magnetic, 281 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 15 ft. road, 580 ft. from runway, 540 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 10L/28R
| Dimensions: | 3900 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| RUNWAY 10L | | RUNWAY 28R |
| Latitude: | 44-49.779900N | | 44-49.657267N |
| Longitude: | 093-27.903600W | | 093-27.018317W |
| Elevation: | 906.0 ft. | | 899.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 098 magnetic, 101 true | | 278 magnetic, 281 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2691 x 75 ft. / 820 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 44-49.735750N | | 44-49.295350N |
| Longitude: | 093-27.261467W | | 093-27.326633W |
| Elevation: | 899.1 ft. | | 904.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 183 magnetic, 186 true | | 003 magnetic, 006 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 36 VASI OPERATES CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. tree, 940 ft. from runway, 284 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 210 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline
+ 8 FT FENCE, 100 FT FM RY END, 200 FT R, LGTD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | METROPOLITAN AIRPORT CMSN
6040 28TH AVE S
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450
Phone 612-919-4207 |
| Manager: | JEFF NAWROCKI
6040 28TH AVE S.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450
Phone 612-919-4207
MAC SHOP AT FCM: 952-941-3545. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 332 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 263 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 49 | | Jet airplanes: | | 13 | | Helicopters: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 341/day * | | 53% | local general aviation | | 46% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER AND WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 10R IS CALM WND RY WHEN TWR CLSD. |
| - | TWY 'A' CLSD BTN SHERM BOOEN LANE & HANGAR LANE LIMA TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS 56 FT OR GREATER. |
| - | TWY 'D' CLOSED FM TWY 'D2' TO APCH END RY 36 TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS OF 66 FT OR GREATER. |
| - | ARPT CLSD TO: JETS NOT MEETING FAR 36, JET TRNG & ACFT WEIGHING MORE THAN 60,000 LBS GW. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT OPNS PROHIBITED. |
| - | MAINTENANCE RUN-UPS ARE PROHIBITED BTN 2200-0700 LCL. |
| - | WHEN ATCT CLSD, MOWER &SNOW REMOVAL OPERATORS MONITOR CTAF. |
| - | FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES, CALL 612-725-6327. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| AGUDE FOUR | |
download (241KB) |
| ENCEE ONE (RNAV) | |
download (141KB) |
| GOPHER SIX | |
download (280KB) |
| TWOLF TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (290KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 10R | |
download (315KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10L | |
download (287KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10R | |
download (285KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28L | |
download (246KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28R | |
download (246KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (212KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 36 | |
download (206KB) |
| VOR RWY 10R | |
download (284KB) |
| COPTER ILS OR LOC RWY 10R | |
download (256KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| COULT FIVE | |
download (319KB) |
| DARWIN FIVE | |
download (311KB) |
| KBREW FIVE | |
download (319KB) |
| ORSKY SEVEN **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (413KB) |
| ROCHESTER SIX | |
download (320KB) |
| SCHEP SEVEN **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (417KB) |
| WAUKON FIVE | |
download (307KB) |
| WLSTN FIVE | |
download (299KB) |
| ZMBRO FIVE | |
download (320KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMSP - Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (11 nm E)
KMIC - Crystal Airport (15 nm N)
KLVN - Airlake Airport (15 nm SE)
KSTP - St. Paul Downtown Airport / Holman Field (18 nm E)
KSGS - South St Paul Municipal Airport-Richard E Fleming Field (18 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 18-Dec-2011
looking west.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunset | | 18:27 | | 23:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:57 | | 23:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:20:47 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 12:20:47 |
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| METAR |
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| KFCM | 161653Z 28004KT 10SM OVC018 08/04 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP146 T00830044
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KMSP
10nm E | 161653Z 28007KT 10SM OVC017 07/04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP149 T00720039
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KSGS
13nm E | 161652Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM OVC015 09/05 A2995 RMK AO2 T00880048
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KMIC
15nm N | 161653Z 31005KT 10SM OVC021 08/03 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP143 T00830028
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KLVN
16nm SE | 161651Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM OVC016 06/04 A2996 RMK AO2
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KSTP
18nm E | 161653Z 27008KT 10SM OVC016 08/04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP148 T00780039
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KMSP
10nm E | 161124Z 1612/1718 33010KT P6SM BKN015 OVC025 FM161300 33009KT P6SM BKN025 OVC035 FM161500 32008KT P6SM BKN035 FM161800 29008KT P6SM SKC FM170200 24004KT P6SM SCT250 FM171500 30008KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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