FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FFM |
| Lat/Long: | 46-17-03.8000N / 096-09-24.1000W
46-17.063333N / 096-09.401667W
46.2843889 / -96.1566944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1183 ft. / 360.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of FERGUS FALLS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56537 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FFM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1900, ALL SAT 0800-1200
FOR ATTENDANT AFTER HOURS CALL 218-739-3733. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RY31; REIL RY 13; PAPI RY 13/31 MIRL RY 13/31; REIL RY 35; MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 110.4 (218-736-7216) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BWP (19 nm W): | 127.875 (701-642-9800) |
| WX AWOS-3 at Y63 (19 nm S): | 118.075 (218-685-6456) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY PRINCETON RADIO ON FREQ 122.35.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS CENTER ON FREQ 126.1/269.2 (ALEXANDRIA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FFM at field | | FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 05E |
| DTLr194/34.3 | | DETROIT LAKES VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5639 x 100 ft. / 1719 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 46-17.357295N | | 46-16.722135N |
| Longitude: | 096-09.735892W | | 096-08.760718W |
| Elevation: | 1181.8 ft. | | 1175.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 133 true | | 308 magnetic, 313 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI NOT COINCIDENT WITH RWY 31 ILS GLIDE SLOPE. |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3301 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 16.0 | | Double wheel: | 22.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 46-17.376042N | | 46-16.833082N |
| Longitude: | 096-09.667923W | | 096-09.657657W |
| Elevation: | 1182.3 ft. | | 1157.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.8% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 179 true | | 354 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 10 ft. tree, 338 ft. from runway, 158 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
RWY 35: SHRUB +5, 82 FM, 172L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FERGUS FALLS
112 W WASHINGTON, PO BOX 868
FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537
Phone 218-739-2251 |
| Manager: | CURT MALECHA
4005 HWY 210 W
FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537
Phone 218-739-3733 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 40 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 13% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER AND WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT. ULTRALIGHT PATTERN 1800 FT MSL. |
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.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBWP - Harry Stern Airport (19 nm W)
16D - Perham Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
KETH - Wheaton Municipal Airport (34 nm SW)
KDTL - Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (34 nm N)
04Y - Hawley Municipal Airport (37 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-Aug-2007
from the southeast looking northwest to the airport with 13-31 in the foreground, 17-35 in the background
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickelson Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunset | | 20:53 | | 01:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:29 | | 02:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:57:09 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 07:57:09 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFM | 181213Z AUTO 12009KT 5SM -RA SCT036 SCT110 15/14 A2985 RMK AO2
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KBWP
19nm W | 181215Z AUTO 13011KT 7SM BKN085 15/12 A2985 RMK AO1
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KY63
19nm S | 181215Z AUTO 12012KT 4SM -RA SCT036 SCT050 OVC090 14/13 A2987 RMK AO2
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KAXN
40nm SE | 181140Z 1812/1912 13012KT P6SM OVC005 FM181500 15015G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM182100 15012KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN025 FM190200 15010KT 5SM TSRA BR BKN020CB FM190600 16008KT 3SM TSRA BR BKN010CB
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KFAR
47nm NW | 181126Z 1812/1912 14010KT P6SM -RA OVC060 TEMPO 1812/1814 3SM -RA BR BKN010 FM181800 15013KT P6SM BKN060
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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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