FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
| 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: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 41 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 31 | |
download (281KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (200KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (219KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (158KB) |
| NDB RWY 31 | |
download (230KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
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 |
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
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunset | | 18:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:07 | | 00:07 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:14:12 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 12:14:12 |
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| METAR |
| KFFM | 161653Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A2995 RMK AO2
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KBWP 19nm W | 161535Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A2996 RMK AO1
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KY63 19nm S | 161655Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A2996 RMK AO2 T00790030
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| TAF |
KAXN 40nm SE | 161309Z 1613/1712 29006KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM161400 28005KT 4SM BR SCT001 FM161500 28005KT P6SM SKC FM162000 25006KT P6SM SCT250 FM170000 23005KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM170900 30007KT P6SM SCT080 OVC150
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KFAR 47nm NW | 161120Z 1612/1712 22006KT P6SM SKC FM162000 26011KT P6SM BKN200 FM170200 30008KT P6SM BKN080 FM171000 36014KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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