FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 218-739-9217 OR 218-731-9546. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & 17/35; MALSR & PAPI RY 31; REIL RY 35; REIL & PAPI RY 13 - CTAF - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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.
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 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 good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left
PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 4-light PAPI on left
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 |
| Obstructions: | 29 ft. pline, 1400 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 41:1 slope to clear | | none |
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: | 67 ft. trees, 2400 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear | | none |
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: | KEVIN CARY
4005 HWY 210 W
FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537
Phone 218-739-3733 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/day * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 13% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER AND WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT. ULTRALIGHT PATTERN 1800 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 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 31 | |
download (336KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 31 | |
download (336KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (299KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (299KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (237KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (237KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (263KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (263KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (187KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (187KB) |
| NDB RWY 31 | |
download (270KB) |
| NDB RWY 31 | |
download (270KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (55KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (55KB) |
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
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:41 | | 13:41 |
| Sunset | | 16:43 | | 22:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:16 | | 23:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 15:14:40 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Nov-2009 09:14:40 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFM | 251453Z AUTO 35014G18KT 4SM BR OVC008 01/00 A2992 RMK AO2
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KBWP
19nm W | 251452Z AUTO 34012G19KT 10SM OVC011 01/00 A2996 RMK AO1 T00051003
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| TAF |
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KAXN
40nm SE | 251124Z 2512/2612 33013KT 2SM -SN BKN004 OVC015 FM251700 33016G27KT 5SM -SN OVC025 FM252000 32018G30KT P6SM -SN OVC030 FM260200 32014G22KT P6SM BKN035 FM260400 32012KT P6SM SCT040
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KFAR
47nm NW | 251301Z 2513/2612 35018KT 6SM -SN OVC008 TEMPO 2513/2515 4SM -SN OVC006 FM251500 33019G25KT P6SM -SN BKN010 FM252200 33014KT P6SM BKN025 FM260200 33007KT P6SM SCT050
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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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