FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 218-739-3733. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR
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) |
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 | | 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 |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3301 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition
TRANSVERSE CRACKING. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 16.0 | | Double wheel: | 22.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. |
| 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 poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
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: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 31 | |
download (339KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (312KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (303KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (240KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (267KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (190KB) |
| NDB RWY 31 | |
download (274KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 13:32 |
| Sunset | | 17:46 | | 23:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:17 | | 00:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 13:33:51 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 07:33:51 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFM | 131253Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM OVC040 M07/M12 A2986 RMK AO2
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KBWP
19nm W | 131255Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM OVC040 M08/M12 A2981 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KAXN
40nm SE | 131138Z 1312/1412 18009KT P6SM OVC040 FM132100 20006KT P6SM OVC035 FM140400 21004KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
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KFAR
47nm NW | 131120Z 1312/1412 18006KT P6SM SKC
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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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