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KFFM Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickelson Field
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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 218-739-9217 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)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY PRINCETON RADIO ON FREQ 122.35.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FFM at fieldFERGUS FALLS VOR/DME110.4005E
DTLr194/34.3DETROIT LAKES VOR/DME111.2005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BRECKENRIDGE-WAHPETON078/18.723305EBWP -... .-- .--.
WHEATON023/34.232605EETH . - ....

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 46-17.357295N46-16.722135N
Longitude: 096-09.735892W096-08.760718W
Elevation: 1181.8 ft.1175.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 128 magnetic, 133 true308 magnetic, 313 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left4-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 lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 29 ft. pline, 1400 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 41:1 slope to clearnone

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 46-17.376042N46-16.833082N
Longitude: 096-09.667923W096-09.657657W
Elevation: 1182.3 ft.1157.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.7%0.8% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 174 magnetic, 179 true354 magnetic, 359 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 67 ft. trees, 2400 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear20 ft. trees, 700 ft. from runway, 165 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
RWY 35 +10 TREE; 50 FT FROM RWY END; 190 FT L.

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: DENNIS FUHRMAN
4005 HWY 210 W
FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537
Phone 218-739-3733

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 49
Single engine airplanes: 40
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 23/day *
57% local general aviation
29% transient general aviation
13% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2005

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 31   download (285KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 13   download (214KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 35   download (173KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 31   download (236KB)

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 of KFFM (Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickelson Field)
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
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2410:24
Sunrise06:0011:00
Sunset21:0202:02
Evening civil twilight21:3802:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Jul-2008 00:47:08
Local (UTC-5)  25-Jul-2008 19:47:08
 
METAR
KFFM 260033Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A2999 RMK AO2
KBWP 
19nm W 
260035Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 24/17 A2999 RMK AO1
TAF
KAXN 
40nm SE 
252332Z 260024 30013G20KT P6SM SKC FM0100 30005KT P6SM SKC FM1300 25006KT P6SM SCT080 FM1900 27008KT P6SM BKN120
KFAR 
47nm NW 
252320Z 260024 30007KT P6SM SKC FM1500 29007KT P6SM SKC
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