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KFFX
(formerly 3FM) 		Fremont Municipal Airport
Fremont, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: FFX
Lat/Long: 43-26-21.5000N / 085-59-41.6000W
43-26.358333N / 085-59.693333W
43.4393056 / -85.9948889
(estimated)
Elevation: 772 ft. / 235.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1995)
From city: 3 miles SW of FREMONT, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 49412

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1946
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-DUSK
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 231-821-0494.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 18/36, REIL RYS 18 & 36, VASI RY 36 & PAPI RY 18 & 27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 118.775 (231-928-0715)
MUSKEGON APPROACH: 119.8 [0545-2330]
MUSKEGON DEPARTURE: 119.8 [0545-2330]
WX AWOS-A at C04 (19 nm NW): 122.7 (231-861-7415)
WX ASOS at MKG (19 nm SW): PHONE 231-798-1317
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 128.5/269.6 (PULLMAN RCAG) WHEN MUSKEGON APCH CTL CLOSED.
  • CLEARANCE DELIVERY PRVDD BY MUSKEGON APCH CTL ON FREQ 118.25.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HICr237/14.6WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME117.6001W
MKGr008/16.3MUSKEGON VORTAC115.2001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LUDINGTON153/36.234103WLDM .-.. -.. --
HOLLAND013/39.223303WHLM .... .-.. --

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 6498 x 100 ft. / 1981 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
PAVEMENT CRACKING & LOOSE STONES ON PAVEMENT.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 43-26.747570N43-25.677985N
Longitude: 085-59.798187W085-59.789082W
Elevation: 769.7 ft.753.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 184 magnetic, 180 true004 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RY 18 OTS INDEFLY.		2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 39 ft. pline, 1526 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear56 ft. tree, 2104 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 3502 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 16.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 43-26.631783N43-26.623718N
Longitude: 085-59.904117W085-59.113105W
Elevation: 766.9 ft.769.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 095 magnetic, 091 true275 magnetic, 271 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.70 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none66 ft. trees, 1557 ft. from runway, 106 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
8 FT POLE (WINDSOCK) 112 FT L 0 FT FM RY END.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF FREMONT
101 E MAIN ST
FREMONT, MI 49412
Phone 231-924-2101
Manager: JOHN GRASLEY
7756 W. 60TH ST
FREMONT, MI 49412
Phone 231-924-7080

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 36
Single engine airplanes: 31
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Gliders airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 27/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

- SEAPLANE ACTVTY ON ADJACENT LAKE .5 MI NE OF ARPT.
- SKYDIVING ACTVY SUMMER MONTHS, WEEKENDS SR-SS, OCNL WEEKDAYS NOON-SS.
- TWY MKG & HOLD LINES POOR-MARKING FADED.
- +8 CROPS ADJACENT TO RYS DURING GROWING SEASON.

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED**   download
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED**   download
VOR RWY 18 **CHANGED**   download
VOR RWY 36 **CHANGED**   download
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (21KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (53KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMKG - Muskegon County Airport (19 nm SW)
8D4 - Paul C. Miller-Sparta Airport (23 nm SE)
3GM - Grand Haven Memorial Airpark (26 nm S)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
KRQB - Roben-Hood Airport (27 nm NE)
  
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From to KFFX

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2212:22
Sunrise07:5212:52
Sunset18:0523:05
Evening civil twilight18:3523:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 22:16:58
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 17:16:58
 
METAR
KFFX 092155Z AUTO 06006KT 2SM -SN BKN010 OVC015 M02/M03 A2976 RMK AO2 VIS 1 1/2V4
KMKG 
19nm SW 		092155Z 05008KT 1/2SM -SN BR SCT008 OVC017 M02/M04 A2976 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3/4 CIG 007 RWY 14 SLP085 P0001 T10221044
TAF
KMKG 
19nm SW 		091932Z 0920/1018 05010G18KT 1/2SM -SN FG OVC008 FM100400 01012G20KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC012 FM101000 35014G22KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
AvCraft Limited 231-924-7080
231-821-0494
 Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...

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Air BP
100LL Jet A
PS $3.85 $4.50 
 Updated 16-Nov-2009
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PS=Pump service
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