FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | 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)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
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| HICr237/14.6 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
| MKGr008/16.3 | | MUSKEGON VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LUDINGTON | | 153/36.2 | | 341 | | 03W | | LDM | .-.. -.. -- |
| HOLLAND | | 013/39.2 | | 233 | | 03W | | HLM | .... .-.. -- |
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: | 6500 x 100 ft. / 1981 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 43-26.747925N | | 43-25.677985N |
| Longitude: | 085-59.798285W | | 085-59.789082W |
| Elevation: | 769.8 ft. | | 753.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 180 true | | 004 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 39 ft. pline, 1526 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 56 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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-26.631783N | | 43-26.623718N |
| Longitude: | 085-59.904117W | | 085-59.113105W |
| Elevation: | 766.9 ft. | | 769.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 091 true | | 275 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 66 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: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SEAPLANE ACTVTY ON ADJACENT LAKE .5 MI NE OF ARPT. |
| - | SKYDIVING ACTVY SUMMER MONTHS, WEEKENDS SR-SS, OCNL WEEKDAYS NOON-SS. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (222KB) |
| VOR RWY 18 | |
download (198KB) |
| VOR RWY 36 | |
download (222KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 28-Jul-2011
looking northeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:44 | | 09:44 |
| Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunset | | 21:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:37 | | 01:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:21:54 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:21:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFX | 181134Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM OVC095 12/07 A3014 RMK AO2 T01230067
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KMKG
19nm SW | 181055Z 08008KT 10SM BKN120 13/07 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01330072
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KMKG
19nm SW | 181138Z 1812/1912 10008KT P6SM BKN120 FM181800 14008KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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