FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
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 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 08:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunset | | 18:59 | | 22:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:39:13 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 12:39:13 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFX | 161436Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM OVC017 11/09 A2979 RMK AO2
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KMKG
19nm SW | 161355Z 25013KT 10SM OVC023 12/08 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP090 T01220078
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KMKG
19nm SW | 161140Z 1612/1712 24012G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM161400 25012G20KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM170000 28006KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
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