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KFKA Fillmore County Airport
Preston, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: FKA
Lat/Long: 43-40-36.3000N / 092-10-47.1000W
43-40.605000N / 092-10.785000W
43.6767500 / -92.1797500
(estimated)
Elevation: 1277 ft. / 389.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (2000)
From city: 4 miles W of PRESTON, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 55990

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1970
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FKA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT VASI RY 11/29; MIRL RY 11/29 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.550 (507-765-2182)
ROCHESTER APPROACH: 119.8
ROCHESTER DEPARTURE: 119.8
WX ASOS at RST (20 nm NW): PHONE 507-285-0298
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.35/307.3 (ROCHESTER RCAG) WHEN ROCHESTER APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RSTr104/19.2ROCHESTER VOR/DME112.0005E
ONAr220/31.5WINONA VOR/DME111.4001E
JAYr076/32.7AUSTIN VOR/DME108.2003E
ODIr244/33.9NODINE VORTAC117.9001E
UKNr305/36.7WAUKON VORTAC116.6005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CRESCO352/18.829302ECJJ -.-. .--- .---
CALEDONIA277/30.420903ECHU -.-. .... ..-
DECORAH321/30.723601EDEH -.. . ....

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 43-40.700538N43-40.510185N
Longitude: 092-11.218468W092-10.349937W
Elevation: 1272.8 ft.1275.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 106 magnetic, 107 true286 magnetic, 287 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF FILLMORE
COURTHOUSE
PRESTON, MN 55965
Phone 507-765-4566
Manager: LARRY TAMMEL
909 HOUSTON STREET NW
PRESTON, MN 55965
Phone 507-937-3000

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 23
Single engine airplanes: 22
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 78/week *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2012

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.

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
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11   download (244KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29   download (239KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

55Y - Rushford Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KCJJ - Ellen Church Field Airport (19 nm S)
KRST - Rochester International Airport (20 nm NW)
KCHU - Houston County Airport (30 nm E)
KDEH - Decorah Municipal Airport (31 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KFKA (Fillmore County Airport)
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0810:08
Sunrise05:4110:41
Sunset20:2901:29
Evening civil twilight21:0202:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 13:08:31
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 08:08:31
 
METAR
KFKA 181252Z AUTO 15008KT 7SM CLR 14/12 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW T01420116
KRST 
19nm NW 
181254Z 15013KT 6SM BR CLR 14/12 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01440122
TAF
KRST 
19nm NW 
181125Z 1812/1912 15010KT 6SM BR SCT080 BKN250 FM181500 16012KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM181800 16013G19KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM190000 15010KT P6SM BKN150 FM190900 15010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN080
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Deters Aviation 507-459-3488
no information available

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100LL
FS $5.35 
 Updated 02-Mar-2013
 
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FS=Full service
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www.co.fillmore.mn.us/airport.htm
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