FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FMZ |
| Lat/Long: | 40-35-09.9513N / 097-34-23.2916W 40-35.165855N / 097-34.388193W 40.5860976 / -97.5731366 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1636 ft. / 498.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of FAIRMONT, NE |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 68354 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OLU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 MGRS RESIDENCE ON ARPT. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2636 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at JYR (19 nm N): | 124.175 (402-362-3785) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 119.4/278.8 (HASTINGS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HSIr085/39.0 | | HASTINGS VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BEKLOF | | at field | | 392 | | 07E | | FMZ | ..-. -- --.. |
| YORK | | 168/18.8 | | 257 | | 06E | | JYR | .--- -.-- .-. |
| HEBRON | | 355/26.2 | | 323 | | 06E | | HJH | .... .--- .... |
| SEWARD | | 226/26.7 | | 269 | | 06E | | SWT | ... .-- - |
| FAIRBURY | | 317/30.8 | | 293 | | 06E | | FBY | ..-. -... -.-- |
| BIG BLUE | | 285/37.2 | | 248 | | 06E | | BJU | -... .--- ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4317 x 75 ft. / 1316 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 40-35.671498N | | 40-34.960525N |
| Longitude: | 097-34.267673W | | 097-34.264780W |
| Elevation: | 1635.3 ft. | | 1634.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 173 magnetic, 180 true | | 353 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3021 x 60 ft. / 921 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 40-35.126662N | | 40-34.775977N |
| Longitude: | 097-34.793887W | | 097-34.331033W |
| Elevation: | 1635.8 ft. | | 1632.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 135 true | | 308 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NEBRASKA DEPT OF AERONAUTICS PO BOX 82088 LINCOLN, NE 68501-2088 Phone 402-471-2371 |
| Manager: | TIM KRIENERT ROUTE 2 BOX 94 FAIRMONT, NE 68354 Phone 402-268-4521 PILOT LOUNGE PHONE (402) 268-9951; SHOP PHONE (402) 268-4521. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/week * | | 89% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 12 June 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT SFC CONDS: CRACKING, SPALLING & VEGETATION IN CRACKS ON ABANDONED PTNS OF RYS. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (160KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (169KB) |
| NDB RWY 17 | |
download (153KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (147KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJYR - York Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
08K - Harvard State Airport (23 nm W)
KHJH - Hebron Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
KAUH - Aurora Municipal Airport - Al Potter Field (27 nm NW)
KSWT - Seward Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 07:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunset | | 18:48 | | 23:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:16 | | 00:16 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:38:09 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 13:38:09 |
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| METAR |
KJYR 19nm N | 161655Z AUTO 31010G14KT 10SM CLR 10/02 A3009 RMK AO2
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KHJH 26nm S | 161655Z AUTO 33010KT 10SM CLR 11/00 A3011 RMK AO2 T01140004
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KAUH 26nm NW | 161655Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM SCT090 11/00 A3009 RMK AO2 T01120004
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| TAF |
KLNK 40nm E | 161121Z 1612/1712 29010KT P6SM BKN080 FM161600 31010KT P6SM SCT250 FM170000 25004KT P6SM SCT250
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KGRI 41nm NW | 161120Z 1612/1712 28007KT P6SM BKN090 FM161500 29011KT P6SM SCT150 FM170000 24006KT P6SM BKN150
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