FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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: | 4316 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 | | 40-34.776000N |
| Longitude: | 097-34.793887W | | 097-34.331000W |
| 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: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/week * | | 89% | local general aviation | | 11% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 June 2009 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (193KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (207KB) |
| NDB RWY 17 | |
download (167KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (181KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 12:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 13:25 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 23:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:37 | | 23:37 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 14:50:25 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 08:50:25 |
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| METAR |
KJYR 19nm N | 211430Z AUTO 17008KT 5SM BR CLR 02/00 A2998 RMK AO2
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KHJH 26nm S | 211430Z AUTO 18005KT 4SM BR OVC024 05/03 A3001 RMK AO2 T00480034
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KAUH 26nm NW | 211430Z AUTO 17009KT 7SM CLR 01/M01 A2996 RMK AO2 T00131007
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| TAF |
KLNK 40nm E | 211120Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM211700 17011KT P6SM BKN025 FM220200 16009KT 5SM BR OVC015
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KGRI 41nm NW | 211125Z 2112/2212 19007KT P6SM SCT200 FM211500 18014KT P6SM BKN025 FM211800 18016G25KT P6SM SCT030 SCT200 FM220100 16009KT P6SM SCT015 FM220400 17008KT 4SM BR OVC008 FM220800 18006KT 1SM BR OVC004
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| NOTAMs |
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