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KFOA Flora Municipal Airport
Flora, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: FOA
Lat/Long: 38-39-53.8030N / 088-27-10.7840W
38-39.896717N / 088-27.179733W
38.6649453 / -88.4529956
(estimated)
Elevation: 473 ft. / 144.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01W (2000)
From city: 2 miles E of FLORA, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 62839

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1957
Sectional chart: ST LOUIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FOA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1630
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 21; PLASI RYS 03; VASI RY 21 & TWY LGTS - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 120.175 (618-662-8355)
WX AWOS-3 at OLY (13 nm E): 119.275 (618-393-4416)
WX AWOS-3 at FWC (17 nm S): 119.425 (618-847-4709)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/317.7. (MOUNT VERNON RCAG)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BIBr172/15.4BIBLE GROVE VORTAC109.0003E
SAMr299/20.3SAMSVILLE VOR/DME116.6003E
VNNr040/24.6MOUNT VERNON VOR/DME113.8002E
ENLr062/36.2CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELM RIVERat field35300EFOA ..-. --- .-
OLNEY256/13.527200WOLY --- .-.. -.--
WAYNE COUNTY352/17.225701EFWC ..-. .-- -.-.
SALEM088/24.140001WSLO ... .-.. ---
MOUNT CARMEL277/34.252402WAJG .- .--- --.
CARMI336/37.733201WCUL -.-. ..- .-..

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 3/21

Dimensions: 5003 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 40.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 38-39.496882N38-40.213178N
Longitude: 088-27.425128W088-26.905037W
Elevation: 472.9 ft.466.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 031 magnetic, 030 true211 magnetic, 210 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PSIL OTS INDEFLY.
2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 90 ft. tree, 2844 ft. from runway, 109 ft. right of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear27 ft. pole, 974 ft. from runway, 287 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2700 x 100 ft. / 823 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: RWY 15 /33 THLDS & BOUNDARY OUTLINED BY WHITE 1/2 TIRES. DSPLCD THLD MKD W/WHITE ROCK & IS DAY USE ONLY.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 38-40.160667N38-39.786667N
Longitude: 088-27.360667W088-27.053333W
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 148 magnetic, 147 true328 magnetic, 327 true
Displaced threshold: 160 ft.no
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 33 ft. tree, 501 ft. from runway, 169 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE IS 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
16 ft. tree, 643 ft. from runway, 21 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: FLORA AIRPORT AUTHORITY
BOX 577
FLORA, IL 62839
Phone 618-662-2174
Manager: WARREN WEBSTER
ONE AIRPORT ROAD
FLORA, IL 62839
Phone 618-662-2823

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 14
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 27/day *
60% local general aviation
35% transient general aviation
5% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2006

Additional Remarks

RY 15/33 SOFT WHEN WET.

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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (217KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (231KB)
LOC/DME RWY 21   download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (27KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (29KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOLY - Olney-Noble Airport (13 nm E)
KFWC - Fairfield Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
KSLO - Salem-Leckrone Airport (24 nm W)
1H2 - Effingham County Memorial Airport (25 nm N)
KMVN - Mount Vernon Airport (28 nm SW)
 
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Aerial photo of KFOA (Flora Municipal Airport)
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0111:01
Sunrise06:2811:28
Sunset19:1600:16
Evening civil twilight19:4300:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Sep-2008 11:53:47
Local (UTC-5)  05-Sep-2008 06:53:47
 
METAR
KFOA 051125Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 17/17 A2989 RMK AO2 TSNO
KOLY 
13nm E 
051123Z AUTO 30004KT 7SM OVC010 18/13 A2988 RMK AO2
KFWC 
17nm S 
051125Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN013 OVC018 18/15 A2989 RMK AO2 TSNO
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 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Flora Municipal Airport 618-662-2823
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SS 
100LL 
$5.25 
Jet A 
$6.10 
 Updated 02-Sep-2008
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