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 |
| BIBr172/15.4 | | BIBLE GROVE VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 03E |
| SAMr299/20.3 | | SAMSVILLE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 03E |
| VNNr040/24.6 | | MOUNT VERNON VOR/DME | | 113.80 | | 02E |
| ENLr062/36.2 | | CENTRALIA VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ELM RIVER | | at field | | 353 | | 00E | | FOA | ..-. --- .- |
| OLNEY | | 256/13.5 | | 272 | | 00W | | OLY | --- .-.. -.-- |
| WAYNE COUNTY | | 352/17.2 | | 257 | | 01E | | FWC | ..-. .-- -.-. |
| SALEM | | 088/24.1 | | 400 | | 01W | | SLO | ... .-.. --- |
| MOUNT CARMEL | | 277/34.2 | | 524 | | 02W | | AJG | .- .--- --. |
| CARMI | | 336/37.7 | | 332 | | 01W | | CUL | -.-. ..- .-.. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 38-39.496882N | | 38-40.213178N |
| Longitude: | 088-27.425128W | | 088-26.905037W |
| Elevation: | 472.9 ft. | | 466.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 031 magnetic, 030 true | | 211 magnetic, 210 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | no | | yes |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 90 ft. tree, 2844 ft. from runway, 109 ft. right of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear | | 27 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: | 38-40.160667N | | 38-39.786667N |
| Longitude: | 088-27.360667W | | 088-27.053333W |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 148 magnetic, 147 true | | 328 magnetic, 327 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 160 ft. | | no |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Photo by L D Pahnke MD
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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 05-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 11:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunset | | 19:16 | | 00:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:43 | | 00:43 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 11:53:47 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Sep-2008 06:53:47 |
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| METAR |
| KFOA | 051125Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 17/17 A2989 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KOLY 13nm E | 051123Z AUTO 30004KT 7SM OVC010 18/13 A2988 RMK AO2
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KFWC 17nm S | 051125Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN013 OVC018 18/15 A2989 RMK AO2 TSNO
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| NOTAMs |
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