FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FOA |
| Lat/Long: | 38-39-53.9648N / 088-27-11.2033W 38-39.899413N / 088-27.186722W 38.6649902 / -88.4531120 (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: | MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 21; PLASI RYS 03/21 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 SVC PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/351.825 (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 | | 354/17.2 | | 257 | | 01W | | 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 FUEL SELF SVC WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| 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: | 38-39.496723N | | 38-40.212957N |
| Longitude: | 088-27.425238W | | 088-26.905283W |
| Elevation: | 472.5 ft. | | 466.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 031 magnetic, 030 true | | 211 magnetic, 210 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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: | 2715 x 100 ft. / 828 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. |
| Gradient: | NW |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 38-40.175065N | | 38-39.788030N |
| Longitude: | 088-27.369158W | | 088-27.083382W |
| Elevation: | 472.2 ft. | | 465.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 150 true | | 331 magnetic, 330 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 204 ft. | | 174 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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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 29 February 2012 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (210KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 21 | |
download (178KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
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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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunrise | | 05:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:00 | | 01:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:30 | | 01:30 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:03:35 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:03:35 |
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| METAR |
| KFOA | 180935Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR SCT023 SCT027 BKN050 17/17 A3000 RMK AO2 T01710166
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KOLY 13nm E | 180935Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR BKN055 17/17 A2999 RMK AO2
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KFWC 17nm S | 180935Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR SCT016 BKN060 18/17 A2998 RMK AO2
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