FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FRM |
| Lat/Long: | 43-38-38.2000N / 094-24-56.2000W 43-38.636667N / 094-24.936667W 43.6439444 / -94.4156111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1161.8 ft. / 354.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of FAIRMONT, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56031 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FRM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1800, ALL SUN 1230-1600 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL (507) 238-9216 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20; MALSR RY 31; REIL RY 13; VASI RY 13/31; HIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 110.2 (507-238-1562) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.75/257.7 (FAIRMONT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FRM at field | | FAIRMONT VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 07E |
| ESTr038/(20.1) | | ESTHERVILLE VOR | | 110.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BLUE EARTH | | 277/14.1 | | 332 | | 04E | | SBU | ... -... ..- |
| ST JAMES | | 160/21.3 | | 260 | | 04E | | JYG | .--- -.-- --. |
| PUFF | | 035/22.5 | | 345 | | 04E | | PUF | .--. ..- ..-. |
| JACKSON | | 086/24.8 | | 353 | | 04E | | MJQ | -- .--- --.- |
| WINDOM | | 115/34.0 | | 203 | | 03E | | MWM | -- .-- -- |
| ALGONA | | 347/34.3 | | 403 | | 03E | | AXA | .- -..- .- |
| EMMETSBURG | | 017/35.0 | | 410 | | 04E | | EGQ | . --. --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A SELF SVC FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5503 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 35.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 43-38.959125N | | 43-38.328722N |
| Longitude: | 094-25.507078W | | 094-24.611535W |
| Elevation: | 1158.1 ft. | | 1160.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 134 true | | 310 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. road, 400 ft. from runway, 520 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 55 ft. trees, 1528 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3300 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 43-38.383970N | | 43-38.863243N |
| Longitude: | 094-24.908972W | | 094-24.556838W |
| Elevation: | 1158.9 ft. | | 1157.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 024 magnetic, 028 true | | 204 magnetic, 208 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FAIRMONT P.O. BOX 751 FAIRMONT, MN 56031 Phone 507-238-9461 |
| Manager: | ALAN PELZER 2159 EAST BLUE EARTH AVE FAIRMONT, MN 56031 Phone 507-235-2537 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 26/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY BIRD HAZARD SPRING & FALL; GULLS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR TWY LGTS KEY 122.8 3 TIMES FOR 30% AND 7 TIMES FOR 100%. |
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.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSBU - Blue Earth Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
KEST - Estherville Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)
KJYG - St James Municipal Airport (21 nm N)
KMJQ - Jackson Municipal Airport (25 nm W)
KMWM - Windom Municipal Airport (34 nm NW)
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:38 | | 01:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:11 | | 02:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:56:47 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 07:56:47 |
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| METAR |
| KFRM | 181215Z 18007KT 8SM SCT090 17/14 A2994 RMK AO1
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| NOTAMs |
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