FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 1162 ft. / 354.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of FAIRMONT, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 0800-1700, ALL SUN 1230-1600 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL (507) 238-9216 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 HIRL RY 13/31 VASI & REIL RY 13; VASI & MALSR RY 31 - 122.8 |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | FOR TWY LGTS KEY 122.8 3 TIMES FOR 30% AND 7 TIMES FOR 100%. |
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 | | 0 | | 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: | 5505 x 100 ft. / 1678 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: | 43-38.959015N | | 43-38.328598N |
| Longitude: | 094-25.506937W | | 094-24.611368W |
| Elevation: | 1158.1 ft. | | 1160.4 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: | 21 ft. road, 750 ft. from runway, 560 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3300 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 43-38.383958N | | 43-38.863218N |
| Longitude: | 094-24.908963W | | 094-24.557018W |
| Elevation: | 1158.8 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 |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| 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: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | 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 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY BIRD HAZARD SPRING & FALL; GULLS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 31 | |
download (253KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (244KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (294KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 13 | |
download (166KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 31 | |
download (187KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (183KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 | |
download (185KB) |
| COPTER ILS RWY 31 | |
download (195KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (28KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (55KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 13:04 |
| Sunset | | 16:59 | | 22:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:30 | | 23:30 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 16:54:47 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 10:54:47 |
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| METAR |
| KFRM | 081635Z 14016KT 10SM CLR 14/03 A2989 RMK AO1
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| NOTAMs |
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