FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FSE |
| Lat/Long: | 47-35-34.1530N / 095-46-24.5960W
47-35.569217N / 095-46.409933W
47.5928203 / -95.7734989
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1277 ft. / 389.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1990) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of FOSSTON, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56542 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FSE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI & REIL RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 224 (218-435-6448) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.75/251.1 (BEMIDJI RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BJIr268/30.3 | | BEMIDJI VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 04E |
| TVFr142/33.1 | | THIEF RIVER FALLS VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| FOSSTON | | at field | | 224 | | 05E | | FSE | ..-. ... . |
| CROOKSTON | | 107/37.1 | | 400 | | 07E | | CKN | -.-. -.- -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3501 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
RY 34 LGTS NOT AMBER LAST HALF RY LENGTH. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 16/34 MARKINGS FADED, PATCHED AREAS NOT PAINTED. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 47-35.850817N | | 47-35.288717N |
| Longitude: | 095-46.501967W | | 095-46.316717W |
| Elevation: | 1265.0 ft. | | 1277.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 162 magnetic, 167 true | | 342 magnetic, 347 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (2.80 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (2.80 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 19 ft. road, 891 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FOSSTON
CITY HALL, 220 EAST FIRST STREET
FOSSTON, MN 56542
Phone 218-435-1959 |
| Manager: | CHUCK LUCKEN
220 EAST FIRST STREET
FOSSTON, MN 56542
Phone 218-435-1959 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AUTO TFC OCNLLY ON ARPT TO/FROM PVT SEAPLANE DOCK NW OF ARPT. |
| - | PVT SEAPLANE FACILITY NW OF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS. |
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 |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 34 | |
download (158KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
D00 - Norman County Ada/Twin Valley Airport (32 nm SW)
KTVF - Thief River Falls Regional Airport (33 nm NW)
KBJI - Bemidji Regional Airport (34 nm E)
KCKN - Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field (37 nm NW)
KDTL - Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (46 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunset | | 19:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:25 | | 01:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 11:51:30 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Sep-2008 06:51:30 |
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| METAR |
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| KFSE | 051135Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM OVC016 12/10 A2984 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KBJI
35nm E | 051029Z 051006 VRB04KT P6SM -RA BKN012 TEMPO 1014 BKN007 FM1800 30007KT P6SM BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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