FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FWC |
| Lat/Long: | 38-22-43.0790N / 088-24-45.5480W 38-22.717983N / 088-24.759133W 38.3786331 / -88.4126522 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 434 ft. / 132.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of FAIRFIELD, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 62837 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1954 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FWC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1600 FOR ATTENDANT OTR HRS CALL 618-842-4821. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; REIL RY 09 - 123.05. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.425 (618-847-4709) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FOA (17 nm N): | 120.175 (618-662-8355) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE 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 |
| SAMr244/16.6 | | SAMSVILLE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 03E |
| VNNr085/18.6 | | MOUNT VERNON VOR/DME | | 113.80 | | 02E |
| BIBr171/32.7 | | BIBLE GROVE VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 03E |
| ENLr090/35.2 | | CENTRALIA VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | W. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 38-22.679040N | | 38-22.674422N |
| Longitude: | 088-25.331613W | | 088-24.494663W |
| Elevation: | 434.4 ft. | | 412.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.5% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 091 magnetic, 090 true | | 271 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 86 ft. tree, 2051 ft. from runway, 388 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 73 ft. trees, 1611 ft. from runway, 34 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear RY 27 09/27 APCH SLOPE IS 22:1 TO RY 27 END. |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 1999 x 60 ft. / 609 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 38-22.964540N | | 38-22.635175N |
| Longitude: | 088-24.448745W | | 088-24.453363W |
| Elevation: | 415.6 ft. | | 413.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 181 true | | 002 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. road, 482 ft. from runway, 28 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear 18/36 APCH SLOPE IS 20:1 TO RY 18 END. | | 14 ft. road, 323 ft. from runway, 136 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear 18/36 APPROACH SLOPE IS 23:1 TO RUNWAY 36 END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FAIRFIELD CITY HALL,109 NE 2ND ST FAIRFIELD, IL 62837 Phone 618-842-3871 |
| Manager: | TRAVIS WILLIAMS CITY HALL 109 NE 2ND ST FAIRFIELD, IL 62837 Phone 618-842-9587 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 19% | transient general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2013 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (184KB) |
| NDB RWY 09 | |
download (138KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (32KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (201KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOA - Flora Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
KMVN - Mount Vernon Airport (21 nm W)
KCUL - Carmi Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
KOLY - Olney-Noble Airport (23 nm NE)
KSLO - Salem-Leckrone Airport (30 nm NW)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunset | | 18:14 | | 23:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:41 | | 23:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 14:22:14 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 09:22:14 |
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| METAR |
| KFWC | 161355Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM OVC070 12/06 A3002 RMK AO2
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KFOA 17nm N | 161355Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM SCT095 11/06 A3003 RMK AO2 T01060058
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| TAF |
KEVV 47nm SE | 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB04KT 4SM BR SCT007 OVC015 TEMPO 1606/1609 2SM -SHRA BR BKN007 FM161300 30007KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 FM170000 32004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040
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