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KFXY Forest City Municipal Airport
Forest City, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: FXY
Lat/Long: 43-14-05.1249N / 093-37-26.7742W
43-14.085415N / 093-37.446237W
43.2347569 / -93.6241039
(estimated)
Elevation: 1229 ft. / 374.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (2000)
From city: 2 miles S of FOREST CITY, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 50436

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1958
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1730
FOR SVC AFTER HRS & WEEKENDS CALL (641) 585-2166.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 15/33; PAPI RYS 15 & 33 & REIL RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 123.925 (641-581-2347)
WX ASOS at MCW (14 nm E): 120.300 (641-357-8490)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY MASON CITY RADIO ON FREQ 122.6 & 255.4
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.3/380.2 (MASON CITY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MCWr297/15.4MASON CITY VORTAC114.9006E
AELr201/29.0ALBERT LEA VOR/DME109.8001E
JAYr233/37.0AUSTIN VOR/DME108.2003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FOREST CITYat field35903EFXY ..-. -..- -.--
ALGONA069/29.840303EAXA .- -..- .-
BLUE EARTH133/30.033204ESBU ... -... ..-
CLARION008/30.038703ECAV -.-. .- ...-
EAGLE GROVE019/34.030203EEAG . .- --.
HAMPTON327/35.223003EHPT .... .--. -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 5796 x 100 ft. / 1767 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 43-14.437933N43-13.574120N
Longitude: 093-37.616200W093-37.061773W
Elevation: 1206.7 ft.1202.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 152 magnetic, 155 true332 magnetic, 335 true
Displaced threshold: 600 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 16 ft. road, 550 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear5 ft. fence, 315 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2707 x 60 ft. / 825 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 43-14.273830N43-14.237507N
Longitude: 093-37.979925W093-37.372507W
Elevation: 1229.2 ft.1203.4 ft.
Gradient: 1.0%1.0%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 092 magnetic, 095 true272 magnetic, 275 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 11 ft. tree, 430 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear31 ft. tree, 696 ft. from runway, 90 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF FOREST CITY
305 N. CLARK
FOREST CITY, IA 50436
Phone 641-585-3574
Manager: R.TRIMBLE
MUNICIPAL ARPT, 1842 330TH ST
FOREST CITY, IA 50436
Phone 641-581-2880
RESIDENCE - 641-585-2166.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 17
Single engine airplanes: 14
Jet airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 114/week *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 29 July 2011

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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 **CHANGED**   download (255KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 **CHANGED**   download (234KB)
VOR/DME-A **CHANGED**   download (180KB)
NDB RWY 33 **CHANGED**   download (173KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (25KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (158KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMCW - Mason City Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (29 nm NE)
KSBU - Blue Earth Municipal Airport (30 nm NW)
KAXA - Algona Municipal Airport (30 nm W)
KCAV - Clarion Municipal Airport (30 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4810:48
Sunrise06:1911:19
Sunset20:2001:20
Evening civil twilight20:5101:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 07:18:15
Local (UTC-5)  13-Aug-2013 02:18:15
 
METAR
KFXY 130655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3008 RMK AO2
KMCW 
14nm E 		130653Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01390128
TAF
KMCW 
14nm E 		130520Z 1306/1406 33005KT P6SM FEW060 FM131500 02006KT P6SM SCT040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Forest City Aviation 641-581-2880
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100LL
PS $6.30 
 Updated 23-Jul-2013
  
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SUPER 8 FOREST CITY 1.5 65-66

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