AirNav: KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport

KFXY

Forest City Municipal Airport
Forest City, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 15/33; VASI RYS 15 & 33 & REIL RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

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
MCWr297/15.4	MASON CITY VORTAC	114.90	06E
AELr197/29.0	ALBERT LEA VOR/DME	109.80	05E
JAYr233/36.9	AUSTIN VOR/DME	108.20	03E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
FOREST CITY	at field	359	05E	FXY	..-. -..- -.--
ALGONA	069/29.8	403	03E	AXA	.- -..- .-
CLARION	008/29.9	387	03E	CAV	-.-. .- ...-
BLUE EARTH	133/29.9	332	04E	SBU	... -... ..-
EAGLE GROVE	019/34.0	302	03E	EAG	. .- --.
HAMPTON	327/35.2	230	03E	HPT	.... .--. -

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:

43-14.437895N

43-13.574120N

Longitude:

093-37.616168W

093-37.061773W

Elevation:

1206.7 ft.

1202.8 ft.

Gradient:

0.1%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

152 magnetic, 155 true

332 magnetic, 335 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

16 ft. road, 550 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear

5 ft. fence, 315 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:

2708 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:

43-14.273830N

43-14.237507N

Longitude:

093-37.979925W

093-37.372507W

Elevation:

1229.2 ft.

1203.4 ft.

Gradient:

1.0%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

092 magnetic, 095 true

272 magnetic, 275 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Obstructions:

25 ft. tree, 564 ft. from runway, 115 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear

31 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:		18
Single engine airplanes:		14
Multi engine airplanes:		1
Jet airplanes:		1
Ultralights:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 114/week *
60%	local general aviation
40%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 18 September 2008

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
GPS RWY 33		download (180KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS-A		download (191KB)
NDB RWY 33		download (180KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (29KB)

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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Area around KFXY (Forest City Municipal Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:29	12:29
Sunrise	07:00	13:00
Sunset	16:57	22:57
Evening civil twilight	17:27	23:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Nov-2009 12:18:02
Local (UTC-6)	08-Nov-2009 06:18:02

METAR

KFXY	081155Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A2998 RMK AO2
KMCW 14nm E	081153Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T00561006 10061 20022 56007 $

TAF

KMCW
14nm E

081122Z 0812/0912 10009KT P6SM SCT200 FM081500 14016KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM081800 19013G21KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM090200 22012KT P6SM BKN050 BKN200 FM090700 31011KT P6SM BKN040 OVC150

NOTAMs

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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

no information available

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100LL
$4.30

Updated 23-Sep-2009

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