FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MAY 2022
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: | 1229.2 ft. / 374.7 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 |
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 OR (641) 590-2127 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 15/33; PAPI RYS 15 & 33 & REIL RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 PRVDD BY FORT DODGE RADIO ON FREQ 122.6 (MASON CITY RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.3/257.675 (MASON CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MCWr297/15.4 | | MASON CITY VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 06E |
AELr201/29.0 | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 01E |
JAYr236/37.0 | | AUSTIN VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 00E |
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: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 43-14.437933N | | 43-13.574120N |
Longitude: | 093-37.616200W | | 093-37.061773W |
Elevation: | 1206.7 ft. | | 1202.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 152 magnetic, 155 true | | 332 magnetic, 335 true |
Displaced threshold: | 600 ft. 34:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD | | no |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 39 ft. trees, 750 ft. from runway, 10 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 5 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: | |
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. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 095 true | | 272 magnetic, 275 true |
Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 25 ft. tree, 750 ft. from runway, 66 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. tree, 806 ft. from runway, 11 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 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: | | 18 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 77/week * | 60% | local general aviation | 40% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 28 October 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 from 19 May 2022 at 0901Z to 16 June 2022 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (259KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (255KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (203KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (125KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (499KB) |
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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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 02-Jul-2006
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 25-May-2022
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:09 | | 10:09 |
Sunrise | | 05:43 | | 10:43 |
Sunset | | 20:40 | | 01:40 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:14 | | 02:14 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 26-May-2022 02:45:03 |
Local (UTC-5) | 25-May-2022 21:45:03 |
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METAR |
KFXY | 260235Z AUTO 01008KT 7SM -RA OVC006 10/10 A2979 RMK AO2 P0002
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KMCW 14nm E | 260153Z AUTO 02013KT 3SM +RA BR OVC005 11/10 A2979 RMK AO2 RAB32 CIG 004V008 SLP087 P0007 T01060100
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TAF |
KMCW 14nm E | 260221Z 2602/2624 02013KT 3SM +RA BR VCSH OVC005 FM260400 01011KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC003 FM261100 36009KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC003 FM261200 36009KT P6SM OVC005
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NOTAMs |
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