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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
MCWr297/15.4MASON CITY VORTAC114.9006E
AELr197/29.0ALBERT LEA VOR/DME109.8005E
JAYr233/36.9AUSTIN VOR/DME108.2003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FOREST CITYat field35905EFXY ..-. -..- -.--
ALGONA069/29.840303EAXA .- -..- .-
CLARION008/29.938703ECAV -.-. .- ...-
BLUE EARTH133/29.933204ESBU ... -... ..-
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: 43-14.437895N43-13.574120N
Longitude: 093-37.616168W093-37.061773W
Elevation: 1206.7 ft.1202.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 152 magnetic, 155 true332 magnetic, 335 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI 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: 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: 43-14.273830N43-14.237507N
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
Obstructions: 25 ft. tree, 564 ft. from runway, 115 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 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: 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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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2912:29
Sunrise07:0013:00
Sunset16:5722:57
Evening civil twilight17:2723:27

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
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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 
$4.30 
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Hotels near Forest City Municipal Airport

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SUPER 8 FOREST CITY 1.5 57-62

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