FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | FCM |
Lat/Long: | 44-49-39.0260N 093-27-30.8580W 44-49.650433N 093-27.514300W 44.8275072,-93.4585717 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 906.2 ft. / 276.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03E (1985) |
From city: | 11 miles SW of MINNEAPOLIS, MN |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 55347 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1945 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | FCM (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT OR INCR INTST MALSR RWY 10R; REIL RWY 28L, 18, & 36; PAPI RWY 10R, 28L, 18, & 36; HIRL RWY 10R/28L; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 119.15 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 124.9 |
WX ASOS: | PHONE 952-941-4156 |
FLYING CLOUD GROUND: | 121.7 [0600-2100, 1ST SUN IN NOV-2ND SAT IN MAR; 0600-2200, 2ND SUN IN MAR-1ST SAT IN NOV.] |
FLYING CLOUD TOWER: | 119.15 125.2 [0600-2100, 1ST SUN IN NOV-2ND SAT IN MAR; 0600-2200, 2ND SUN IN MAR-1ST SAT IN NOV.] |
MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH: | 134.7 |
MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTURE: | 134.7 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.7 ;WHEN TWR CLSD |
COULT DP: | 134.7 |
DARWIN DP: | 134.7 |
EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
KBREW DP: | 134.7 |
ORSKY DP: | 134.7 |
ROCHESTER DP: | 134.7 |
SCHEP DP: | 134.7 |
TWOLF STAR: | 126.95 |
WLSTN DP: | 134.7 |
ZMBRO DP: | 134.7 |
WX ASOS at MSP (11 nm E): | PHONE 612-713-4174 |
WX ASOS at MIC (15 nm N): | PHONE 763-531-2343 |
WX AWOS-3 at LVN (15 nm SE): | 118.0 (952-469-5850) |
WX ASOS at STP (18 nm E): | 118.35 (651-312-8888) |
WX AWOS-3 at SGS (18 nm E): | 119.425 (651-457-8120) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FCM at field | | FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.70 | | 01E |
MSPr244/10.3 | | MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 02E |
FGTr309/16.7 | | FARMINGTON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
GEPr185/19.4 | | GOPHER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 06E |
FOWr352/37.6 | | HALFWAY VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A A:JET A LDG FEE, CTC FBO. 100LL:SELF SERVE FUEL AVAIL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 10R/28L
Dimensions: | 5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10R | | RUNWAY 28L |
Latitude: | 44-49.743162N | | 44-49.585958N |
Longitude: | 093-28.242680W | | 093-27.107618W |
Elevation: | 896.2 ft. | | 898.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 098 magnetic, 101 true | | 278 magnetic, 281 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Obstructions: | 61 ft. tree, 3085 ft. from runway, 131 ft. left of centerline, 47:1 slope to clear | | 28 ft. tree, 1040 ft. from runway, 338 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear |
Runway 10L/28R
Dimensions: | 3901 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| RUNWAY 10L | | RUNWAY 28R |
Latitude: | 44-49.780132N | | 44-49.657460N |
Longitude: | 093-27.903755W | | 093-27.018210W |
Elevation: | 906.0 ft. | | 899.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 098 magnetic, 101 true | | 278 magnetic, 281 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 2690 x 75 ft. / 820 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 44-49.745158N | | 44-49.304857N |
Longitude: | 093-27.260160W | | 093-27.325267W |
Elevation: | 899.1 ft. | | 905.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 183 magnetic, 186 true | | 003 magnetic, 006 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RY 36 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 48 ft. tank, 907 ft. from runway, 262 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 4 ft. fence, 219 ft. from runway, 151 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear RWY 36 HAS 5 FT FENCE 129 FT FROM THE RWY END AND 244 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | METROPOLITAN AIRPORT CMSN 6040 28TH AVE S MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450-2799 Phone 612-726-8100 |
Manager: | BLAINE PETERSON 9060 FLYING CLOUD DRIVE EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347-4016 Phone 952-944-1035 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 324 | Single engine airplanes: | | 259 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 34 | Jet airplanes: | | 29 | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 208/day * | 59% | transient general aviation | 36% | local general aviation | 4% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER, BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
- | RY 10R IS CALM WIND RY WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
- | TWY 'A' BTN PREMIER JET RAMP & THUNDERBIRD RAMP CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPANS 56 FT OR GTR. |
- | TWY 'D' CLOSED FM TWY 'D2' TO APCH END RY 36 TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS OF 66 FT OR GREATER. |
- | TWY A CLSD EAST OF BARON LANE TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS 54 FT OR GREATER. |
- | RWY INCURSION RISK - PILOTS ARE REMINDED TO REVIEW ARPT HOT SPOT INFO BFR TXG FOR DEP & BFR LDG. SEE TPP ARPT DIAGRAM & CHART SUPPL SXN ON HOT SPOTS FOR ADDN INFO. |
- | WRONG RWY ARR RISK, CLOSELY ALIGNED PARL RWYS. SEE TPP ARPT DIAGRAM. |
- | TWY D BTWN D1 & D2 CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPANS 48 FT OR GTR. |
- | ARPT CLSD TO: JETS NOT MEETING FAR 36, JET TRNG & ACFT W/ CERTIFICATED MGTOW HIGHER THAN 60,000 LBS. |
- | ULTRALIGHT OPNS PROHIBITED. |
- | MAINTENANCE RUN-UPS ARE PROHIBITED BTN 2200-0700 LCL. |
- | WHEN ATCT CLSD, SNOW REMOVAL OPERATORS MONITOR 119.15. |
- | FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES, WWW.MACNOISE.COM/PILOTS. ACFT PLEASE FOLLOW VOLUNTARY NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES. |
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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMSP - Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (11 nm E)
KMIC - Crystal Airport (15 nm N)
KLVN - Airlake Airport (15 nm SE)
KSTP - St Paul Downtown Airport Holman Field (18 nm E)
KSGS - South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (18 nm E)
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 02-Feb-2023
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 13:02 |
Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 13:33 |
Sunset | | 17:22 | | 23:22 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:53 | | 23:53 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 02-Feb-2023 10:39:22 |
Local (UTC-6) | 02-Feb-2023 04:39:22 |
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METAR |
KFCM | 020953Z AUTO 23005KT 9SM CLR M14/M17 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP172 T11391172
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KMSP 10nm E | 020953Z 23005KT 10SM SCT180 M12/M16 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP175 T11221161
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KSGS 13nm E | 021015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M13/M16 A3000 RMK AO2 T11331157
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KMIC 15nm N | 020953Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM SCT120 M12/M15 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP170 T11171150
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KLVN 16nm SE | 021015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M13/M17 A3000 RMK AO2
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KSTP 18nm E | 020953Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR M12/M15 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP175 T11171150
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TAF |
KMSP 10nm E | 020847Z 0209/0312 24006KT P6SM SCT150 FM021000 28007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060 TEMPO 0210/0214 -SHSN FM021400 33013G21KT P6SM SCT015 FM021800 32014G23KT P6SM SKC FM030000 31008KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
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