FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FFM |
| Lat/Long: | 46-17-03.8220N 096-09-24.0750W
46-17.063700N 096-09.401250W
46.2843950,-96.1566875
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1182.4 ft. / 360.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of FERGUS FALLS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56537 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1942 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FFM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0900-1400
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL AMGR. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 31; REIL RWY 13 & 35; PAPI RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31 & 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.05 (218-736-7216) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BWP (19 nm W): | 127.875 (701-642-9800) |
| WX AWOS-3 at Y63 (19 nm S): | 118.075 (218-685-6456) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQ 126.1/269.2 (ALEXANDRIA RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY PRINCETON RADIO ON FREQ 122.6 (FERGUS FALLS RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FFM at field | | FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 05E |
| DTLr197/34.3 | | DETROIT LAKES VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HAMRE | | 308/5.6 | | 337 | | 05E | | FF | ..-. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL AVBL H24 VIA CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5639 x 100 ft. / 1719 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 46-17.357220N | | 46-16.722138N |
| Longitude: | 096-09.735963W | | 096-08.760680W |
| Elevation: | 1181.7 ft. | | 1175.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 133 true | | 308 magnetic, 313 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair 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: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3299 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 16.0 | | Double wheel: | 22.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 46-17.376030N | | 46-16.833468N |
| Longitude: | 096-09.667915W | | 096-09.657612W |
| Elevation: | 1182.2 ft. | | 1157.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 179 true | | 354 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FERGUS FALLS
112 W WASHINGTON AVE, PO BOX 868
FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537-2568
Phone 218-332-5435 |
| Manager: | SKY CREW SERVICES
4005 STATE HIGHWAY 210 W
FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537-4005
Phone 218-739-3733 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT. ULTRALIGHT PATTERN 1800 FT MSL. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, 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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 31 | |
download (282KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (278KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (288KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (224KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (232KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (405KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBWP - Harry Stern Airport (19 nm W)
Y63 - Elbow Lake Municipal/Pride of the Prairie Airport (19 nm S)
16D - Perham Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
KDTL - Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (34 nm N)
KETH - Wheaton Municipal Airport (34 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-Aug-2007
from the southeast looking northwest to the airport with 13-31 in the foreground, 17-35 in the background
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Oct-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 18:59 | | 23:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:29 | | 00:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Oct-2025 06:37:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Oct-2025 01:37:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFM | 040615Z AUTO 16014G20KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A2980 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N
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KBWP
19nm W | 040615Z AUTO 17016KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A2974 RMK AO2
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KY63
19nm S | 040615Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A2983 RMK AO2 T02260145
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| TAF |
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KAXN
40nm SE | 040539Z 0406/0506 18013G24KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/19045KT FM041000 18014G25KT P6SM FEW250 FM041600 19019G34KT P6SM FEW250 FM050300 18020G32KT P6SM SCT150 WS020/20050KT
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KFAR
47nm NW | 040520Z 0406/0506 17014G23KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/20050KT FM041200 19010KT P6SM SCT150 FM041700 20006KT P6SM FEW200 FM042100 26010KT P6SM FEW200 FM042300 36010KT P6SM OVC250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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