FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | FFM |
Lat/Long: | 46-17-03.8000N 096-09-24.1000W 46-17.063333N 096-09.401667W 46.2843889,-96.1566944 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1182.6 ft. / 360.5 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-3: | 110.4 (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 122.35 (FERGUS FALLS RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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 |
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: | 46-17.357295N | | 46-16.722135N |
Longitude: | 096-09.735892W | | 096-08.760718W |
Elevation: | 1181.8 ft. | | 1175.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 133 true | | 308 magnetic, 313 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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: | yes | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 3301 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: | 46-17.376042N | | 46-16.833082N |
Longitude: | 096-09.667923W | | 096-09.657657W |
Elevation: | 1182.3 ft. | | 1157.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 179 true | | 354 magnetic, 359 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 23/day * | 56% | local general aviation | 29% | transient general aviation | 13% | air taxi | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
A58-35 | 3 FT BRUSH, 13 FT DIST, 166 FT L. |
A58-31 | 8 FT HAY BALES, 140 FT DIST, 270 FT R. |
- | 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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (282KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (277KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (255KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (225KB) |
VOR RWY 13 | |
download (234KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
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 |
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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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 31-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
Sunset | | 19:51 | | 00:51 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:21 | | 01:21 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 31-Mar-2023 10:30:12 |
Local (UTC-5) | 31-Mar-2023 05:30:12 |
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METAR |
KFFM | 311015Z AUTO 07014G20KT 10SM OVC011 M01/M02 A2965 RMK AO2
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KBWP 19nm W | 311015Z AUTO 02012G17KT 4SM UP BR OVC013 M01/M01 A2967 RMK AO2
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KY63 19nm S | 311015Z AUTO 07011G16KT 10SM OVC007 M01/M02 A2964 RMK AO2 T10151017
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TAF |
KAXN 40nm SE | 310520Z 3106/0106 07015KT P6SM OVC006 TEMPO 3110/3114 5SM -FZRA BR FM311400 06020G32KT 5SM -FZRAPL BR OVC007 PROB30 3117/3121 3SM -TSPL BR OVC006CB FM312100 05023G40KT 3/4SM -SN BR BLSN VV005 FM010400 01022G38KT 4SM BLSN SCT022
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KFAR 47nm NW | 310520Z 3106/0106 04013KT 4SM -FZRA OVC020 FM310800 03015G25KT 2SM -SN OVC009 FM311400 03020G31KT 5SM BLSN OVC035 FM312300 36020G32KT 5SM BLSN BKN026
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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