Fillmore County Airport

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METAR: KFKA 200055Z AUTO 31022G28KT 10SM 02/M06 A3013 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KFKA (0.2 NM at True Heading of 86)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1020.4
Temperature: 2 C (35.6 F)
Dewpoint: -6 C (21.2 F)

Location

Latitude: 
43-40-36.3000N (43.67675)
Longitude: 
092-10-47.1000W (-92.17975)
Elevation: 
1276.7 feet MSL (389 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
0.8 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
04 N.M. W of Preston, Minnesota
Found On: 
Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
PAM SCHROEDER
909 HOUSTON ST NW
PRESTON, MN 55965-1080
507-765-3854
FILLMORE COUNTY
909 HOUSTON ST NW
PRESTON, MN 55965-1080
507-765-3854

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
10/1970
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
2277 feet (694 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
FKA
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  26
Ultralights:  1

Annual Operations (as of 04/30/2019)

Total Operations:  4080
GA Local:  2040 50.0%
GA Itinerant:  2040 50.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900
Approach:  ROCHESTER
119.8
119.8
MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC
Departure:  ROCHESTER
119.8
119.8
MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC
AWOS-3PT:  118.550 (507-765-2182)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.35/307.3 (ROCHESTER RCAG) WHEN ROCHESTER APCH CTL CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 507

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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Princeton(PNM)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 NC-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 NC-1
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NC-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NC-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KFKA

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
17.3 Rushford Municipal/Robert W Bunke Field Airport
(55Y)
61 62 100LL
19.6 Rochester International Airport
(RST KRST RST)
315 316 100LL, Jet A
30.8 Decorah Municipal Airport
(DEH KDEH DEH)
141 142 100LL, Jet A+
31.5 Winona Municipal-Max Conrad Field Airport
(ONA KONA ONA)
39 40 100LL, Jet A
32.7 Austin Municipal Airport
(AUM KAUM AUM)
268 268 100LL, Jet A
34.9 Dodge Center Airport
(KTOB TOB)
306 306 100LL, Jet A
40.8 Northeast Iowa Regional Airport
(CCY KCCY CCY)
207 208 100LL, Jet A
41.8 La Crosse Regional Airport
(LSE KLSE LSE)
72 74 100LL, Jet A
44.8 George L Scott Municipal Airport
(3Y2)
157 158 100LL, Jet A
51.6 Albert Lea Municipal Airport
(AEL KAEL AEL)
270 270 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
53.8 Owatonna Degner Regional Airport
(OWA KOWA OWA)
300 300 100LL, Jet A
56.3 Red Wing Regional Airport
(KRGK RGK)
346 347 100LL, Jet A
57.9 Waverly Municipal Airport
(C25)
194 195 100LL
59.1 Mason City Municipal Airport
(MCW KMCW MCW)
238 238 100LL, Jet A
60.0 Stanton Airfield Airport
(SYN KSYN SYN)
323 323 100LL, UL94
60.4 Oelwein Municipal Airport
(KOLZ OLZ)
171 172 100LL, Jet A
60.7 Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport
(PCD KPDC PDC)
130 132 100LL, Jet A
60.8 Elkader Airport
(I27)
144 145 100LL
62.6 Faribault Municipal-Liz Wall Strohfus Field Airport
(FBL KFBL FBL)
309 309 100LL, Jet A
64.0 Waseca Municipal/Maynard Richard Stensrud Field Airport
(KACQ ACQ)
292 292 100LL, MOGAS

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

A110-1 ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-2 FOR CD CTC ROCHESTER APCH AT 507-424-8111.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 11 & 29; PAPI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 11/29
Longest Runway: 11/29 is 4001 ft (1220 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

KFKA Airport Runway Details

Runway 11/29  4001 ft x 75 ft (1220 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 10/01/2008
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway 11

Runway 29

Elevation: 
1272.8 1275.5
Latitude: 
43-40-42.0323N 43-40-30.6111N
Longitude: 
092-11-13.1081W 092-10-20.9962W
Runway True Alignment: 
107 287
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
26 25

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Fuel Available: 
100LL, MOGAS
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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