Fairfield Municipal Airport

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METAR: KFFL 252015Z AUTO 16016G24KT 10SM FEW028 FEW033 SCT080 16/09 A2947 RMK A01

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KFFL (0.2 NM at True Heading of 208)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 998.1
Temperature: 16 C (60.8 F)
Dewpoint: 9 C (48.2 F)

Location

Latitude: 
41-03-20.5914N (41.05572)
Longitude: 
091-58-50.9585W (-91.980822)
Elevation: 
800.9 feet MSL (244 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
0.8 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. NW of Fairfield, Iowa
Found On: 
Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
ROBERT LYONS
2013 AIRPORT RD
FAIRFIELD, IA 52556
641-472-3166
CITY OF FAIRFIELD
118 SOUTH MAIN
FAIRFIELD, IA 52556
641-472-6193

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
05/1967
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/0730-1630
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1801 feet (549 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
FFL
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:  17
Multi Engine:  2
Jet Engine:  1

Annual Operations (as of 08/10/2020)

Total Operations:  5000
Air Taxi:  112 2.2%
GA Local:  2427 48.5%
GA Itinerant:  1998 40.0%
Military Aircraft:  463 9.3%

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700
AWOS-3:  132.025 (641-472-4548)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 118.15/335.575 (OTTUMWA RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 641

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Fairfield Flying Service
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472-3166, 472-0183 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Fort Dodge(FOD)
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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DP - Departure Procedure Charts
HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 NC-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 NC-3
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NC-3
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NC-3
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near FFL

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
19.1 Washington Municipal Airport
(KAWG AWG)
46 47 100LL, Jet A
21.3 Ottumwa Regional Airport
(OTM KOTM OTM)
278 278 100LL, Jet A
22.3 Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
(MPZ KMPZ MPZ)
106 107 100LL, Jet A
28.1 Bloomfield Municipal Airport
(4K6)
226 226 100LL
38.0 Fort Madison Municipal Airport
(FMS KFSW FSW)
128 129 100LL
38.2 Memphis Meml Airport
(03D)
197 198 100LL
40.1 Iowa City Municipal Airport
(IOW KIOW IOW)
28 29 100LL, Jet A
42.0 Muscatine Municipal Airport
(MUT KMUT MUT)
63 64 100LL, Jet A
42.1 Southeast Iowa Regional Airport
(BRL KBRL BRL)
112 113 100LL, Jet A
43.7 Keokuk Municipal Airport
(EOK KEOK EOK)
144 145 100LL, Jet A
47.3 Centerville Municipal Airport
(KTVK TVK)
242 242 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
48.2 Pella Municipal Airport
(KPEA PEA)
295 295 100LL, Jet A
51.2 The Eastern Iowa Airport
(CID KCID CID)
13 14 100LL, Jet A
51.2 Belle Plaine Municipal Airport
(KTZT TZT)
344 345 100LL, Jet A
51.9 Grinnell Regional Airport
(KGGI GGI)
319 319 100LL, Jet A
53.2 Knoxville Municipal Airport
(KOXV OXV)
286 286 100LL, Jet A
57.3 Lewis County Regional Airport
(6M6)
165 166 100LL
57.4 Mercer County Airport
(C00)
77 79 100LL
61.6 Monmouth Municipal Airport
(C66)
96 98 100LL, MOGAS
61.8 Marion Airport
(C17)
18 19 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KFFL

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KFFL

Remarks

A110-3 RY 36 IS CALM WIND RY.
A110-4 BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-5 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
A15 EMAIL ADDRESS: FFSLYONS@YAHOO.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)
A17 ARPT UNATNDD ALL MAJOR HOLIDAYS
A30-08/26 CLSD NOV-MAR.
A42-08 08/26 THRS & EDGES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. THR CONES HAVE RED/GREEN REFLECTOR TAPE & EDGE CONES HAVE WHITE.
A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 08/26
18/36
Longest Runway: 18/36 is 5503 ft (1677 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

FFL Airport Runway Details

Runway 08/26  2505 ft x 140 ft (764 m x 43 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 12/01/2010
Surface:  Turf - Good condition - No special surface treatment

Runway 08

Runway 26

Elevation: 
792.8 790.3
Latitude: 
41-03-11.0924N 41-03-10.9774N
Longitude: 
091-59-12.8486W 091-58-40.1524W
Runway True Alignment: 
090 270
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Object at End: 
FENCE FENCE
Object Height: 
6 4
Distance from End: 
120 80
Object Centerline Offset: 
0 ft. left and right of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline

Runway 18/36  5503 ft x 100 ft (1677 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 12/01/2010
Surface:  Turf - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  16 /R/C/W/T
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  30.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  45.0

Runway 18

Runway 36

Elevation: 
797.2 791.6
Latitude: 
41-03-52.1252N 41-02-57.7580N
Longitude: 
091-58-48.6741W 091-58-48.1975W
Runway True Alignment: 
180 360
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
Object at End: 
ROAD
Object Height: 
17
Distance from End: 
1054
Object Centerline Offset: 
0 ft. left and right of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
40 40

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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