Fairfield Municipal Airport

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METAR: METAR KFWC 051615Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR M03/M06 A3010 RMK AO2 T10271059

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KFWC (0.1 NM at True Heading of 325)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1019.4
Temperature: -2.7 C (27.14 F)
Dewpoint: -5.9 C (21.38 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 38-22-43.0790N (38.378633)
Longitude: 
 088-24-45.5480W (-88.412652)
Elevation: 
 434.4 feet MSL (132 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3.2 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. W of Fairfield, Illinois
Found On: 
 St Louis Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
TRAVIS WILLIAMS
CITY HALL 109 NE 2ND ST
FAIRFIELD, IL 62837
618-842-9587		 CITY OF FAIRFIELD
CITY HALL,109 NE 2ND ST
FAIRFIELD, IL 62837
618-842-3871

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1954
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-1600
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1434 feet (437 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 FWC
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  123.050
Unicom:  123.050
AWOS-3PT:  119.425 (618-847-4709)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/351.825 (MOUNT VERNON RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 618
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Fairfield Municipal Airport
  
Unicom 123.05 842-9587 100LL, Jet A
Farm Air
  
842-7121
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Flight Service Stations

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

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 11/27/25 to 0901Z 12/25/25.

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Last Cycle
IAP NDB RWY 09 EC-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 EC-3
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS EC-3
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS EC-3
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KFWC

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 Flora Municipal Airport
(KFOA FOA)		 353 356 100LL, Jet A
21.2 Mount Vernon Airport
(MVN KMVN MVN)		 261 264 100LL, Jet A
22.1 Carmi Municipal Airport
(KCUL CUL)		 141 144 100LL, Jet A
23.4 Olney-Noble Airport
(OLY KOLY OLY)		 28 31 100LL, Jet A+
32.9 Centralia Municipal Airport
(ENL KENL ENL)		 284 287 100LL, Jet A
33.1 Benton Municipal Airport
(H96)		 228 231 100LL
34.7 Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport
(HSB KHSB HSB)		 190 193 100LL, Jet A
35.0 Mount Carmel Municipal Airport
(KAJG AJG)		 66 70 100LL, Jet A
41.9 Effingham County Regional Airport
(1H2)		 352 355 100LL, Jet A
44.4 Lawrenceville-Vincennes International Airport
(LWV KLWV LWV)		 58 62 100LL, Jet A
44.4 Skylane Airport
(3EV)		 119 123 100LL
46.4 Evansville Regional Airport
(EVV KEVV EVV)		 115 119 100LL, Jet A
46.9 Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois Airport
(MWA KMWA MWA)		 217 220 100LL, Jet A
48.5 Henderson City-County Airport
(KEHR EHR)		 134 138 100LL, Jet A+
50.8 Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Airport
(KPJY PJY)		 242 245 100LL
51.0 Vandalia Municipal Airport
(VLA KVLA VLA)		 316 319 100LL, Jet A
52.3 Crawford County Airport
(KRSV RSV)		 42 46 100LL, Jet A
53.0 Greenville Airport
(GRE KGRE GRE)		 301 304 100LL, Jet A
53.6 Southern Illinois Airport
(MDH KMDH MDH)		 227 230 100LL, Jet A
54.7 Sturgis Municipal Airport
(KTWT TWT)		 156 160 100LL, Jet A+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
A17 FOR ATTENDANT OTR HRS CALL NUMBER LOCATED AT FBO ENTRANCE.
A42-18 RWY 18 MARKING FADED.
A42-36 RWY 36 MARKING FADED.
A57-36 18/36 APPROACH SLOPE IS 23:1 TO RUNWAY 36 END.
A81-APT MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; REIL RY 09 - 123.05.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 09/27
18/36
Longest Runway: 09/27 is 4000 ft (1219 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

KFWC Airport Runway Details

Runway 09/27  4000 ft x 75 ft (1219 m x 23 m)
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.0

Runway 09

Runway 27
Elevation: 
 434.4 412.8
Latitude: 
 38-22-40.7424N 38-22-40.4653N
Longitude: 
 088-25-19.8968W 088-24-29.6798W
Runway True Alignment: 
 090 270
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 Pulsating/Steady Burning VASI On Left Side Of Runway Pulsating/Steady Burning VASI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 25 28

Runway 18/36  1999 ft x 60 ft (609 m x 18 m)
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  16.0

Runway 18

Runway 36
Elevation: 
 415.6 413.2
Latitude: 
 38-22-57.8724N 38-22-38.1105N
Longitude: 
 088-24-26.9247W 088-24-27.2018W
Runway True Alignment: 
 181 001
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Basic Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Poor Poor
Object at End: 
 ROAD
Object Height: 
 14
Distance from End: 
 323
REIL: 
 No No
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No

Services

Bulk Oxygen: 
 High Pressure / Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A+
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

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