AirNav: KFBL - Faribault Municipal Airport

KFBL

Faribault Municipal Airport
Faribault, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	FBL
Lat/Long:	44-19-39.1592N / 093-18-38.4063W 44-19.652653N / 093-18.640105W 44.3275442 / -93.3106684 (estimated)
Elevation:	1060 ft. / 323.1 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02E (2000)
From city:	3 miles NW of FARIBAULT, MN
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	55021

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1947
Sectional chart:	OMAHA
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FBL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MAY-SEP 0800-1900, OCT-APR. 0800-1700 FOR SVS AFT HRS CALL 507-838-7152
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30; & REIL RY 12 & 30 CTAF. VASI RYS 12 & 30 ON CONTINUOUSLY.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	111.2 (507-332-2505)
MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH:	134.7 [24 (VFR) 0600-2300 (IFR/VFR)]
MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTURE:	134.7 [24 (VFR) 0600-2300 (IFR/VFR)]
WX AWOS-3 at OWA (12 nm S):	128.325 (507-455-0642)
WX AWOS-3 at SYN (15 nm NE):	119.35 (507-664-3806)
WX AWOS-3 at LVN (18 nm N):	118.0 (952-469-5850)
WX AWOS-3 at ACQ (18 nm SW):	371 (507-835-3657)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FOWr017/7.8	HALFWAY VOR/DME	111.20	02E
FGTr191/19.0	FARMINGTON VORTAC	115.70	06E
MKTr069/26.6	MANKATO VOR/DME	110.80	07E
FCMr162/30.5	FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME	111.80	06E
MSPr183/34.3	MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME	115.30	02E
AELr359/38.8	ALBERT LEA VOR/DME	109.80	05E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
WASECA		032/18.6		371		02E		ACQ	.- -.-. --.-
HOPEY		203/36.3		400		03E		PPI	.--. .--. ..

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A SELF SVC FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	LOW

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:

4254 x 72 ft. / 1297 x 22 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	16.0
Double wheel:	22.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 12

RUNWAY 30

Latitude:

44-19.887367N

44-19.465050N

Longitude:

093-19.085867W

093-18.307967W

Elevation:

1060.0 ft.

1048.0 ft.

Gradient:

0.3%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

125 magnetic, 127 true

305 magnetic, 307 true

Displaced threshold:

237 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

no, no lights

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

10 ft. trees, 230 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear

14 ft. road, 580 ft. from runway, 280 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear
RY 30 APCH SLOPE 44:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF FARIBAULT 208 1ST AVE, NW FARIBAULT, MN 55021 Phone 507-334-2222
Manager:	GERALD SERRES 3401 W TRUNK HWY 21 FARIBAULT, MN 55021 Phone 507-332-0140

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		65
Single engine airplanes:		49
Multi engine airplanes:		6
Helicopters:		1
Gliders airplanes:		9

Aircraft operations: avg 51/day *
87%	local general aviation
12%	transient general aviation
<1%	military
<1%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 30 May 2008

Additional Remarks

-	GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MSP CD & FLT SVCS.
-	ULTRALIGHTS & GLDRS USE TAXIWAY AND EXTENDED TAXIWAY PARALLEL TO RY 12/30. ULTRALIGHTS & GLDRS USING TAXIWAY FLY PATTERN ON NE SIDE OF RWY 12/30.
-	WHEN LNDG ON RY 12, BE ALERT FOR TURBULENCE & POSS WINDSHEAR WHEN WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTH.

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 between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
AGUDE ONE		download (268KB)
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 30 CHANGED		download (151KB)
VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 12 CHANGED		download (172KB)
VOR OR GPS-A CHANGED		download (144KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOWA - Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (12 nm S)
KLVN - Airlake Airport (18 nm N)
KACQ - Waseca Municipal Airport (18 nm SW)
KMKT - Mankato Regional Airport (27 nm W)
KTOB - Dodge Center Airport (28 nm SE)

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Area around KFBL (Faribault Municipal Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:30	12:30
Sunrise	07:01	13:01
Sunset	16:53	22:53
Evening civil twilight	17:24	23:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Nov-2009 06:19:17
Local (UTC-6)	08-Nov-2009 00:19:17

METAR

KFBL	080555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A3004 RMK AO2
KOWA 13nm S	080555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A3003 RMK AO2
KSYN 15nm NE	080556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3003 RMK AO2 T00280003 10088 20019 401800019
KLVN 18nm N	080553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A3003 RMK AO2
KACQ 19nm SW	080557Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A3005 RMK AO2

TAF

KMSP
34nm N

080533Z 0806/0912 VRB02KT P6SM BKN150 FM081000 09006KT P6SM OVC120 FM081800 10011KT P6SM BKN060 FM090000 11005KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 0900/0903 6SM -DZ BR BKN025 FM090700 31007KT P6SM SCT040

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Quality Aviation

507-332-0140

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AS	100LL $4.08	Jet A $3.07
Updated 17-Aug-2009

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AS=Assisted/Self Service

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Faribault Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Faribault Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

AirNav users who flew into KFBL have stayed at...
	Miles		Price ($)
AMERICINN FARIBAULT		1.1	87-160
DAYS INN FARIBAULT		0.9	62-96

Other hotels near Faribault Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN		0.8	48-102
GRANDSTAY RESIDENTIAL SUITES		1.5
SELECT INN FARIBAULT		5.2	55-66

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Faribault Municipal Airport

3 in	Northfield
7 in	Owatonna

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Other Pages about Faribault Municipal Airport

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