FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FFL |
| Lat/Long: | 41-03-20.5914N 091-58-50.9585W
41-03.343190N 091-58.849308W
41.0557198,-91.9808218
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 800.9 ft. / 244.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of FAIRFIELD, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 52556 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1967 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FFL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1630, ALL SAT - SUN ON CALL
ARPT UNATNDD ALL MAJOR HOLIDAYS |
| Pattern altitude: | 1801.9 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.025 (641-472-4548) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AWG (19 nm NE): | 127.825 (319-653-4149) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 118.15/335.575 (OTTUMWA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| IOWr206/32.4 | | IOWA CITY VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5503 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 16 /R/C/W/T | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 41-03.868753N | | 41-02.962633N |
| Longitude: | 091-58.811235W | | 091-58.803292W |
| Elevation: | 797.2 ft. | | 791.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 | | 360 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 17 ft. road, 1054 ft. from runway |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2505 x 140 ft. / 764 x 43 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 08/26 THRS & EDGES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. THR CONES HAVE RED/GREEN REFLECTOR TAPE & EDGE CONES HAVE WHITE. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD NOV-MAR. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 41-03.184873N | | 41-03.182957N |
| Longitude: | 091-59.214143W | | 091-58.669207W |
| Elevation: | 792.8 ft. | | 790.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 | | 270 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. fence, 120 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 4 ft. fence, 80 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FAIRFIELD
118 SOUTH MAIN
FAIRFIELD, IA 52556
Phone 641-472-6193 |
| Manager: | ROBERT LYONS
2013 AIRPORT RD
FAIRFIELD, IA 52556
Phone 641-472-3166
EMAIL ADDRESS: FFSLYONS@YAHOO.COM (ALL LOWER CASE) |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 36 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (193KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (215KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAWG - Washington Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)
KOTM - Ottumwa Regional Airport (21 nm W)
KMPZ - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (22 nm E)
KOOA - Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
4K6 - Bloomfield Municipal Airport (28 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 23-Dec-2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Jan-2026
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 13:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 13:30 |
| Sunset | | 17:06 | | 23:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:37 | | 23:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Jan-2026 02:53:57 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 18-Jan-2026 20:53:57 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFL | 190230Z AUTO 32025KT 8SM FEW024 FEW031 OVC050 M07/M12 A3000 RMK A01
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KAWG
19nm NE | 190235Z AUTO 32023G30KT 10SM SCT020 BKN027 OVC050 M08/M12 A2999 RMK AO2
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KOTM
21nm W | 182055Z 1821/1918 27016G25KT 4SM -SN BKN040 TEMPO 1821/1824 2SM -SN BKN030 FM190000 30017G26KT P6SM BKN035 FM190200 32022G32KT P6SM FEW025 SCT045 FM191200 31017G26KT P6SM FEW150 FEW240
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| NOTAMs |
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