FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FFM |
| Lat/Long: | 46-17-03.8220N 096-09-24.0750W
46-17.063700N 096-09.401250W
46.2843950,-96.1566875
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1182.4 ft. / 360.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of FERGUS FALLS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56537 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1942 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FFM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0900-1400
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL AMGR. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 31; REIL RWY 13 & 35; PAPI RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31 & 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.05 (218-736-7216) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BWP (19 nm W): | 127.875 (701-642-9800) |
| WX AWOS-3 at Y63 (19 nm S): | 118.075 (218-685-6456) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQ 126.1/269.2 (ALEXANDRIA RCAG).
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY PRINCETON RADIO ON FREQ 122.6 (FERGUS FALLS RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FFM at field | | FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 05E |
| DTLr197/34.3 | | DETROIT LAKES VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HAMRE | | 308/5.6 | | 337 | | 05E | | FF | ..-. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL AVBL H24 VIA CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5639 x 100 ft. / 1719 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 46-17.357220N | | 46-16.722138N |
| Longitude: | 096-09.735963W | | 096-08.760680W |
| Elevation: | 1181.7 ft. | | 1175.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 133 true | | 308 magnetic, 313 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3299 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 16.0 | | Double wheel: | 22.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 46-17.376030N | | 46-16.833468N |
| Longitude: | 096-09.667915W | | 096-09.657612W |
| Elevation: | 1182.2 ft. | | 1157.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 179 true | | 354 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FERGUS FALLS
112 W WASHINGTON AVE, PO BOX 868
FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537-2568
Phone 218-332-5435 |
| Manager: | SKY CREW SERVICES
4005 STATE HIGHWAY 210 W
FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537-4005
Phone 218-739-3733 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT. ULTRALIGHT PATTERN 1800 FT MSL. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (283KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (279KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (289KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 **CHANGED** | |
download (224KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (233KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (405KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBWP - Harry Stern Airport (19 nm W)
Y63 - Elbow Lake Municipal/Pride of the Prairie Airport (19 nm S)
16D - Perham Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
KDTL - Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (34 nm N)
KETH - Wheaton Municipal Airport (34 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-Aug-2007
from the southeast looking northwest to the airport with 13-31 in the foreground, 17-35 in the background
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Aug-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunset | | 20:49 | | 01:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:23 | | 02:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Aug-2025 12:49:43 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Aug-2025 07:49:43 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFM | 051235Z AUTO 14010KT 6SM BR BKN039 OVC049 20/19 A3015 RMK AO2
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KBWP
19nm W | 051235Z AUTO 14010G15KT 7SM OVC042 19/19 A3011 RMK AO2
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KY63
19nm S | 051235Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM OVC050 20/16 A3016 RMK AO2 T01950155
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| TAF |
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KAXN
40nm SE | 051120Z 0512/0612 13007KT 5SM BR BKN040 FM051300 14008KT P6SM BKN050 FM051500 15013G22KT P6SM BKN060 FM060200 14011KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 0606/0610 6SM -TSRA BR BKN050CB
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KFAR
47nm NW | 051140Z 0512/0612 14008KT P6SM SCT070 FM051600 15015G23KT P6SM BKN120 FM052300 12015G24KT P6SM VCTS BKN060CB FM060200 14015G24KT 6SM -TSRA BR OVC028CB
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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