FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FFX |
| Lat/Long: | 43-26-21.5000N / 085-59-41.6000W
43-26.358333N / 085-59.693333W
43.4393056 / -85.9948889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 772 ft. / 235.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of FREMONT, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49412 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 231-821-0494. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 18/36, REIL RYS 18 & 36, VASI RY 36 & PAPI RY 18 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.775 (231-928-0715) |
| MUSKEGON APPROACH: | 119.8 [0545-2330] |
| MUSKEGON DEPARTURE: | 119.8 [0545-2330] |
| WX ASOS at MKG (19 nm SW): | PHONE 231-798-1317 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 128.5/269.6 (PULLMAN RCAG) WHEN MUSKEGON APCH CTL CLOSED.
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY PRVDD BY MUSKEGON APCH CTL ON FREQ 118.25.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HICr237/14.6 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
| MKGr008/16.3 | | MUSKEGON VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LUDINGTON | | 153/36.2 | | 341 | | 03W | | LDM | .-.. -.. -- |
| HOLLAND | | 013/39.2 | | 233 | | 03W | | HLM | .... .-.. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 6498 x 100 ft. / 1981 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 43-26.747570N | | 43-25.677985N |
| Longitude: | 085-59.798187W | | 085-59.789082W |
| Elevation: | 769.7 ft. | | 753.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 180 true | | 004 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RY 18 OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 39 ft. pline, 1526 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. tree, 2104 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3502 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-26.631783N | | 43-26.623718N |
| Longitude: | 085-59.904117W | | 085-59.113105W |
| Elevation: | 766.9 ft. | | 769.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 091 true | | 275 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 66 ft. trees, 1557 ft. from runway, 106 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
8 FT POLE (WINDSOCK) 112 FT L 0 FT FM RY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FREMONT
101 E MAIN ST
FREMONT, MI 49412
Phone 231-924-2101 |
| Manager: | JOHN GRASLEY
7756 W. 60TH ST
FREMONT, MI 49412
Phone 231-924-7080 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 36 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GLIDER & ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | SEAPLANE ACTVTY ON ADJACENT LAKE .5 MI NE OF ARPT. |
| - | SKYDIVING ACTVY SUMMER MONTHS, WEEKENDS SR-SS, OCNL WEEKDAYS NOON-SS. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (276KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (265KB) |
| VOR RWY 18 | |
download (246KB) |
| VOR RWY 36 | |
download (250KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (21KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMKG - Muskegon County Airport (19 nm SW)
8D4 - Paul C. Miller-Sparta Airport (23 nm SE)
3GM - Grand Haven Memorial Airpark (26 nm S)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
KRQB - Roben-Hood Airport (27 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Oct-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunrise | | 07:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunset | | 19:02 | | 23:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:31 | | 23:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2008 12:09:10 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Oct-2008 08:09:10 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFX | 131154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A3029 RMK AO2
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KMKG
19nm SW | 131155Z 17005KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP258 T01720089 10178 20067 53001 $
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| TAF |
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KMKG
19nm SW | 131127Z 131212 15006KT P6SM BKN250 FM1500 19012KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM0000 19008KT P6SM BKN060 FM0600 24010KT P6SM BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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