FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FMZ |
| Lat/Long: | 40-35-09.9513N / 097-34-23.2916W 40-35.165855N / 097-34.388193W 40.5860976 / -97.5731366 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1636 ft. / 498.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of FAIRMONT, NE |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 68354 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OLU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 MGRS RESIDENCE ON ARPT. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2636 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at JYR (19 nm N): | 124.175 (402-362-3785) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 119.4/278.8 (HASTINGS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HSIr085/39.0 | | HASTINGS VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BEKLOF | | at field | | 392 | | 07E | | FMZ | ..-. -- --.. |
| YORK | | 168/18.8 | | 257 | | 06E | | JYR | .--- -.-- .-. |
| HEBRON | | 355/26.2 | | 323 | | 06E | | HJH | .... .--- .... |
| SEWARD | | 226/26.7 | | 269 | | 06E | | SWT | ... .-- - |
| FAIRBURY | | 317/30.8 | | 293 | | 06E | | FBY | ..-. -... -.-- |
| BIG BLUE | | 285/37.2 | | 248 | | 06E | | BJU | -... .--- ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4316 x 75 ft. / 1316 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 40-35.671498N | | 40-34.960525N |
| Longitude: | 097-34.267673W | | 097-34.264780W |
| Elevation: | 1635.3 ft. | | 1634.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 173 magnetic, 180 true | | 353 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3021 x 60 ft. / 921 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 40-35.126662N | | 40-34.776000N |
| Longitude: | 097-34.793887W | | 097-34.331000W |
| Elevation: | 1635.8 ft. | | 1632.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 135 true | | 308 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NEBRASKA DEPT OF AERONAUTICS PO BOX 82088 LINCOLN, NE 68501-2088 Phone 402-471-2371 |
| Manager: | TIM KRIENERT ROUTE 2 BOX 94 FAIRMONT, NE 68354 Phone 402-268-4521 PILOT LOUNGE PHONE (402) 268-9951; SHOP PHONE (402) 268-4521. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/week * | | 89% | local general aviation | | 11% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT SFC CONDS: CRACKING, SPALLING & VEGETATION IN CRACKS ON ABANDONED PTNS OF RYS. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (193KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (207KB) |
| NDB RWY 17 | |
download (167KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (181KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJYR - York Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
08K - Harvard State Airport (23 nm W)
KHJH - Hebron Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
KAUH - Aurora Municipal Airport - Al Potter Field (27 nm NW)
KSWT - Seward Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 13:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:19 | | 23:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:47 | | 23:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 11:30:39 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 05:30:39 |
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| METAR |
KJYR 19nm N | 081110Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 06/05 A2981 RMK AO2
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KHJH 26nm S | 081110Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 10/09 A2983 RMK AO2 T00970085
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KAUH 26nm NW | 081110Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 05/03 A2980 RMK AO2 T00470032
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| TAF |
KLNK 40nm E | 080520Z 0806/0906 11005KT P6SM BKN250 FM081700 19014KT P6SM BKN250 FM090100 26006KT P6SM BKN250
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KGRI 41nm NW | 080520Z 0806/0906 08007KT P6SM BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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