FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FOA |
| Lat/Long: | 38-39-53.9648N / 088-27-11.2033W 38-39.899413N / 088-27.186722W 38.6649902 / -88.4531120 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 473 ft. / 144.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of FLORA, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 62839 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1957 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1630 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 21; PLASI RYS 03; VASI RY 21 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.175 (618-662-8355) |
| WX AWOS-3 at OLY (13 nm E): | 119.275 (618-393-4416) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FWC (17 nm S): | 119.425 (618-847-4709) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/317.7. (MOUNT VERNON RCAG)
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BIBr172/15.4 | | BIBLE GROVE VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 03E |
| SAMr299/20.3 | | SAMSVILLE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 03E |
| VNNr040/24.6 | | MOUNT VERNON VOR/DME | | 113.80 | | 02E |
| ENLr062/36.2 | | CENTRALIA VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ELM RIVER | | at field | | 353 | | 00E | | FOA | ..-. --- .- |
| OLNEY | | 256/13.5 | | 272 | | 00W | | OLY | --- .-.. -.-- |
| WAYNE COUNTY | | 352/17.2 | | 257 | | 01E | | FWC | ..-. .-- -.-. |
| SALEM | | 088/24.1 | | 400 | | 01W | | SLO | ... .-.. --- |
| MOUNT CARMEL | | 277/34.2 | | 524 | | 02W | | AJG | .- .--- --. |
| CARMI | | 336/37.7 | | 332 | | 01W | | CUL | -.-. ..- .-.. |
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 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5003 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 38-39.496723N | | 38-40.212957N |
| Longitude: | 088-27.425238W | | 088-26.905283W |
| Elevation: | 472.5 ft. | | 466.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 031 magnetic, 030 true | | 211 magnetic, 210 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PSIL OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 90 ft. tree, 2844 ft. from runway, 109 ft. right of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear | | 27 ft. pole, 974 ft. from runway, 287 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2715 x 100 ft. / 828 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 15 /33 THLDS & BOUNDARY OUTLINED BY WHITE 1/2 TIRES. DSPLCD THLD MKD W/WHITE ROCK & IS DAY USE ONLY. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 38-40.175065N | | 38-39.788030N |
| Longitude: | 088-27.369158W | | 088-27.083382W |
| Elevation: | 472.2 ft. | | 465.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 150 true | | 331 magnetic, 330 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 204 ft. | | 174 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. tree, 501 ft. from runway, 169 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE IS 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 16 ft. tree, 643 ft. from runway, 21 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FLORA AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOX 577 FLORA, IL 62839 Phone 618-662-2174 |
| Manager: | WARREN WEBSTER ONE AIRPORT ROAD FLORA, IL 62839 Phone 618-662-2823 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 15/33 SOFT WHEN WET. |
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 03 **CHANGED** | |
download (217KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 **CHANGED** | |
download (231KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 21 **CHANGED** | |
download (188KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOLY - Olney-Noble Airport (13 nm E)
KFWC - Fairfield Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
KSLO - Salem-Leckrone Airport (24 nm W)
1H2 - Effingham County Memorial Airport (25 nm N)
KMVN - Mount Vernon Airport (28 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by L D Pahnke MD
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunset | | 16:46 | | 22:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:14 | | 23:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 07:55:01 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 01:55:01 |
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| METAR |
| KFOA | 080725Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3007 RMK AO2 T01190096
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KOLY 13nm E | 080720Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3007 RMK AO2
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KFWC 17nm S | 080725Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3008 RMK AO2
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| NOTAMs |
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