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KFRM Fairmont Municipal Airport
Fairmont, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: FRM
Lat/Long: 43-38-38.2000N / 094-24-56.2000W
43-38.636667N / 094-24.936667W
43.6439444 / -94.4156111
(estimated)
Elevation: 1162 ft. / 354.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1995)
From city: 2 miles SE of FAIRMONT, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56031

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1948
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FRM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1800, ALL SUN 1230-1700
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL (507) 238-9216
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 HIRL RY 13/31 VASI & REIL RY 13; VASI & MALSR RY 31 - 122.8
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Taxiway lights: FOR TWY LGTS KEY 122.8 3 TIMES FOR 30% AND 7 TIMES FOR 100%.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 110.2 (507-238-1562)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.75/257.7 (FAIRMONT RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FRM at fieldFAIRMONT VOR/DME110.2007E
ESTr038/(20.1)ESTHERVILLE VOR110.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BLUE EARTH277/14.133204ESBU ... -... ..-
ST JAMES160/21.326004EJYG .--- -.-- --.
PUFF035/22.534504EPUF .--. ..- ..-.
JACKSON086/24.8004EMJQ -- .--- --.-
WINDOM115/34.020303EMWM -- .-- --
ALGONA347/34.340303EAXA .- -..- .-
EMMETSBURG017/35.041004EEGQ . --. --.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF SVC FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 5505 x 100 ft. / 1678 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 35.0
Double wheel: 40.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 43-38.959015N43-38.328598N
Longitude: 094-25.506937W094-24.611368W
Elevation: 1158.1 ft.1160.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 130 magnetic, 134 true310 magnetic, 314 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI 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: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 11 ft. road, 400 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 3300 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 43-38.383958N43-38.863218N
Longitude: 094-24.908963W094-24.557018W
Elevation: 1158.8 ft.1157.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 024 magnetic, 028 true204 magnetic, 208 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 17 ft. road, 800 ft. from runway, 175 ft. right of centerline, 35:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF FAIRMONT
P.O. BOX 751
FAIRMONT, MN 56031
Phone 507-238-9461
Manager: ALAN PELZER
2159 EAST BLUE EARTH AVE
FAIRMONT, MN 56031
Phone 507-235-2537

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 16
Single engine airplanes: 12
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 26/day *
53% transient general aviation
38% local general aviation
7% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2005

Additional Remarks

- MIGRATORY BIRD HAZARD SPRING & FALL; GULLS ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 31   download (255KB)
VOR/DME RWY 13   download (171KB)
VOR/DME RWY 31   download (191KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 13   download (154KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 31   download (173KB)
COPTER ILS RWY 31   download (196KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSBU - Blue Earth Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
KEST - Estherville Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)
KJYG - St James Municipal Airport (21 nm N)
KMJQ - Jackson Municipal Airport (25 nm W)
KMWM - Windom Municipal Airport (34 nm NW)
  
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From to KFRM

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2810:28
Sunrise06:0111:01
Sunset20:4701:47
Evening civil twilight21:2002:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 21:52:29
Local (UTC-5)  25-Jul-2008 16:52:29
 
METAR
KFRM 252135Z 32014G17KT 10SM CLR 29/17 A3001 RMK AO1
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Five Lakes Aviation 507-235-2537
[web site]
[email]
 Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...

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Phillips 66


AS 
FS 
 100LL 
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Jet A 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Fairmont Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Fairmont Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Fairmont Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN FAIRMONT 2.5 81-100
SUPER 8 FAIRMONT MN 2.7 68-70

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Fairmont Municipal Airport

2 in Fairmont
 

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