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KFSE Fosston Municipal Airport
Fosston, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: FSE
Lat/Long: 47-35-34.1530N / 095-46-24.5960W
47-35.569217N / 095-46.409933W
47.5928203 / -95.7734989
(estimated)
Elevation: 1277 ft. / 389.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1990)
From city: 1 mile NW of FOSSTON, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56542

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1948
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FSE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI & REIL RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 224 (218-435-6448)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.75/251.1 (BEMIDJI RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BJIr268/30.3BEMIDJI VORTAC108.6004E
TVFr142/33.1THIEF RIVER FALLS VOR/DME108.4008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FOSSTONat field22405EFSE ..-. ... .
CROOKSTON107/37.140007ECKN -.-. -.- -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 3501 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: non-standard
RY 34 LGTS NOT AMBER LAST HALF RY LENGTH.
Runway edge markings: RY 16/34 MARKINGS FADED, PATCHED AREAS NOT PAINTED.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 47-35.850817N47-35.288717N
Longitude: 095-46.501967W095-46.316717W
Elevation: 1265.0 ft.1277.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 162 magnetic, 167 true342 magnetic, 347 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (2.80 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (2.80 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 33 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear19 ft. road, 891 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF FOSSTON
CITY HALL, 220 EAST FIRST STREET
FOSSTON, MN 56542
Phone 218-435-1959
Manager: CHUCK LUCKEN
220 EAST FIRST STREET
FOSSTON, MN 56542
Phone 218-435-1959

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 10
Single engine airplanes: 9
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 23/day *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2007

Additional Remarks

AUTO TFC OCNLLY ON ARPT TO/FROM PVT SEAPLANE DOCK NW OF ARPT.
PVT SEAPLANE FACILITY NW OF ARPT.
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS.

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
NDB OR GPS RWY 34 **CHANGED**   download (158KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

D00 - Norman County Ada/Twin Valley Airport (32 nm SW)
KTVF - Thief River Falls Regional Airport (33 nm NW)
KBJI - Bemidji Regional Airport (34 nm E)
KCKN - Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field (37 nm NW)
KDTL - Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (46 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1610:16
Sunrise05:5310:53
Sunset21:0602:06
Evening civil twilight21:4302:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 12:55:33
Local (UTC-5)  24-Jul-2008 07:55:33
 
METAR
KFSE 241235Z AUTO 19015G19KT 10SM OVC019 20/17 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND SE
TAF
KBJI 
35nm E 
241129Z 241212 17009KT P6SM OVC023 FM1800 23010KT P6SM BKN030 FM2000 26009KT P6SM SCT040 TEMPO 2202 -TSRA BKN025CB FM0200 29006KT P6SM BKN060
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Fosston Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL FOSSTON 2.2 

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