FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 APRIL 2018
Location
FAA Identifier: | FWC |
Lat/Long: | 38-22-43.0790N / 088-24-45.5480W 38-22.717983N / 088-24.759133W 38.3786331 / -88.4126522 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 434.4 ft. / 132.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 01W (2000) |
From city: | 2 miles W of FAIRFIELD, IL |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 62837 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1954 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | FWC (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1600 FOR ATTENDANT OTR HRS CALL NUMBER LOCATED AT FBO ENTRANCE. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; REIL RY 09 - 123.05. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
WX AWOS-3: | 119.425 (618-847-4709) |
WX AWOS-3 at FOA (17 nm N): | 120.175 (618-662-8355) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/351.825 (MOUNT VERNON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SAMr244/16.6 | | SAMSVILLE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 03E |
VNNr085/18.6 | | MOUNT VERNON VOR/DME | | 113.80 | | 02E |
BIBr171/32.7 | | BIBLE GROVE VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 03E |
ENLr090/35.2 | | CENTRALIA VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 04E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
WAYNE COUNTY | | at field | | 257 | | 01W | | FWC | ..-. .-- -.-. |
OLNEY | | 212/23.3 | | 272 | | 03W | | OLY | --- .-.. -.-- |
SALEM | | 122/30.5 | | 400 | | 01W | | SLO | ... .-.. --- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Gradient: | W. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 38-22.679040N | | 38-22.674422N |
Longitude: | 088-25.331613W | | 088-24.494663W |
Elevation: | 434.4 ft. | | 412.8 ft. |
Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.5% UP |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 091 magnetic, 090 true | | 271 magnetic, 270 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | tree, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 1999 x 60 ft. / 609 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 38-22.964540N | | 38-22.635175N |
Longitude: | 088-24.448745W | | 088-24.453363W |
Elevation: | 415.6 ft. | | 413.2 ft. |
Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 181 true | | 002 magnetic, 001 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 14 ft. road, 323 ft. from runway, 136 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear 18/36 APPROACH SLOPE IS 23:1 TO RUNWAY 36 END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF FAIRFIELD CITY HALL,109 NE 2ND ST FAIRFIELD, IL 62837 Phone 618-842-3871 |
Manager: | TRAVIS WILLIAMS CITY HALL 109 NE 2ND ST FAIRFIELD, IL 62837 Phone 618-842-9587 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | 75% | local general aviation | 19% | transient general aviation | 6% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2016 | |
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 from 26 April 2018 at 901Z to 24 May 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (193KB) |
NDB RWY 09 | |
download (151KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (32KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (201KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOA - Flora Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
KMVN - Mount Vernon Airport (21 nm W)
KCUL - Carmi Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
KOLY - Olney-Noble Airport (23 nm NE)
KSLO - Salem-Leckrone Airport (30 nm NW)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 27-Apr-2018
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 10:34 |
Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 11:03 |
Sunset | | 19:40 | | 00:40 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:08 | | 01:08 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 27-Apr-2018 05:40:51 |
Local (UTC-5) | 27-Apr-2018 00:40:51 |
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METAR |
KFWC | 270515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/04 A2987 RMK AO1 T01000043
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KFOA 17nm N | 270515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A2988 RMK AO2 T01020070
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TAF |
KEVV 47nm SE | 261720Z 2618/2718 36005KT P6SM SCT250 FM262200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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NOTAMs |
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