FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
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-3PT: | 119.425 (618-847-4709) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FOA (17 nm N): | 120.175 (618-662-8355) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/351.825 (MOUNT VERNON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BIBr171/32.7 | | BIBLE GROVE VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 03E |
| ENLr090/35.2 | | CENTRALIA VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WAYNE COUNTY | | at field | | 257 | | 01W | | FWC | ..-. .-- -.-. |
| OLNEY | | 212/23.3 | | 272 | | 03W | | OLY | --- .-.. -.-- |
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 |
| 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. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 091 magnetic, 090 true | | 271 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 |
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 edge markings: | RWY 36 MARKING FADED. |
| 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. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 181 true | | 002 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 520 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear | | 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 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508. |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (185KB) |
| NDB RWY 09 | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (161KB) |
| 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 14-Jul-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 05:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:47 | | 01:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Jul-2025 05:53:02 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Jul-2025 00:53:02 |
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| METAR |
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| KFWC | 140535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC009 23/22 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE T02250218
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KFOA
17nm N | 140535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN004 OVC009 22/ A3004 RMK AO2
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KMVN
22nm W | 132219Z 1322/1418 20007KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN060 FM132300 22006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 PROB30 1323/1402 4SM TSRA OVC025CB FM140500 00000KT 3SM BR SCT080 BKN250 TEMPO 1408/1412 1/2SM FG VV003 FM141300 00000KT P6SM BKN010 FM141600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN020
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| NOTAMs |
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