FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JANUARY 2019
Location
FAA Identifier: | FXY |
Lat/Long: | 43-14-05.1249N / 093-37-26.7742W 43-14.085415N / 093-37.446237W 43.2347569 / -93.6241039 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1229.2 ft. / 374.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03E (2000) |
From city: | 2 miles S of FOREST CITY, IA |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 50436 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1958 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1730 FOR SVC AFTER HRS & WEEKENDS CALL (641) 585-2166 OR (641) 590-2127 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 15/33; PAPI RYS 15 & 33 & REIL RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 123.925 (641-581-2347) |
WX ASOS at MCW (14 nm E): | 120.300 (641-357-8490) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY MASON CITY RADIO ON FREQ 122.6 & 255.4
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.3/380.2 (MASON CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MCWr297/15.4 | | MASON CITY VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 06E |
AELr201/29.0 | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 01E |
JAYr233/37.0 | | AUSTIN VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
FOREST CITY | | at field | | 359 | | 03E | | FXY | ..-. -..- -.-- |
CLARION | | 008/30.0 | | 387 | | 03E | | CAV | -.-. .- ...- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 5796 x 100 ft. / 1767 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 43-14.437933N | | 43-13.574120N |
Longitude: | 093-37.616200W | | 093-37.061773W |
Elevation: | 1206.7 ft. | | 1202.8 ft. |
Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 152 magnetic, 155 true | | 332 magnetic, 335 true |
Displaced threshold: | 600 ft. | | no |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 5 ft. fence, 315 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 2707 x 60 ft. / 825 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 43-14.273830N | | 43-14.237507N |
Longitude: | 093-37.979925W | | 093-37.372507W |
Elevation: | 1229.2 ft. | | 1203.4 ft. |
Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 095 true | | 272 magnetic, 275 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 19 ft. tree, 753 ft. from runway, 66 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. tree, 1422 ft. from runway, 23 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF FOREST CITY 305 N. CLARK FOREST CITY, IA 50436 Phone 641-585-3574 |
Manager: | R.TRIMBLE MUNICIPAL ARPT, 1842 330TH ST FOREST CITY, IA 50436 Phone 641-581-2880 RESIDENCE - 641-585-2166. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 114/week * | 60% | local general aviation | 40% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 21 February 2017 | |
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 31 January 2019 at 0901Z to 28 February 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (259KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (234KB) |
VOR/DME-A | |
download (181KB) |
NDB RWY 33 | |
download (177KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMCW - Mason City Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (29 nm NE)
KSBU - Blue Earth Municipal Airport (30 nm NW)
KAXA - Algona Municipal Airport (30 nm W)
KCAV - Clarion Municipal Airport (30 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 02-Jul-2006
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 22-Feb-2019
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 12:34 |
Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 13:03 |
Sunset | | 17:53 | | 23:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:22 | | 00:22 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-Feb-2019 12:05:24 |
Local (UTC-6) | 22-Feb-2019 06:05:24 |
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METAR |
KFXY | 221155Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN090 M14/M15 A3037 RMK AO2
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KMCW 14nm E | 221153Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR FEW085 M17/M17 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP317 T11671172 11111 21167 53017
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TAF |
KMCW 14nm E | 221138Z 2212/2312 VRB03KT P6SM VCFG OVC090 TEMPO 2212/2214 5SM BR FM221900 12009KT P6SM BKN250 FM230300 12010KT 3SM -SN OVC015 FM230800 11010KT 4SM -FZDZ OVC010
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NOTAMs |
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