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KFXY Forest City Municipal Airport
Forest City, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 AUGUST 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 PRVDD BY MASON CITY RADIO ON FREQ 122.6 & 255.4
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.3/380.2 (MASON CITY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MCWr297/15.4MASON CITY VOR/DME114.9006E
AELr201/29.0ALBERT LEA VOR/DME109.8001E
JAYr236/37.0AUSTIN VOR/DME108.2000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CLARION008/30.038703ECAV -.-. .- ...-

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: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 43-14.437933N43-13.574120N
Longitude: 093-37.616200W093-37.061773W
Elevation: 1206.7 ft.1202.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 152 magnetic, 155 true332 magnetic, 335 true
Displaced threshold: 600 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none5 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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 43-14.273830N43-14.237507N
Longitude: 093-37.979925W093-37.372507W
Elevation: 1229.2 ft.1203.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 092 magnetic, 095 true272 magnetic, 275 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 19 ft. tree, 753 ft. from runway, 66 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear40 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: 18
Single engine airplanes: 15
Jet airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 114/week *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 21 February 2017

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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 15 August 2019 at 0901Z to 12 September 2019 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download (249KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download (231KB)
VOR-A   download (183KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (59KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (158KB)

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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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-Aug-2019
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0311:03
Sunrise06:3311:33
Sunset20:0001:00
Evening civil twilight20:2901:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Aug-2019 09:05:58
Local (UTC-5)  26-Aug-2019 04:05:58
 
METAR
KFXY 260855Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM BKN022 OVC028 17/15 A2985 RMK AO2
KMCW 
14nm E 		260853Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM FEW026 OVC032 17/14 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01670139 56019
TAF
KMCW 
14nm E 		260539Z 2606/2706 13009KT P6SM SCT025 OVC035 FM260900 14008KT P6SM SCT008 OVC019 FM261800 18007KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM262200 27012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM270200 30013KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Forest City Aviation 641-581-2880
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100LL Jet A
FS --- $4.25 
PS $5.00 --- 
 Updated 12-Aug-2019
  
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PS=Pump service
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