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KFZI Fostoria Metropolitan Airport
Fostoria, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: FZI
Lat/Long: 41-11-27.0000N / 083-23-40.3000W
41-11.450000N / 083-23.671667W
41.1908333 / -83.3945278
(estimated)
Elevation: 752 ft. / 229.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 2 miles NE of FOSTORIA, OH
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 44830

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1972
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CLE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE MIRL RY 09/27 AND REIL RYS 09 & 27-CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 124.625 (419-436-0053)
TOLEDO APPROACH: 126.1
TOLEDO DEPARTURE: 126.1
WX AWOS-3 at 1G0 (16 nm NW): 120.725 (419-354-1415)
WX ASOS at FDY (16 nm SW): 124.425 (419-427-8524)
WX AWOS-3 at S24 (17 nm E): 119.575 (419-547-6932)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MAHr054/(16.1)MARATHON VOR114.9005W
VWVr147/19.1WATERVILLE VOR/DME113.1002W
FDYr051/21.6FINDLAY VORTAC108.2002W
SKYr250/36.4SANDUSKY VOR/DME109.2004W
BUDr341/(37.6)BUCKEYE VOR109.8005W
AOHr046/(39.0)ALLEN COUNTY VOR108.4004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FOSTORIAat field37905WFZI ..-. --.. ..
TIFFIN308/10.126905WTII - .. ..
BENTON RIDGE056/16.133405WBNR -... -. .-.
OTTAWA075/27.923305WPDR .--. -.. .-.
PORT CLINTON236/30.842306WPCW .--. -.-. .--
MARION342/37.420105WMNN -- -. -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4200 x 100 ft. / 1280 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 35.0
Double tandem: 52.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 41-11.449085N41-11.450583N
Longitude: 083-24.129653W083-23.214058W
Elevation: 751.4 ft.751.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 095 magnetic, 090 true275 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RYS 09 & 27 ON LOW INTST 24 HRS. TO INCREASE INTST TO HIGH CLICK 122.7 SEVEN TIMES.
4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
RY 09 REIL OTS INDEFLY.
yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 80 ft. trees, 3500 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear66 ft. tree, 3400 ft. from runway, 400 ft. right of centerline, 48:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF FOSTORIA
4495 N. SENECA COUNTY RD 5
FOSTORIA, OH 44830
Phone 419-435-0157
Manager: DAVID SNIFFEN
4495 N. SENECA COUNTY RD. 25
FOSTORIA, OH 44830
Phone 419-435-0157

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 13
Jet airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 22/day *
51% transient general aviation
44% local general aviation
5% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 19 May 2008

Additional Remarks

TWY LGTS INTERMITTENT.
FBO OPER MON - SAT 0700 - 1600.
RY 09 PAPI OTS INDEFLY.

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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR OR GPS-A   download (180KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 27   download (215KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

16G - Seneca County Airport (10 nm SE)
14G - Fremont Airport (14 nm NE)
1G0 - Wood County Airport (16 nm NW)
KFDY - Findlay Airport (16 nm SW)
S24 - Sandusky County Regional Airport (17 nm E)
 
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From to KFZI

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1611:16
Sunrise07:4411:44
Sunset18:5622:56
Evening civil twilight19:2323:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Oct-2008 20:52:31
Local (UTC-4)  12-Oct-2008 16:52:31
 
METAR
KFDY 
16nm SW 
121953Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 29/07 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP274 T02890072
KTDZ 
23nm N 
121953Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 29/06 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP283 T02940056
KTOL 
30nm NW 
121952Z 27003KT 10SM CLR 29/08 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP279 T02890083 $
TAF
KFDY 
16nm SW 
121722Z 121818 15005KT P6SM SKC FM1600 21008KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Fostoria Metro Aviation 419-435-0157
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100LL 
$5.40 
Jet A 
$5.08 
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Hotels near Fostoria Metropolitan Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN FOSTORIA INN STES 1.6 73-126

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Hotels in other cities near Fostoria Metropolitan Airport

2 in Tiffin
9 in Findlay
4 in Fremont
4 in Bowling Green
 

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