FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FFL |
| Lat/Long: | 41-03-20.5914N 091-58-50.9585W
41-03.343190N 091-58.849308W
41.0557198,-91.9808218
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 800.9 ft. / 244.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of FAIRFIELD, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 52556 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1967 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FFL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1630, ALL SAT - SUN ON CALL
ARPT UNATNDD ALL MAJOR HOLIDAYS |
| Pattern altitude: | 1801.9 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.025 (641-472-4548) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AWG (19 nm NE): | 127.825 (319-653-4149) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 118.15/335.575 (OTTUMWA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| IOWr206/32.4 | | IOWA CITY VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5503 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 16 /R/C/W/T | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 41-03.868753N | | 41-02.962633N |
| Longitude: | 091-58.811235W | | 091-58.803292W |
| Elevation: | 797.2 ft. | | 791.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 | | 360 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-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 | | 17 ft. road, 1054 ft. from runway |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2505 x 140 ft. / 764 x 43 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 08/26 THRS & EDGES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. THR CONES HAVE RED/GREEN REFLECTOR TAPE & EDGE CONES HAVE WHITE. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD NOV-MAR. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 41-03.184873N | | 41-03.182957N |
| Longitude: | 091-59.214143W | | 091-58.669207W |
| Elevation: | 792.8 ft. | | 790.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 | | 270 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. fence, 120 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 4 ft. fence, 80 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FAIRFIELD
118 SOUTH MAIN
FAIRFIELD, IA 52556
Phone 641-472-6193 |
| Manager: | ROBERT LYONS
2013 AIRPORT RD
FAIRFIELD, IA 52556
Phone 641-472-3166
EMAIL ADDRESS: FFSLYONS@YAHOO.COM (ALL LOWER CASE) |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 36 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (193KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (215KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAWG - Washington Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)
KOTM - Ottumwa Regional Airport (21 nm W)
KMPZ - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (22 nm E)
KOOA - Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
4K6 - Bloomfield Municipal Airport (28 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 23-Dec-2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Dec-2025
| | Local
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 12:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 13:25 |
| Sunset | | 16:39 | | 22:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:10 | | 23:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Dec-2025 18:46:23 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Dec-2025 12:46:23 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFL | 121830Z AUTO 29006KT 4SM BR BKN015 BKN043 M03/M04 A3014 RMK A01
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KAWG
19nm NE | 121835Z AUTO 28008KT 5SM BR OVC041 M03/M03 A3013 RMK AO2
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KOTM
21nm W | 121742Z 1218/1318 32005KT 4SM BR OVC010 FM122000 30011KT 5SM BR BKN017 BKN021 FM130000 31012KT P6SM BKN020 FM130400 33009KT P6SM BKN045 FM131100 35007KT P6SM OVC023 FM131200 01006KT 2SM -SN OVC013 PROB30 1315/1318 1SM -SN OVC008
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