FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
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
AFT HR - 641-590-2127 OR AMGR. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 09/27 & 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 (641-255-0381) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY FORT DODGE RADIO ON FREQ 122.6 (MASON CITY RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.3/257.675 (MASON CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MCWr297/15.4 | | MASON CITY VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 06E |
| AELr201/29.0 | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 01E |
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. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 152 magnetic, 155 true | | 332 magnetic, 335 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 600 ft.
34:1 TO DTHR. | | 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: | 39 ft. trees, 750 ft. from runway, 10 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 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: | | PCN 4 /F/C/X/U | | Single wheel: | 12.5 |
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| 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. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 095 true | | 272 magnetic, 275 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. tree, 645 ft. from runway, 121 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 11 ft. tree, 231 ft. from runway, 49 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 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
641-585-2166. |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (230KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (202KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (145KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (425KB) |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 02-Jul-2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2025
| | Local
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunset | | 16:58 | | 22:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2025 00:52:43 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Nov-2025 18:52:43 |
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| METAR |
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| KFXY | 080035Z AUTO 32007G14KT 10SM BKN017 OVC027 04/01 A2980 RMK AO2
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KMCW
14nm E | 072353Z AUTO 32012KT 10SM OVC015 04/02 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP084 T00440022 10133 20044 51025
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KMCW
14nm E | 072103Z 0721/0818 32020KT P6SM OVC024 FM080100 33008KT P6SM BKN029 FM080600 34003KT P6SM SCT035 PROB30 0812/0814 4SM -SN OVC015 FM081400 02003KT 4SM -SN BKN019 FM081500 01003KT 1SM -SN BKN006 OVC013
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