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Fairfield Municipal Airport (FFL)
General
Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 05/01/1967, Runways: 2, Land Area Covered By Airport: 118 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 05983.*A, Location ID: FFL, Region: Central, Unicom Frequency: 122.700 Hz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 122.700 Hz, Traffic Pattern Altitude: 1001, Aeronautical sectional chart: Chicago, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: FOD, Tie-In FSS Name: Fort Dodge, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 799 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: ADAM (1990-11-06), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCG, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAU, Boundary ARTCC Name: Chicago, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Federal Agreements: NGY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: FFL, Last Inspection Date: 07/15/2008, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
Location
State: Iowa, County: Jefferson, City: Fairfield, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 03' 20.700'', Lng: -91° 58' 51.200'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.055750, Lng: -91.980889, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: FAA-EST (2006-09-06), Distance from central business district: 3 mi (NW), Find on map >>
Operations
Period: 07/15/2007 - 07/15/2008, Air Taxi Operations: 172, Itinerant Operations: 3,078, Local Operations: 3,737, Military Operations: 713
Aircraft
Single Engine Aircraft: 17, Multi Engine Aircraft: 2, Ultralight Aircraft: 3
Additional
Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: E (Year 2010), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Lighting Schedule: Dusk-Dawn, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Remarks
Lighting Schedule: MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL & PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Type: Heliport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 08/01/1994, Runways: 1, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 05983.01*H, Location ID: 7IA6, Region: Central, Aeronautical sectional chart: Chicago, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: FOD, Tie-In FSS Name: Fort Dodge, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 768 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCG, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAU, Boundary ARTCC Name: Chicago, Airspace Determination: Conditional, NOTAM Service: No, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
Location
State: Iowa, County: Jefferson, City: Fairfield, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 00' 11.073'', Lng: -91° 57' 07.620'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.003076, Lng: -91.952117, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: 1 mi (N), Find on map >>
Additional
Magnetic Variation: 2E (Year 1990), Beacon Color: Clear-green-yellow (heliport), Lighting Schedule: Phone Req, Used for medical purposes: Yes, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
Remarks
Airspace Determination: APCH/DEP PATHS CLEAR FOR 8:1 GLIDE SLOPE & TRANSITIONAL SFC FOR A 2:1 SLOPE.
