Fairfield Municipal Airport (Illinois)
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Fairfield | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Fairfield, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 436 ft / 133 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°22′43″N 088°24′46″W / 38.37861°N 88.41278°W | ||||||||||||||
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Fairfield Municipal Airport (ICAO: KFWC, FAA LID: FWC) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of Fairfield, in Wayne County, Illinois.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009 to 2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.[2]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned FWC by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Fairfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 173 acres (70 ha) at an elevation of 436 feet (133 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m) and 18/36 is 1,999 by 60 feet (609 x 18 m). [4][5][6]
The airport has a fixed base operator. Fuel is available, as are a lounge, restrooms, weather planning stations, and a courtesy car.[4][7][8]
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2019, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% air taxi. For the same time period, there were 14 airplanes based on the field: 13 single-engine and 1 multi-engine airplanes.[1][4][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for FWC PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 17 December 2009.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KFWC - Fairfield, Illinois - Fairfield Municipal Airport
- ^ "(KFWC) Fairfield Municipal Airport". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ a b "KFWC – Fairfield Municipal Airport". SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "Fairfield Municipal Airport". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "Fairfield Muni Arpt FBO Info & Fuel Prices at Fairfield Muni (KFWC)". FlightAware. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
External links
[edit]- Aerial photo as of 12 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for FWC, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for FWC
- AirNav airport information for KFWC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures