Summary
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]
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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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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 an FBO. Fuel is available, as are a lounge, restrooms, weather planning stations, and a courtesy car. [4][7]
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.[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.
External links edit
- Aerial photo as of 12 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for FWC, effective April 18, 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