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KFBL · Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field

ICAO · US · 14 NTSB events

ID KFBL FAA FBL Elev 1,060 ft Lat 44° 19.71' N Lon 93° 18.75' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,257 ft. Max gradient: 0.27%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 127° 4,257 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.27%
30 307° 4,257 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.27%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 111.200
  • A/D MINNEAPOLIS APP/DEP 125.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 22 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·166 MINNESOTA FALLS INTL/EINARSON FLD (See INTERNATIONAL FALLS on page 176) FARIBAULT MUNI–LIZ WALL STROHFUS FLD (FBL)(KFBL) 3 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N44º19.74´ W93º18.78´ 1060 B NOTAM FILE FBL RWY 12–30: H4257X75 (ASPH) S–16, D–22 MIRL 0.3% up NW RWY 12: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 01–19: 2300X175 (TURF) RWY 01: Trees.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 4 LGT MIRL Rwy 12–30 preset to low, to incr ints and ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 12 and Rwy 30—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 12 PAPI ops continuously.
  • ·Rwy 30 PAPI opr continuously.
  • ·Attended May–Sep 1400–0000Z‡, Oct–Apr Mon–Fri 1400–0000Z‡, Oct–Apr Sat 1600–2100Z‡, Oct–Apr Sun unattended.
  • ·For svc after hrs call 507–838–7152.
  • ·Self svc fuel with credit card.
  • ·Rwy 01–19 not plowed winter months.
  • ·When landing on Rwy 12, be alert for turbulence and possible windshear when winds are out of the south.
  • ·Ultralights and gliders use twy and extended twy parallel to Rwy 12–30.
  • ·Ultralights and gliders using twy fly pattern on NE side of Rwy 12–30.
  • ·Rwy 01–19 marked with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 507-332-0140
  • ·AWOS–3 120.2 (507) 332–2505.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS APP/DEP CON 134.7 GCO 121.725 (MINNEAPOLIS CLNC and FLIGHT SERVICES) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis Apch at 612-726-9086.
  • ·HALFWAY (T) (T) VORW/DME 111.2 FOW Chan 49 N44º12.27´ W93º22.23´ 016º 7.9 NM to fld. 1099/2E.
  • ·FARMINGTON N44º37.86´ W93º10.92´ NOTAM FILE PNM.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 115.7 FGT Chan 104 259º 2.0 NM to Airlake. 926/6E.
  • ·DME unusable: 275º–280º byd 35 NM 305º–315º byd 35 NM VOR unusable: 235º–240º byd 40 NM 245º–250º byd 40 NM 308º–318º byd 40 NM TACAN AZIMUTH OTS TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 140º–359º RCO 122.1R 115.7T (PRINCETON RADIO) OMAHA L–12J IAP TWIN CITIES H–21, L–12J, 14I, A NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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Faribault Municipal

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NTSB events

14 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

1

7.1% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 26,670 ops in 1990

2024 total

18,700

10-yr total

188,314

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

10.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.76

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Runway excursion 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=14

  • Ground collision 5
  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-10-27 Cessna 510 · Other · VMC · day →
2021-04-22 Piper PA28 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-05-04 HANSON PARAKEET A4 REPLICA · Runway excursion · day →
2013-08-24 Piper PA-22-108 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2009-07-26 Glasflugel Standard Libelle · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2007-11-25 Cirrus Design Corp. SR22 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2006-06-02 Piper PA-23-250 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2001-09-26 Colonial C-2 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2001-07-29 Burkhart Grob G102 STD ASTIR III · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1999-07-11 Cessna 172N · Other · day →
1994-05-19 Beech B23 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1991-11-10 Piper PA-38-112 · Ground collision · day →
1991-06-21 Robinson R-22 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1990-08-12 Beech BE 95 · Ground collision · day →

Designees in MN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,839 A&P Mechanics 4,413 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 39 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 44 FBO Fixed Base Operators 81 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Thomas Paul Burns Stanton MN 15 nm
Sanjay Sundar Sujanani Lakeville MN 21 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 30 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 30 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 30 nm
Jacob William Fielstra Eden Prairie MN 32 nm
Mary Kristen Alverson Minneapolis MN 38 nm
Matthew Allen Bradway Minneapolis MN 38 nm
Darren Schone Albert Lea MN 41 nm
Barbara Ann Mack Blaine MN 51 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
J Dennis Vanatta Faribault MN 2 nm
Michael Dodds Balfany Faribault MN 2 nm
Hiram Paul Gates Iii Faribault MN 2 nm
Mark William Wolter Faribault MN 2 nm
James Andrew Groebner Faribault MN 2 nm
Jennifer Jo Trapp Faribault MN 2 nm
Shad Matthew O'Malley Faribault MN 2 nm
Lauren Furlong Keil Faribault MN 2 nm
Peter Joseph Keller Faribault MN 2 nm
Tracy Lawrence Kruchten Faribault MN 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Frank Hebert Ahlman Faribault MN 2 nm
J Dennis Vanatta Faribault MN 2 nm
Wayne Andrew Van Thomme Faribault MN 2 nm
Benjamin Martin Redman Faribault MN 2 nm
Charles Justin Cain Faribault MN 2 nm
Gary Earl Pankratz Faribault MN 2 nm
Stuart O Spande Faribault MN 2 nm
Daniel Lee Vanderveen Faribault MN 2 nm
Stephen Lamont Koch Faribault MN 2 nm
Douglas Edward Seashore Faribault MN 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 49 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 49 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 59 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 91 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 91 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 102 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 107 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 135 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 154 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 155 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.