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KFFL · Fairfield Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KFFL FAA FFL Elev 799 ft Lat 41° 3.18' N Lon 91° 58.81' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,503 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 179.6° 5,503 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
36 359.6° 5,503 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
08 086° 2,505 ft 140 ft GRE No 0.10%
26 266° 2,505 ft 140 ft GRE No 0.10%

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 3 132.025
  • CNTR CHICAGO CNTR 118.150
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KFFL on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 24 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 15 and Rwy 33; PAPI Rwy 15 and Rwy 33; MIRL Rwy 09–27 and Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 15 and Rwy 33; PAPI Rwy 15 and Rwy 33; MIRL Rwy 09–27 and Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 15 and Rwy 33; PAPI Rwy 15 and Rwy 33; MIRL Rwy 09–27 and Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 15 and Rwy 33; PAPI Rwy 15 and Rwy 33; MIRL Rwy 09–27 and Rwy 15–33—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·50 IOWA FAIRFIELD MUNI (FFL)(KFFL) 3 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N41º03.34´ W91º58.85´ 801 B TPA—1802(1001) NOTAM FILE FFL RWY 18–36: H5503X100 (CONC) S–30, D–45 PCN 16 R/C/W/T MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 08–26: 2505X140 (TURF) RWY 08: Fence.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 18–36, PAPI and REIL Rwys 18 and 36—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1330–2230Z‡, Sat–Sun on call.
  • ·Arpt unattended all major holidays.
  • ·Rwy 08–26 CLOSED Nov–Mar.
  • ·Rwy 08 and Rwy 26 thlds and edges marked with yellow cones, thld cones have red/green reflector tape and edge cones have white.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 641-472-3166
  • ·AWOS–3 132.025 (641) 472–4548.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 118.15 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·OTTUMWA (L) DME 116.35 OTM Chan 110(Y) N41º01.75´ W92º19.55´ 084º 15.7 NM to fld. 817.
  • ·FOREST CITY MUNI/TRIMBLE FLD (FXY)(KFXY) 2 S UTC–6(–5DT) N43º14.09´ W93º37.45´ 1229 B NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 15–33: H5796X100 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL RWY 15: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 28´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 09–27: H2707X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 PCN 4 F/C/X/U MIRL 1.0% up W RWY 09: Tree.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2330Z‡.
  • ·Aft hr – 641–590–2127 or amgr.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 641-581-2880
  • ·AWOS–3 123.925 (641) 581–2347.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 MASON CITY RCO 122.6 (FORT DODGE RADIO) MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.3 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·MASON CITY (VH) (H) VORW/DME 114.9 MCW Chan 96 N43º05.69´ W93º19.79´ 297º 15.4 NM to fld. 1209/6E.
  • ·CHICAGO H–5D, L–27B IAP OMAHA H–5C, L–12J IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 18,500 ops in 1990

2024 total

5,000

10-yr total

63,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 89% · Mil 9%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Other 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-06-22 BOLLINGER ROBERT L BD 4 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1985-08-07 Boeing E75 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-04-26 Bellanca 8KCAB · Other · day →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Thomas Paul Burns Muscatine IA 47 nm
Shane Vande Voort Pella IA 47 nm
Adam Timothy Magee Swisher IA 49 nm
Cole Robert Norton Marion IA 62 nm
Janice Wray Walton Marion IA 62 nm
Chris Alan Frazier Davenport IA 69 nm
Andrew Donovan Dow Quincy IL 73 nm
Jeffrey Allen Galesburg IL 73 nm
Steven Paul Kirik Bettendorf IA 74 nm
Bill Joseph Clemons Truro IA 85 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
Walter John Devasier Fairfield IA 3 nm
David John Weiser Fairfield IA 3 nm
Robert Lee Lyons Fairfield IA 3 nm
Charles Duane Rhoades Brighton IA 10 nm
Neil Curtis Reichenbach Wayland IA 16 nm
Michael Robert Roe Washington IA 20 nm
Hugo Villasaldo Washington IA 20 nm
Randall Louis Brookhiser Ottumwa IA 20 nm
Roger Alan Cox Ottumwa IA 20 nm
Gregory Edward Reedy Ottumwa IA 20 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
Roger Scott Lyons Fairfield IA 3 nm
Steven Joel Meckler Fairfield IA 3 nm
Matthew Robert Tucker Fairfield IA 3 nm
James William Baker Libertyville IA 7 nm
Deanne Rae Baker Richland IA 8 nm
Terry Lee Dunkin Agency IA 15 nm
David Eugene Nordyke Iii Agency IA 15 nm
Richard Dale Michalek Keosauqua IA 19 nm
David Allen Glueck Keosauqua IA 19 nm
David Wayne Hulsebus Keosauqua IA 19 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 104 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 110 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 111 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 118 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 142 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 147 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 155 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 156 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 156 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 167 nm

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