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KFRM · Fairmont Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KFRM FAA FRM Elev 1,162 ft Lat 43° 38.63' N Lon 94° 24.94' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,505 ft. Max gradient: 0.04%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 134.2° 5,505 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
31 314.2° 5,505 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
02 028° 3,301 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
20 208° 3,301 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 110.200
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 127.750
  • RDO PRINCETON RDO 110.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 4 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 31; REIL RWY 02, 13, & 20; PAPI RWY 02, 13, 20, & 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 31; REIL RWY 02, 13, & 20; PAPI RWY 02, 13, 20, & 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 31; REIL RWY 02, 13, & 20; PAPI RWY 02, 13, 20, & 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSR RWY 31; REIL RWY 02, 13, & 20; PAPI RWY 02, 13, 20, & 31 - CTAF

  • 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

    MIGRATORY BIRD HAZARD SPRING & FALL; GULLS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·FOR TWY LGTS KEY 122.8 3 TIMES FOR 30% AND 7 TIMES FOR 100%.
  • ·FOR TRANSIENT STORAGE CTC AMGR.
  • ·WEEDS GROWING THRU LRG CRACKS.
  • ·JET A & 100LL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · FRM

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,742 ops in 1991

2024 total

9,400

10-yr total

94,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 91% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

10.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=4

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-09-06 BULFER JAMES G Genesis · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2012-05-25 Hughes 369HS · Ground collision · day →
1988-06-09 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1982-03-30 Cessna 172K · Other · 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
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 23 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 23 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 37 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 37 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 37 nm
Darren Schone Albert Lea MN 46 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Stanton MN 77 nm
Sanjay Sundar Sujanani Lakeville MN 80 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 81 nm
Jacob William Fielstra Eden Prairie MN 83 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
James Robert Maynard Fairmont MN 2 nm
Alvin Jerold Thoreson Granada MN 4 nm
Brian Lee Scott Sherburn MN 14 nm
Gary John Janssen Sherburn MN 14 nm
James Carl Skogen Blue Earth MN 14 nm
Samantha Brooke Ripley Blue Earth MN 14 nm
Gregory Lee Stevens Amboy MN 18 nm
Ronald Leroy Duer Estherville IA 23 nm
Paul Abrams Slaughter Estherville IA 23 nm
Scott Thomas Benjamin Estherville IA 23 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
Connor Dane Madsen Fairmont MN 2 nm
Jordan Richard Lampman Fairmont MN 2 nm
Jack Noble Mackey Fairmont MN 2 nm
Lance Albert Wilken Fairmont MN 2 nm
Douglas Allen Smith Fairmont MN 2 nm
Paul Edwin Sanders Granada MN 4 nm
Ross Ed Hilgendorf Welcome MN 8 nm
Mitchell Dean Jenkins Winnebago MN 13 nm
Steven Lauren Jones Winnebago MN 13 nm
Dean Burdette Rasmussen Winnebago MN 13 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 45 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 78 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 99 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 101 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 101 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 103 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 103 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 104 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 121 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 137 nm

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