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KFXY · Forest City Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KFXY FAA FXY Elev 1,229 ft Lat 43° 14.08' N Lon 93° 37.45' 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: 5,796 ft. Max gradient: 0.95%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 154.8° 5,796 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
33 334.8° 5,796 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
09 94.7° 2,707 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.95%
27 274.7° 2,707 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.95%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 127.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 2 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 REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 09/27 & 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

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

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

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

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 09/27 & 15/33 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. 641-585-2166.
  • ·AFT HR - 641-590-2127 OR AMGR. 34:1 TO DTHR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · FXY Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 8,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

4,000

10-yr total

49,750

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

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=1

  • 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
2010-02-12 Piper PA-31T · CFIT · IMC · 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
Darren Schone Albert Lea MN 28 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 43 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 54 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 54 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 58 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 58 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 58 nm
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 72 nm
Harrison Mcnaughton Ames IA 73 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Stanton MN 76 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
Aaron Scot Redinger Hanlontown IA 11 nm
Brent Arlen Halverson Britt IA 11 nm
James Douglas Nelson Clear Lake IA 13 nm
Aaron Michael Reese Clear Lake IA 13 nm
Darrell Dean Hackbarth Mason City IA 19 nm
David Paul Rust Mason City IA 19 nm
Lane Lavern Siefken Mason City IA 19 nm
Joel Lester Buseman Belmond IA 23 nm
Matthew Ryan Arthur Belmond IA 23 nm
Margaret Judith Drescher Alden MN 26 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
Richard Laverne Trimble Forest City IA 2 nm
Wayne Kenny Hansmeier Forest City IA 2 nm
George Matthew Greiman Garner IA 8 nm
Daniel Edward Rhoades Fertile IA 9 nm
John Edward Buck Britt IA 11 nm
Daniel Leon Newbrough Britt IA 11 nm
James Phillip Bernhard Lake Mills IA 12 nm
David Maynard Holstad Clear Lake IA 13 nm
James Maxwell Laber Clear Lake IA 13 nm
Lee E Iverson Scarville IA 14 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
 57 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 69 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 112 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 116 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 116 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 124 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 138 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 138 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 139 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 154 nm

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