About Fairfield Municipal

FAIRFIELD MUNI

ICAO	KFWC
FAA ID	FWC
Type	Midsized airport
Open since	April 1954
Coordinates (ARP)	38.37863, -88.41265 382243N 0882446W
Variation	3.2° W (2024)
Timezone	Chicago (-5 h)
Local time	May 9, 2024 17:25
Fuel types	100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue) A Jet A, Kerosene (-40°C)
Usage	Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual)	8,000 (May 31, 2022)
Based aircraft	13
Airport status	Operational
Source	FAA (Effective date May 16, 2024)

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Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Latitude	Longitude
9	090°	093°	3,999 ft	75 ft	Asphalt	38.3780	-88.4222
27	270°	273°	3,999 ft	75 ft	Asphalt	38.3779	-88.4082
18	181°	184°	1,998 ft	59 ft	Asphalt	38.3827	-88.4075
36	001°	004°	1,998 ft	59 ft	Asphalt	38.3773	-88.4076

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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Fairfield Municipal

Fairfield Municipal is a midsized airport in Illinois, United States. The airport is located at latitude 38.37897 and longitude -88.41137. The airport has 2 runways: 9/27 and 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is KFWC. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is FWC. Nearby other airfields are Dozier Airport, Flora Municipal Airport, Gelfius International Airport, McLeansboro Airport and Nelson Private Airport.

Fairfield Municipal publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Kansas City.

Fairfield Municipal is in the timezone of America/Chicago. Difference with UTC is -5 h. Today the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:53. This applies to Fairfield Municipal, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Fairfield Memorial Hospital	US-3235	1.7 NM	086°
Dozier Airport	US-3234	7.5 NM	119°
White Oak Resources Heliport	US-3367	15 NM	215°
Flora Municipal Airport	KFOA	17 NM	353°
Clay County Hospital Heliport	US-3240	18 NM	351°
Gelfius International Airport	US-3179	18 NM	221°
Hamilton Memorial Hospital Heliport	US-3366	19 NM	199°
McLeansboro Airport	US-3365	19 NM	198°
Nelson Private Airport	US-3116	20 NM	086°

Navigational aids

Name		Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
	Wayne County	FWC	NDB	0.1 NM	050°

More runway information

Condition

ID	Surface condition	Surface treatment	Runway Lights Edge Intensity
9	Good	No special treatment	Medium
27	Good	No special treatment	Medium
18	Good	No special treatment	Medium
36	Good	No special treatment	Medium

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID	Single wheel	Double wheel	Double tandem	Dual double tandem
9	12,000 lbs
27	12,000 lbs
18	16,000 lbs
36	16,000 lbs

Declared distances

ID	TORA Takeoff Run Available	TODA Takeoff Distance Available	ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available	LDA Landing Distance Available	Displaced Threshold Length
9
27
18
36

Elevations

ID	End Elevation	Threshold Crossing Height	Visual Glide Path Angle	Touchdown Zone Elevation
9	434 ft	25 ft	3.0°	132 ft
27	413 ft	28 ft	3.0°	129 ft
18	416 ft			127 ft
36	413 ft			127 ft

Obstruction data

ID	Controlling Object Description	CFR Part 77	Controlling Object Clearance slope	Controlling Object Height (AGL)	Controlling Object Distance Threshold	Controlling Object Centerline offset	Controlling Object Centerline
9		A(NP)	20
27		A(V)	20
18	TREES	A(V)	16	20 ft	518 ft	0 ft	Left
36	ROAD	A(V)	8	14 ft	322 ft	446 ft	Right

Lights and markings

ID	Runway Markings Type	Runway Markings Condition	Runway End Identifier Lights	Centerline Lights	Touchdown Lights	Visual Glide Slope Indicators
9	Nonprecision Instrument	Fair	Yes	No	No	PSIL
27	Nonprecision Instrument	Fair		No	No	PSIL
18	Basic	Poor	No	No	No
36	Basic	Poor	No	No	No

Other information

ID	Pattern	Runway Visibility Value Equipment
9	Left hand	No
27	Left hand	No
18	Left hand	No
36	Left hand	No