Fairfield Municipal Airport (Iowa) Explained

41.0558°N -91.9808°W

Fairfield Municipal Airport
Iata:FFL
Icao:KFFL
Faa:FFL
Type:Public
Owner:City of Fairfield
City-Served:Fairfield, Iowa
Elevation-F:799
Elevation-M:244
Pushpin Map:USA Iowa#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Iowa/United States
Pushpin Label:FFL
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:5,500
R1-Length-M:1,676
R1-Surface:Concrete
R2-Number:8/26
R2-Length-F:2,450
R2-Length-M:747
R2-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2005
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:9,380
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:36
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Fairfield Municipal Airport is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Fairfield, a city in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. It is owned by the City of Fairfield.

Facilities and aircraft

Fairfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 118acres which contains two runways: 18/36 with a concrete pavement measuring 5,500 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m) and 8/26 with a turf surface 2,450 x 165 ft (747 x 50 m).

For the 12-month period ending November 15, 2005, the airport had 9,380 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 89% general aviation, 9% military and 2% air taxi. There are 36 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single engine, 8% multi-engine, 3% jet and 8% ultralight.

Historical aircraft

A former USAF F-84F Thunderstreak is on static display near the airport terminal.

See also

Notes and References

  1. , effective 2007-07-05