Forest City Municipal Airport
FXY · KFXY · Forest City, IA · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 09:05 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:36 AM | 10:36Z |
| Sunrise | 06:08 AM | 11:08Z |
| Sunset | 08:33 PM | 01:33Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:05 PM | 02:05Z |
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Density altitude today projected curve · departure window · takeoff roll
Winds aloft NOAA forecast · 3,000 to 53,000 ft
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Runways
RWY 15LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 152° mag · 155° true
- Dimensions
- 5,796 × 100 ft
- TPA
- 2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Lights
- 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Displaced thr
- 600 ft
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the left downwind (heading 332°) on the 45° at 2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 15
- Threshold elev
- 1,207 ft
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 39 ft, 750 ft from threshold, 10 ft L of centerline — 14:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- Threshold crossing height
- 28 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 1,204 ft
- End lights
- REIL
Pattern side + displaced threshold: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,707 ft | |
| 15/33 | 5,796 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Before taxi
“Mason City”Taxi & takeoff
“Mason City”Also
By procedure & sector (1 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 257.675 | MASON CITY RCAG (LOW) |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
MCW 114.90 · AEL 109.80
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCW · Mason City | VOR/DME | 114.90 · 96X | High | r297° / 15.4 NM |
| AEL · Albert Lea | VOR/DME | 109.80 · 35X | Terminal | r201° / 29 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Lowest minimums here: RNAV (GPS) with vertical guidance · VFR sectional →
Airport info
From the field
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Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KFXY / FXY
- Coordinates
- 43.2347, -93.6241
- Elevation
- 1,229 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- Sectional chart
- OMAHA
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- Weather station
- AWOS-3 · 123.925 · ☎ 641-581-2347
- ARTCC
- MINNEAPOLIS (ZMP)
- Flight service (FSS)
- FORT DODGE · 122.6 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- FOD
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 0800-1730
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1958/12
- Distance from city
- 2 S
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 09/27 & 15/33 - CTAF. on 122.8 — Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 15: 2-light PAPI (left) · 33: 2-light PAPI (left).
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100LL
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns
- Other services
- Instruction, Rental, Aircraft sales
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 5 notes
General
- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
Runways
- 34:1 TO DTHR.
Lighting
- ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 09/27 & 15/33 - CTAF.
Contact
- 641-585-2166.
Attendance
- AFT HR - 641-590-2127 OR AMGR.
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About KFXY
Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY · KFXY) is an airport in Forest City, IA, at 1,229 ft MSL. It has 2 runways, the longest 5,796 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KFXY, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does KFXY have a control tower?
No. Forest City Municipal Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at KFXY?
Forest City Municipal Airport has 2 runways; the longest is 5,796 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is KFXY?
Forest City Municipal Airport is in Forest City, IA, at an elevation of 1,229 ft MSL. Coordinates: 43.2347, -93.6241.
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