Fairfield Municipal Airport (Iowa)

Fairfield Municipal Airport (IATA: FFL, ICAO: KFFL, FAA LID: FFL) 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.[1]

Fairfield Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Fairfield
ServesFairfield, Iowa
Elevation AMSL799 ft / 244 m
Map
FFL
Location of airport in Iowa/United States
FFL
FFL (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,500 1,676 Concrete
8/26 2,450 747 Turf
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations9,380
Based aircraft36

Facilities and aircraft

Fairfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 118 acres (48 ha) 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).[1]

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.[1]

Historical aircraft

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

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References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for FFL (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05


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