Fairfield Municipal Airport (Illinois)

Fairfield Municipal Airport (ICAO: KFWC, FAA LID: FWC) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of Fairfield, in Wayne County, Illinois.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009 to 2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.[2]

Fairfield Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Fairfield
ServesFairfield, Illinois
Elevation AMSL436 ft / 133 m
Coordinates38°22′43″N 088°24′46″W
Map
FWC is located in Illinois
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Location of airport in Illinois
FWC is located in the United States
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FWC (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
18/36 1,999 609 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations8,000

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned FWC by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Fairfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 173 acres (70 ha) at an elevation of 436 feet (133 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m) and 18/36 is 1,999 by 60 feet (609 x 18 m). [4][5][6]

The airport has an FBO. Fuel is available, as are a lounge, restrooms, weather planning stations, and a courtesy car. [4][7]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2019, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% air taxi. For the same time period, there were 14 airplanes based on the field: 13 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.[1][4][6]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for FWC PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 17 December 2009.
  2. FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013
  3. Great Circle Mapper: KFWC - Fairfield, Illinois - Fairfield Municipal Airport
  4. "AirNav: KFWC – Fairfield Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  5. "(KFWC) Fairfield Municipal Airport". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  6. "KFWC – Fairfield Municipal Airport". SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  7. "Fairfield Municipal Airport". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-08-06.
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