| Fairfield Municipal Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: KFWC – FAA LID: FWC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Fairfield | ||
| Serves | Fairfield, Illinois | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 436 ft / 133 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9/27 | 4,000 | 1,219 | Asphalt |
| 18/36 | 1,999 | 609 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 8,000 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
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, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.[2]
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]
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). For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2007, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% air taxi.[1]