Fairfield Municipal
FFL · KFFL · Fairfield, Iowa · Jefferson County · map
Fairfield Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Fairfield, 3 miles northwest of Fairfield, Iowa, 801 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 5,503 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 20 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Fairfield Municipal?
Its FAA code is FFL, and its ICAO code is KFFL.
Where is Fairfield Municipal?
It is 3 miles northwest of Fairfield, Iowa, 801 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Fairfield Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 5,503 feet long.
Does Fairfield Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Fairfield Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Fairfield Municipal?
3 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Fairfield Municipal…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FFL · ICAO KFFL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Fairfield
- Elevation
- 801 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,001 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm; Saturday to Sunday, on call
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1967
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,503 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 2,505 × 140 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, road 17 ft high 1,054 ft from the end
- Runway 08: fence 6 ft high 120 ft from the end
- Runway 26: fence 4 ft high 80 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Ottumwa and center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.15 | |
| Ffl and aWOS-3 | 132.025 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 641-472-4548.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Washington Municipal (19 nm northeast), Ottumwa Regional (21 nm west), Mount Pleasant Municipal (22 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Iowa · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36; PAPI and runway end identifier lights runways 18 and 36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Airport unatndd all major holidays
- Closed NOV-MAR.
- 08/26 thresholds and edges marked with yellow cones. Threshold cones have red/green reflector tape and edge cones have white.
- Runway 36 is calm wind runway.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 17 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 112 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,998 |
| general aviation, local | 2,427 |
| military | 463 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fairfield from the FAA register
21 aircraft are registered to owners in Fairfield, Iowa: 11 piston singles, 7 drones, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 balloon. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Iowa.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing).
- Thomas Paul Burns private pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Muscatine, IA (42 nm) · (563) 299-5942 · [email protected]
- Harrison McNaughton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pella Municipal Airport · Pella, IA (48 nm) · (515) 202-8964 · [email protected]
- Shane Vande Voort private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pella Municipal Airport · Pella, IA (48 nm) · (641) 780-0244 · [email protected]
All 14 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Fairfield 21 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 7 drones, 1 turboprops
- Perlee AG Services LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Nelco Farms INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Iowa 869 since 1982 · 129 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Iowa 112 landing places
- Iowa 4,509 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FFL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.