Fillmore County
FKA · KFKA · Preston, Minnesota · Fillmore County · map
Fillmore County is a public-use airport owned by Fillmore County, 4 miles west of Preston, Minnesota, 1,277 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 4,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Weather right now KFKA · observed 2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC), 20 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 14 knots, gusting to 21
- Visibility 6 miles
- Weather: light rain, haze
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 29.80 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFKA 061935Z AUTO 21014G21KT 6SM -RA HZ CLR 26/12 A2980 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FKA · ICAO KFKA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Fillmore County
- Elevation
- 1,277 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1970
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 4,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 29: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.8 | |
| Fka and aWOS-3PT | 118.550 | |
| Rochester and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.35 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 507-765-2182.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Preston from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Preston, Minnesota: 11 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Ultralights on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 11 and 29; PAPI runway 11 and 29; medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available H24 self service via credit card.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.