# Flying Cloud Airport (FCM / KFCM)

**Flying Cloud Airport** (IATA: FCM, ICAO: KFCM) is a small airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It opened in Dec 1945. It has 3 runways; the longest is 5,001 ft (1,524 m). It is operated by Metropolitan Airports Commission.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfcm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FCM / KFCM
- FAA: FCM
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Metropolitan Airports Commission
- Serves: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Opened: Dec 1945
- Elevation: 906 ft / 276 m
- Coordinates: 44.8272, -93.4571
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 5,001 ft / 1,524 m
- Instrument procedures: 9 approaches, 7 departures, 4 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.metroairports.org/General-Aviation/Airports/Flying-Cloud.aspx
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Cloud_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5463377
- Weather station: KFCM
- Ident: KFCM

## Timeline

- Dec 1945: Flying Cloud Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10R/28L | 5,001 ft / 1,524 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 101° / 281° | yes |
| 10L/28R | 3,901 ft / 1,189 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 101° / 281° | yes |
| 18/36 | 2,690 ft / 820 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 186° / 006° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05094AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,001 ft / 1,524 m | =6,505 of 29,858 | =2,345 in North America | =1,936 in US |
| Elevation | 906 ft / 276 m | =19,325 of 43,403 | =8,802 in North America | =7,142 in US |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =1,492 in North America | =1,440 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | MINNEAPOLIS APP/DEP | 125.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.900 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.700 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfcm/data