# Fairmont State Airport (KFMZ)

**Fairmont State Airport** (ICAO: KFMZ) is a small airport in Fairmont, Nebraska, United States. It opened in Jul 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,317 ft (1,316 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KFMZ
- FAA: FMZ
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Fairmont, Nebraska, United States
- Opened: Jul 1944
- Elevation: 1,636 ft / 499 m
- Coordinates: 40.5861, -97.5731
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,317 ft / 1,316 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmont_State_Airfield (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5430609
- Weather station: KFMZ
- Ident: KFMZ

## Timeline

- Jul 1944: Fairmont State Airport opens.
- 11 Mar 2003: Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 4,317 ft / 1,316 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 12/30 | 3,021 ft / 921 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Concrete | 135° / 315° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,317 ft / 1,316 m | #8,546 of 29,858 | #3,294 in North America | #2,717 in US |
| Elevation | 1,636 ft / 499 m | #11,019 of 43,403 | #4,805 in North America | #3,637 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | MINNEAPOLIS CNTR | 119.400 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

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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/kfmz/data