# Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC)

**Fairfield Municipal Airport** (ICAO: KFWC) is a small airport in Fairfield, Illinois, United States. It opened in Apr 1954. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 ft (1,219 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KFWC
- FAA: FWC
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Fairfield, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Apr 1954
- Elevation: 434 ft / 132 m
- Coordinates: 38.3786, -88.4127
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfield_Municipal_Airport_(Illinois) (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5430331
- Weather station: KFWC
- Ident: KFWC

## Timeline

- Apr 1954: Fairfield Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 18/36 | 1,999 ft / 609 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 181° / 001° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US |
| Elevation | 434 ft / 132 m | #28,367 of 43,403 | #13,436 in North America | #11,276 in US |
| Age | Opened 1954 | =4,023 of 15,079 | =2,782 in North America | =2,717 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 119.425 |
| CNTR | KANSAS CITY CNTR | 127.700 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.050 |

## Nearby airports

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- [KFOA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfoa.md) Flora Municipal Airport · 20 mi / 32 km
- [27IS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/27is.md) Gelfius International Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [3LL8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3ll8.md) McLeansboro Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
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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/kfwc/data