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FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA
Airport Info
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 44°49'39"N / 93°27'30"W
  44°49.6504'N / 93°27.5143'W
  44.8275 / -93.4586
Elevation: 906.2 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (1985)
From city: 11 miles SW of MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: yes
Boundary ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS
Responsible ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS
FSS: PRINCETON [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: FCM (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: yes

Communications
UNICOM: 122.950
CTAF: 119.150

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
FCM at field FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME 111.80 06E
MSP 246oT/10.3 MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME 115.30 02E
FGT 315oT/16.7 FARMINGTON VORTAC 115.70 06E
GEP 191oT/19.4 GOPHER VORTAC 117.30 06E
FOW 354oT/37.6 HALFWAY VOR/DME 111.20 02E
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
NARCO 271oT/15.6 266 02E MS
HOPEY 263oT/22.1 400 03E PPI
GLENCOE 81oT/27.0 407 03E GYL
HUTCHINSON 92oT/39.4 209 04E HCD

Services
Fuel available: 100LLA
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 10L/28R
Dimensions: 3901 x 75 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,FAIR CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 10L
Runway 28R
Latitude: 44-49-46.8079N 44-49-39.4476N
Longitude: 093-27-54.2253W 093-27-01.0926W
Elevation: 906.0 ft. 899.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: left right
Runway true heading: 101 281
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in good condition nonprecision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes yes
 

Runway 10R/28L
Dimensions: 5001 x 100 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,SAW-CUT OR PLASTIC GROOVED
Edge lights: HIGH
 
Runway 10R
Runway 28L
Latitude: 44-49-44.5897N 44-49-35.1575N
Longitude: 093-28-14.5608W 093-27-06.4571W
Elevation: 896.2 ft. 898.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: right left
Runway true heading: 101 281
Markings: precision instrument, in good condition nonprecision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: 1,400 FOOT MEDIUM INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH RUNWAY ALIGNMENT INDICATOR LIGHTS
Runway end identifier lights: no yes
Instrument approach: ILS
 

Runway 18/36
Dimensions: 2690 x 75 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 18
Runway 36
Latitude: 44-49-44.7095N 44-49-18.2914N
Longitude: 093-27-15.6096W 093-27-19.5160W
Elevation: 899.1 ft. 905.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 186 006
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in good condition nonprecision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.50 degrees glide path) 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes yes
 

Operational Statistics
Annual operations: 122281
Commercial: 6
Air taxi: 4266
Local: 62717
Itinerant: 55177
Military: 115

Additional Remarks
  • DEER, BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • RY 10R IS CALM WIND RY WHEN ATCT CLSD.
  • TWY 'A' BTN PREMIER JET RAMP & THUNDERBIRD RAMP CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPANS 56 FT OR GTR.
  • TWY 'D' CLOSED FM TWY 'D2' TO APCH END RY 36 TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS OF 66 FT OR GREATER.
  • TWY A CLSD EAST OF BARON LANE TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS 54 FT OR GREATER.
  • RWY INCURSION RISK - PILOTS ARE REMINDED TO REVIEW ARPT HOT SPOT INFO BFR TXG FOR DEP & BFR LDG. SEE TPP ARPT DIAGRAM & CHART SUPPL SXN ON HOT SPOTS FOR ADDN INFO.
  • WRONG RWY ARR RISK, CLOSELY ALIGNED PARL RWYS. SEE TPP ARPT DIAGRAM.
  • TWY D BTWN D1 & D2 CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPANS 48 FT OR GTR.
  • TXL G CLSD TO WINGSPANS GTR THAN 43 FT.
  • TXL H CLSD TO WINGSPANS GTR THAN 40 FT.
  • ARPT CLSD TO: JETS NOT MEETING FAR 36, JET TRNG & ACFT W/ CERTIFICATED MGTOW HIGHER THAN 60,000 LBS.
  • ULTRALIGHT OPNS PROHIBITED.
  • MAINTENANCE RUN-UPS ARE PROHIBITED BTN 2200-0700 LCL.
  • WHEN ATCT CLSD, SNOW REMOVAL OPERATORS MONITOR 119.15.

Instrument Procedures
Effective Apr 18, 2024 to May 15, 2024
   AIRPORT DIAGRAM (PDF)

STARs (Standard Terminal Arrivals)
   AGUDE FIVE (PDF)
   ENCEE THREE (RNAV) (PDF)
   GOPHER ONE (PDF)
   TWOLF FOUR (PDF)

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
   ILS OR LOC RWY 10R (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 10L (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 10R (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 28L (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 28R (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 (PDF)
   VOR/DME RWY 36 (PDF)
   VOR RWY 10R (PDF)
   COPTER ILS OR LOC RWY 10R (PDF)
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
   ALTERNATE MINIMUMS (PDF)

Departure Procedures
   COULT SEVEN (PDF)
   DARWIN EIGHT (PDF)
   KBREW ONE (PDF)
   ORSKY THREE (PDF)
   ROCHESTER ONE (PDF)
   SCHEP ONE (PDF)
   WLSTN SEVEN (PDF)
   ZMBRO SEVEN (PDF)
   HOT SPOT (PDF)
   CS HOT SPOT (PDF)
 
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