Fillmore County Airport

Fillmore County Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Fillmore County
Serves Preston, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL  ft / 389 m
Coordinates 43°40′34″N 092°10′46″W / 43.67611°N 92.17944°W / 43.67611; -92.17944
Map
FKA
Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
FKA
FKA (the US)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 4,001 1,220 Asphalt

Fillmore County Airport (ICAO: KFKA, FAA LID: FKA), is a public use airport located close to Preston, a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by Fillmore County.[1]

The county acquired land for the airport in 1967. A 3200 feet turf runway opened in 1970. The runway was first paved lighted in 1975. The runway was extended to 4000 feet in 1989. A parallel taxiway was added in 2005. The current Arrival/Departures building was opened in 1981 and is dedicated to Bernard Pietenpol. [2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned FKA by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 FAA Airport Master Record for FKA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
  2. ↑ Foster, Tom (July 2018). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.
  3. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: KFKA - Fillmore, Minnesota (Fillmore County Airport)
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