Fairfield Municipal Airport (ICAO: KFWC, FAA LID: FWC) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of Fairfield, in Wayne County, Illinois.^[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009 to 2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.^[2]

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Fairfield Municipal Airport
IATA: none ICAO: KFWC FAA LID: FWC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Fairfield
Serves	Fairfield, Illinois
Elevation AMSL	436 ft / 133 m
Coordinates	38°22′43″N 088°24′46″W
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9/27 4,000 1,219 Asphalt 18/36 1,999 609 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations 8,000
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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

Fairfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 173 acres (70 ha) at an elevation of 436 feet (133 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m) and 18/36 is 1,999 by 60 feet (609 x 18 m). ^[4][5][6]

The airport has an FBO. Fuel is available, as are a lounge, restrooms, weather planning stations, and a courtesy car. ^[4][7]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2019, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% air taxi. For the same time period, there were 14 airplanes based on the field: 13 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.^[1][4][6]

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