METAR & TAF KFBY
KFBY does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KHJH (HEBRON MUNI) · 19.2 NM away. Conditions at KFBY may differ.
METAR · KHJH
Observed 08:35Z
KHJH 280835Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM SCT120 07/03 A3002 RMK AO2 T00690026
- Wind
- 360° @ 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 7°C / 3°C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Clouds
- SCT
- Density alt
- 749 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- OMAHA
- ARTCC
- ZMP · MINNEAPOLIS
- NOTAM facility
- OLU (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- SANDI DECKER
- Phone
- 402-729-7161
- Address
- 56869 714 ROAD, FAIRBURY NE 68352-4039
Flight service · Hours
- FSS OLU
- COLUMBUS1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 35
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35Favored | 174° / 354° | 3,700 ft | CONC | Standard L |
| 11/29 | 115° / 295° | 2,487 ft | TURF | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AGRI,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- For clearance delivery contact Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Medium intensity runway lights are active on runway 17/35. Precision approach path indicators and runway end identifier lights are on runways 17 and 35 and operate on the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
Fuel notes
- 100LLTwenty-four hour self-service fuel is available via credit card system.Show FAA
Other notes
- Bottled oxygen is available by request only.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KFBY
Answer card- ICAO
- KFBY
- Name
- FAIRBURY MUNI
- Location
- FAIRBURY, NEBRASKA
- Elevation
- 1,478.6 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,478.6 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 17/35 · 3,700 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 6°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 360° at 8 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 35
Fairbury Muni is in Fairbury, Nebraska. The field elevation is 1,478.6 ft MSL. It has two runways. The longest is runway 17/35 at 3,700 ft on concrete. Runway 11/29 is turf at 2,487 ft. There is no control tower, so expect non-towered traffic on CTAF 122.7. No ILS approaches are published here.
The pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. With the field sitting above 1,400 ft MSL, performance planning still matters on warm days. The published remarks also note medium intensity runway lights on 17/35. PAPI and REIL are available on runways 17 and 35. They operate with the common traffic advisory frequency.
Fairbury Municipal Airport is the on-field FBO. It carries 100LL. Twenty-four hour self-service fuel is available by credit card system. Bottled oxygen is available by request only. For clearance delivery, contact Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588. If you are new to the field, brief the turf runway before you go. Check surface condition. Check wind. Check braking needs before choosing 11/29.