Flying Cloud Airport satellite view
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KFCM · FCM

Flying Cloud Airport

44.82720°N
-93.45710°W
ARR / DAY
98
21.6%
DEP / DAY
98
24.1%

Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM/FCM) is a small general aviation airport located in Minneapolis, MN. It features 3 runways with the longest being 5,001 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 98 arrivals and 98 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

just now
Temp
84°F
Wind
4 kts
300°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
METAR KFCM 312353Z 30004KT 8SM CLR 29/16 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02890161 10317 20289 51007

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

28L
34% of ops
1,644 land · 937 TO
28R
26% of ops
1,252 land · 1,985 TO
10R
20% of ops
962 land · 543 TO
10L
15% of ops
718 land · 904 TO
36
3% of ops
156 land · 83 TO
18
3% of ops
129 land · 193 TO
Runway 28L carries 34% of operations (1,644 landings, 937 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 28R at 26%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

28L 1,644 landings
UA 11%GA 0.1%
28R 1,252 landings
UA 10%
10R 962 landings
UA 5%
10L 718 landings
UA 6%
36 156 landings
UA 13%
18 129 landings
UA 9%
Approaches to 28L show a 11% unstable-approach rate (181 UA events from 1,644 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
213.1
flights/day · 6,394 total
Busy hour (local)
6pm
also 3pm · 4pm
Day vs night
62%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 4pm–6pm local, averaging 213.1 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.9× weekday (209.9 vs 224.5 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

Activity is led by (38% of 4,762 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 119.150
TWR 119.150 0600-2100, 1ST SUN IN NOV-2ND SAT IN MAR; 0600-2200, 2ND SUN IN MAR-1ST SAT IN NOV.
TWR 125.200 0600-2100, 1ST SUN IN NOV-2ND SAT IN MAR; 0600-2200, 2ND SUN IN MAR-1ST SAT IN NOV.
GND 121.700 0600-2100, 1ST SUN IN NOV-2ND SAT IN MAR; 0600-2200, 2ND SUN IN MAR-1ST SAT IN NOV.
ATIS 124.900 0600-2100, 1ST SUN IN NOV-2ND SAT IN MAR; 0600-2200, 2ND SUN IN MAR-1ST SAT IN NOV.
APCH 134.700
APCH 284.700
DEP 284.700
UNICOM 122.950
LCL/P 119.150 0600-2100, 1ST SUN IN NOV-2ND SAT IN MAR; 0600-2200, 2ND SUN IN MAR-1ST SAT IN NOV.
EMERG 121.500 0600-2100, 1ST SUN IN NOV-2ND SAT IN MAR; 0600-2200, 2ND SUN IN MAR-1ST SAT IN NOV.
OTHER 121.700
CD/P 121.700
LCL/P 125.200 0600-2100, 1ST SUN IN NOV-2ND SAT IN MAR; 0600-2200, 2ND SUN IN MAR-1ST SAT IN NOV.
OTHER 126.950
TWOLF ST 126.950
OTHER 134.700
COULT DP 134.700
KBREW DP 134.700
ORSKY DP 134.700
ROCHESTE 134.700
SCHEP DP 134.700
WLSTN DP 134.700
ZMBRO DP 134.700
EMERG 243.000 0600-2100, 1ST SUN IN NOV-2ND SAT IN MAR; 0600-2200, 2ND SUN IN MAR-1ST SAT IN NOV.
OTHER 284.700
COULT DP 284.700
ORSKY DP 284.700
ROCHESTE 284.700
SCHEP DP 284.700
ZMBRO DP 284.700
OTHER 335.500
AGUDE ST 335.500
ENCEE ST 335.500
GOPHER S 335.500
TWOLF ST 335.500
OTHER 335.650
KBREW DP 335.650
WLSTN DP 335.650
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZMP
Mag var:
3° E
Fuel:
100LL

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 10 AM · 1 movement every 157 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p
© SkyMeter · All flight data subject to ODbL attribution · Updated 00:43 UTC