Flying Cloud Airport satellite view
📍 Minneapolis⬆ 906 ft3 runways
KFCM · FCM

Flying Cloud Airport

44.82720°N
-93.45710°W
ARR / DAY
38
76.3%
DEP / DAY
41
76.7%

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 38 arrivals and 41 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

13h ago
Temp
72°F
Wind
12 kts
210°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
SPECI KFCM 250625Z AUTO 21012G17KT 10SM BKN017 OVC035 22/18 A2991 RMK AO2 T02170183

Runway intelligence

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

28L
30% of ops
3,843 land · 2,168 TO
10R
28% of ops
3,602 land · 1,618 TO
28R
21% of ops
2,750 land · 4,500 TO
10L
17% of ops
2,254 land · 2,019 TO
18
2% of ops
265 land · 302 TO
36
1% of ops
173 land · 165 TO
Runway 28L carries 30% of operations (3,843 landings, 2,168 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 10R at 28%.

Approach quality

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

28L 3,843 landings
UA 7%
10R 3,602 landings
UA 7%
28R 2,750 landings
UA 9%
10L 2,254 landings
UA 3%
18 265 landings
UA 5%
36 173 landings
UA 20%
Approaches to 28L show a 7% unstable-approach rate (264 UA events from 3,843 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
188.4
flights/day · 5,651 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 3pm · 8pm
Day vs night
58%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 4pm–8pm local, averaging 188.4 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.9× weekday (177.5 vs 201.5 daily).

Aircraft character

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

Activity is led by (42% of 4,183 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 11 AM · 1 movement every 164 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
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