FBY
Fairbury Municipal Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-06-11 0901Z
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Location Information for KFBY
Coordinates: N40°10.92' / W97°10.07'
Located 03 miles NE of Fairbury, Nebraska on 320 acres of land. View all Airports in Nebraska.
Surveyed Elevation is 1478 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:April 1940
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:White-Green
(Lighted Land Airport)
Wind Indicator:Yes, Lighted
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
A.R.T.C.C.:MINNEAPOLIS
F.S.S.:COLUMBUS
NOTAMs Facility:OLU (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:OMAHA
AirspaceAnalysis:NO OBJECTION
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
CTAF:122.700
UNICOM:122.700
AWOS-3 at HJH (19.3 W):118.525 402-768-2501
AWOS-3 at BIE (20.4 E):125.325 402-228-3229
AWOS-3PT at MYZ (31.7 SE):118.675 785-562-5059
Remarks:
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.4/317.7 (MARYSVILLE RCAG).
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOR BIE BEATRICE 110.60 242°20.3
VOD PWE PAWNEE CITY 112.40 266°44.2
VOT LNK LINCOLN 116.10 194°48.6
VOT TKO MANKATO 109.80 055°55.2
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOT FBY FAIRBURY 293 163°0.3
VOT FMZ BEKLOF 392 323°30.6
VOT JYR YORK 257 334°47.6
VOT PMV PLATTSMOUTH 329 051°73.4
Runway 17/35
Dimensions:3700 x 75 feet / 1128 x 23 meters
Surface:Concrete in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-12
Edge Lighting:Medium Intensity
Runway 17Runway 35
Coordinates:N40°11.28' / W97°10.15'N40°10.67' / W97°10.16'
Elevation: 1478.6 1463.8
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 180° True 0
Markings:Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP2L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)P2L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
REIL:YesYes
Runway 11/29
Dimensions:2487 x 150 feet / 758 x 46 meters
Surface:Turf in Good Condition
Runway 11Runway 29
Coordinates:N40°10.93' / W97°10.18'N40°10.72' / W97°9.72'
Elevation: 1471.7 1456.8
Runway Heading: 121° True 301° True
Services Available
Fuel:100LL (blue)
Transient Storage:Hangars,Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Engine Repair:MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
BY REQ ONLY.
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Other Services:CROP DUSTING SERVICES,CHARTER SERVICE,PILOT INSTRUCTION,AIRCRAFT RENTAL
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:FAIRBURY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
56869 714 ROAD
FAIRBURY, NE 68352-4039
(402) 729-2250
Manager:SANDI DECKER
56869 714 ROAD
FAIRBURY, NE 68352-4039
402-729-7161
Other Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • 0LL 24 HR SELF SVC FUEL AVBL VIA CREDIT CARD SYSTEM.
  • ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35; PAPI AND REIL RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF.
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Comments

Cheap Fuel and lots of crop dusters.  Well maintained. Worth the stop.  Lots of a friendly pilots.  One duster pilot even offered me his car keys to go get lunch in town.