Fairbury Municipal (KFBY), Nebraska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Fairbury Municipal (KFBY) is a non-towered public airport in Fairbury, Nebraska, serving low volumes of business aviation traffic. The field has no on-site customs and no attendant on duty, with self-service 100LL as the only fuel option.
Runways
Fairbury Municipal has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 17/35, is 3,700 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Fairbury Municipal has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Fairbury Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Eppley Airfield (KOMA), 89 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Fairbury Municipal recorded 114 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April. Business aviation traffic at KFBY is concentrated in April, June, and November, according to FAA TFMSC data for 2025.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month April, 18 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Fairbury Municipal averages 14.6 days above 90°F in July, 30.2 freeze days in January and 2.1 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 88.4°F, and January the coldest, at 36.1°F.
Weather station is 6.5 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Fairbury Municipal has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway 17/35 medium intensity runway lights, PAPI, and REIL for runways 17 and 35 are pilot-activated via CTAF.
For clearance delivery, contact Minneapolis ARTCC.
Self-service fuel is available 24 hours via a credit card system.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Fairbury Municipal has five airfields within 42 NM. The closest is Beatrice Municipal (KBIE), 20.27 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KFBY
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KFBY.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jet A fuel available at KFBY?
Fairbury Municipal (KFBY) does not stock Jet A. The field carries 100LL only, dispensed through a 24-hour self-service credit card system with no attendant on-site.
What runways does Fairbury Municipal offer?
KFBY has two runways: 17/35, a 3,700-foot concrete surface at 75 feet wide, and 11/29, a 2,487-foot turf strip at 150 feet wide. The airport is unattended and non-towered.
Where is the nearest customs clearance point to KFBY?
Fairbury Municipal has no on-site customs service. The nearest customs facility is Eppley Airfield (KOMA), about 88.82 nautical miles away.