Fairmont Municipal (KFRM), Minnesota
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM) serves Fairmont, Minnesota, with a longer paved runway suited to a range of business aircraft and a secondary crosswind runway for smaller traffic. The field operates without a control tower, relying on CTAF for both traffic coordination and pilot-activated lighting. Customs clearance is not available onsite; the nearest facility sits roughly 80 nautical miles away at MN41. Business aviation accounts for the majority of the airport's annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data for 2025.
Runways
Fairmont Municipal has two paved runways. The longest, 13/31, is 5,505 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Fairmont Municipal has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Fairmont Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is MN41, 80 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Fairmont Municipal recorded 522 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April. Business aviation traffic at KFRM is concentrated in the spring and early summer months, with April, June, and September showing the highest operation counts of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month April, 58 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Fairmont Municipal has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
High-intensity runway lights on runway 13/31 and medium-intensity runway lights on runway 02/20 are preset to low intensity. Pilots can increase intensity and activate the MALSR on runway 31, REIL on runways 02, 13, and 20, and PAPI on runways 02, 13, 20, and 31 via CTAF.
Migratory bird hazard present in spring and fall; gulls are found on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Jet A and 100LL fuel are available 24 hours a day using a credit card.
Weeds are growing through large cracks in the pavement.
To activate taxiway lights, key the CTAF frequency 122.8 three times for 30% intensity or seven times for 100% intensity.
For transient aircraft storage, contact the airport manager.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Fairmont Municipal has five airfields within 36 NM. The closest is Estherville Municipal (KEST), 20.22 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KFRM
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Frequently asked questions
Does KFRM have customs clearance onsite?
Fairmont Municipal does not have customs clearance onsite. The nearest customs facility is located at MN41, approximately 80 nautical miles away. Crews arriving from international origins need to plan a stop at that facility, or another suitable port of entry, before or after operating into KFRM. This distance should factor into fuel planning and routing for any international leg terminating at Fairmont Municipal.
What fuel is available at Fairmont Municipal Airport?
Fairmont Municipal Airport stocks both Jet A and 100LL. Airport remarks indicate both grades are available 24 hours a day via credit card, allowing self-service fueling outside the staffed attendance window. The published attendance schedule for the field runs Monday through Friday, 0800 to 1700 local. Crews arriving outside those hours can still fuel using the card-operated system referenced in the field remarks.
What are the runways at KFRM?
KFRM, also known as Fairmont Municipal Airport, has two paved asphalt runways. Runway 13/31 is the longer of the two at 5,505 feet by 100 feet wide, and also serves as the airport's max paved runway length. Runway 02/20 measures 3,301 feet by 75 feet. Both runways are paved with asphalt surfaces, and pilots should note a field remark citing weeds growing through large surface cracks.
Is Fairmont Municipal Airport towered?
Fairmont Municipal Airport is a non-towered field. Pilots coordinate using CTAF, which also controls runway and approach lighting at the airport. Remarks note that high-intensity runway lights on 13/31 and medium-intensity lights on 02/20 are preset to low intensity, with CTAF clicks used to increase intensity and activate the MALSR on runway 31, along with REIL on runways 02, 13, and 20, and PAPI on runways 02, 13, 20, and 31.
When is business aviation traffic busiest at KFRM?
Business aviation traffic at Fairmont Municipal Airport, seen in FAA TFMSC data for 2025, is not evenly distributed across the year. April is the peak month with 58 operations, followed by June at 54 and September at 49. The slower months are February and August, with 30 and 34 operations respectively. Total annual business aviation operations at KFRM reached 522 out of 808 total operations for the year.