PRESTON, Minn. –Fillmore County Airport’s new $950,000 terminal can be a rest stop beacon for general aviation, manager Pam Schroeder said at a grand opening ceremony. With new services, including transportation into Preston four miles away, the airport is an alternative to other fields within 30 miles, Schroeder said. She called the terminal a revenue-generator. Travelers with kids can drive to town to keep them entertained bowling. In bad weather, there’s a hotel with a pool, she noted.
Preston airport profile
Aviators know it as FKA. The main strip is 4,000 feet and asphalt. Operations are dawn to dusk. Home to 26 single-engine aircraft and an ultralight. On average there are 78 operations a week. Nearby airports:
> Caledonia: 30 miles southeast.
> Cresco: 19 miles south.
> Decorah: 31 miles southeast.
> Rochester International: 20 miles northwest.
> Rushford: 17 miles northeast.
Preston airport. New terminal funded partly by the 2021 Biden national infrastructure bill.
