FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AMW |
| Lat/Long: | 41-59-31.3620N / 093-37-18.5580W
41-59.522700N / 093-37.309300W
41.9920450 / -93.6218217
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 955 ft. / 291.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of AMES, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 50010 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AMW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 01/19 & 13/31; MALSR RY 01; VASI RYS 13 & 31 & 19 - 126.0. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 132.025 (515-233-2611) |
| DES MOINES APPROACH: | 123.9 |
| DES MOINES DEPARTURE: | 123.9 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at BNW (11 nm W): | 120.925 (515-432-9042) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IKV (18 nm S): | 119.175 (515-965-5764) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TNUr296/26.1 | | NEWTON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 03E |
| JWJr254/32.6 | | ELMWOOD VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 03E |
| DSMr355/33.3 | | DES MOINES VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 07E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5700 x 100 ft. / 1737 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 38.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 41-58.962167N | | 41-59.861567N |
| Longitude: | 093-37.485417W | | 093-37.126033W |
| Elevation: | 955.3 ft. | | 918.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 014 magnetic, 017 true | | 194 magnetic, 197 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 78 ft. tree, 2380 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | 87 ft. tree, 2400 ft. from runway, 345 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3492 x 100 ft. / 1064 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 41-59.911067N | | 41-59.496150N |
| Longitude: | 093-37.581900W | | 093-37.048400W |
| Elevation: | 925.0 ft. | | 920.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 133 magnetic, 136 true | | 313 magnetic, 316 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 84 ft. tree, 2750 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 42 ft. tree, 1225 ft. from runway, 575 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF AMES
515 CLARK AVE
AMES, IA 50010
Phone 515-239-5160 |
| Manager: | STEVE SALVO
515 CLARK AVE
AMES, IA 50010
Phone 515-239-5279 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 63 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 13 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 93/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT FOR GLIDER & ULTRALIGHT OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | BIRD ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT SPRING & FALL. |
| - | RY 01 IS CALM WIND RY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 01 **NEW** | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download (203KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (194KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 **CHANGED** | |
download (183KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (196KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 | |
download (209KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBNW - Boone Municipal Airport (11 nm W)
KIKV - Ankeny Regional Airport (18 nm S)
KPRO - Perry Municipal Airport (26 nm W)
KDSM - Des Moines International Airport (28 nm S)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Aug-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 11:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Aug-2008 00:01:27 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Aug-2008 19:01:27 |
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| METAR |
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| KAMW | 212353Z AUTO 13006KT 8SM SCT009 BKN070 22/19 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP105 60000 T02170194 10217 20189 56012
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KBNW
10nm W | 212315Z AUTO 15004KT 5SM SCT010 BKN020 OVC050 21/19 A2987 RMK AO2
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KIKV
19nm S | 212315Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM SCT012 SCT029 OVC065 23/21 A2986 RMK AO2
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KDSM
28nm S | 212337Z 220024 14007KT P6SM -DZ SCT015 BKN030 TEMPO 0003 5SM -RA BR BKN012 FM0600 16008KT 3SM BR BKN006 OVC012 TEMPO 0812 2SM BR OVC004 FM1400 17013KT P6SM BKN030 FM2100 19015G23KT P6SM BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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