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KAMW Ames Municipal Airport
Ames, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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
TNUr296/26.1NEWTON VOR/DME112.5003E
JWJr254/32.6ELMWOOD VOR/DME109.4003E
DSMr355/33.3DES MOINES VORTAC117.5007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BOONE107/11.040703EBNW -... -. .--
ANKENY349/17.827503EIKV .. -.- ...-
PERRY062/25.925106EPRO .--. .-. ---
WEBSTER CITY155/29.132303EEBS . -... ...
JEFFERSON089/32.239103EEFW . ..-. .--
IOWA FALLS206/33.136803EIFA .. ..-. .-

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 41-58.962167N41-59.861567N
Longitude: 093-37.485417W093-37.126033W
Elevation: 955.3 ft.918.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 014 magnetic, 017 true194 magnetic, 197 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 78 ft. tree, 2380 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear87 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: 
Single wheel: 17.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 41-59.911067N41-59.496150N
Longitude: 093-37.581900W093-37.048400W
Elevation: 925.0 ft.920.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 133 magnetic, 136 true313 magnetic, 316 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 84 ft. tree, 2750 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear42 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: DAMION PREGITZER
515 CLARK AVE
AMES, IA 50010
Phone 515-239-5275

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 70
Single engine airplanes: 44
Multi engine airplanes: 10
Gliders airplanes: 13
Ultralights: 3
    
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 01   download (212KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (203KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13   download (195KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download (183KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31   download (196KB)
VOR RWY 31   download (209KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1110:11
Sunrise05:4510:45
Sunset20:5201:52
Evening civil twilight21:2602:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 06:27:39
Local (UTC-5)  04-Jul-2009 01:27:39
 
METAR
KAMW 040611Z AUTO 10005KT 4SM -RA BR SCT021 OVC049 17/17 A3003 RMK AO2 P0008
KBNW 
10nm W 
040615Z AUTO 10010KT 10SM -RA OVC041 17/16 A3002 RMK AO2 P0004
KIKV 
19nm S 
040615Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM SCT030 OVC038 17/17 A3000 RMK AO2
TAF
KDSM 
28nm S 
040520Z 0406/0506 07010KT 4SM SHRA BR BKN025 OVC035 TEMPO 0409/0413 2SM -TSRA BR BKN015CB FM041300 07008KT 5SM SHRA BR VCTS BKN015CB FM041500 07008KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015 FM041700 07011KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN025 FM042100 05010KT P6SM OVC030
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Hap's Air Service 515-232-4310
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...
 
Crew car   Hertz   Cessna Service Center  
 
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Phillips 66


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100LL 
$4.55 
Jet A 
$3.60 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Ames Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Ames Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KAMW have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COUNTRY INN SUITES AMES 2.4 82-134
AMERICINN AMES 2.4 69-119
BEST WESTERN UNIVERSITY PARK INN & SUITES 1.1 80-124
HOLIDAY INN AMES CONFERENCE CENTER - ISU 1.0 
GATEWAY HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER 1.2 69-139
MICROTEL AMES 2.3 58-80
 

Other hotels near Ames Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
FAIRFIELD INN N STES MARRIOTT 0.9 76-140
DAYS INN AMES 2.1 62-99
COMFORT INN AMES 2.4 70-75
HAMPTON INN AMES 2.4 98-129
SUPER 8 AMES IA 2.4 51-60
HEARTLAND INN AMES 2.8 72-85
HILTON GARDEN INN AMES 3.5 
HOLIDAY INN EXP STES AMES 3.7 
QUALITY INN AND SUITES STARLIT 3.7 85-150

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Ames Municipal Airport

15 in Ames
11 in Ankeny
 

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Other Pages about Ames Municipal Airport

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