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KFSW

Fort Madison Municipal Airport
Fort Madison, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	FSW
Lat/Long:	40-39-32.8000N 091-19-39.9000W 40-39.546667N 091-19.665000W 40.6591111,-91.3277500 (estimated)
Elevation:	721.8 ft. / 220.0 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00W (2010)
From city:	2 miles N of FORT MADISON, IA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	52627

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1959
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FSW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-SUN ON CALL FOR ARPT ATTENDANCE CALL 319-316-2234 (CELL).
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RY 35 & PAPI RY 35 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	120.925 (319-372-5147)
WX ASOS at BRL (12 nm NE):	118.025 (319-752-6246)
WX AWOS-3 at EOK (13 nm S):	118.375 (319-524-7884)
WX AWOS-3 at MPZ (19 nm NW):	119.325 (319-385-4926)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.6/316.1 (BURLINGTON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BRLr253/18.7		BURLINGTON VOR/DME		111.40		05E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BURNS		271/9.3		390		01E		BR	-... .-.
MACOMB		283/36.0		251		01E		JZY	.--- --.. -.--

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:

4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m

Surface:

concrete/wired/combed, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 9 /R/C/W/U
Single wheel:	19.0
Double wheel:	25.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 17

RUNWAY 35

Latitude:

40-39.866987N

40-39.225467N

Longitude:

091-19.762823W

091-19.566015W

Elevation:

713.0 ft.

715.2 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

167 magnetic, 167 true

347 magnetic, 347 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 35 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN AND BYD 8 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

40 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear

13 ft. trees, 400 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear
+33 FT TREES 1000 FT L/R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF FORT MADISON AVE E & 8 TH FORT MADISON, IA 52627 Phone 319-372-7700 JOSH DENNING CHMN ARPT CMSN; CALL 319-470-0066. LAURA LEIGOS, CITY MANAGER - 319-372-7700 EXT 203
Manager:	TIM BINGHAM 50 ARPT RD. FORT MADISON, IA 52627 Phone 319-372-1138

Additional Remarks

-	TWY LGTS AT ENTRANCE ONLY.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

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 from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 CHANGED		download (265KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 CHANGED		download (293KB)
VOR-A NEW		download (184KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply CHANGED		download (145KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (158KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBRL - Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (12 nm NE)
KEOK - Keokuk Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KMPZ - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (19 nm NW)
KMQB - Macomb Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
C66 - Monmouth Municipal Airport (36 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 11-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:13	10:13
Sunrise	05:45	10:45
Sunset	20:36	01:36
Evening civil twilight	21:09	02:09

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Jul-2025 02:06:12
Local (UTC-5)	11-Jul-2025 21:06:12

METAR

KFSW	120155Z AUTO 05005KT 1 1/4SM VCTS RA BR FEW055 FEW070 SCT090 20/20 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 33031/53 LTG DSNT ALQDS PRESRR P0176 VIS 3/4V5
KBRL 11nm NE	120153Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM +TSRA BR FEW006 BKN049 OVC075 20/20 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 03031/0100 LTG DSNT ALQDS PRESRR SLP108 P0120 T02000200
KEOK 12nm S	120155Z AUTO 01007G16KT 330V060 1 1/4SM BR BKN003 BKN023 OVC029 20/20 A2985 RMK A01 P0080
KMPZ 19nm NW	120155Z AUTO 11010KT 10SM -RA BKN008 BKN016 BKN023 20/19 A2982 RMK AO2

TAF

KBRL
11nm NE

112108Z 1121/1218 18011G18KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB TEMPO 1122/1201 VRB20G30KT 1SM +TSRA BKN020CB FM120100 19010KT 3SM TSRA BR SCT025CB BKN035 TEMPO 1201/1204 VRB25G35KT 1SM +TSRA BR BKN015CB FM120400 VRB05KT 6SM -RA VCTS BKN025CB BKN040 FM120800 VRB05KT 4SM BR BKN015

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Fort Madison Community Airport

319-372-1138

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	100LL
SS		$5.50
Updated 13-Jun-2025

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