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KFSW Fort Madison Municipal Airport
Fort Madison, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: FSW
Lat/Long: 40-39-33.3450N / 091-19-36.5430W
40-39.555750N / 091-19.609050W
40.6592625 / -91.3268175
(estimated)
Elevation: 724 ft. / 220.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02E (1985)
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
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
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 319-372-1138 OR 319-201-6006.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 & REIL RY 34 & PAPI RY 34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Taxiway lights: TWY LGTS AT ENTRANCE ONLY.

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 SERVICE PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.6/316.1 (BURLINGTON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BRLr253/18.6BURLINGTON VORTAC111.4005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KEOKUK021/12.636602EEOK . --- -.-
MOUNT PLEASANT152/19.421202EMPZ -- .--. --..
MACOMB283/35.925101EJZY .--- --.. -.--
FAIRFIELD125/36.733200EFFL ..-. ..-. .-..

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4002 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: concrete/wired/combed, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 19.0
Double wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 40-39.867367N40-39.225600N
Longitude: 091-19.763200W091-19.566400W
Elevation: 712.0 ft.714.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 165 magnetic, 167 true345 magnetic, 347 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear22 ft. trees, 210 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 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
VERN PECK CHMN ARPT CMSN; CALL 319-470-9851.
Manager: DAVE WOODLEY
50 ARPT RD.
FORT MADISON, IA 52627
Phone 319-372-7439

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 8
Single engine airplanes: 6
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 43/week *
52% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
15% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 15 July 2008

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
VOR/DME OR GPS-A   download (160KB)
VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 16   download (183KB)
VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 34   download (196KB)

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 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0810:08
Sunrise05:4110:41
Sunset20:3901:39
Evening civil twilight21:1102:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 05:43:11
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2009 00:43:11
 
METAR
KFSW 050515Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM OVC009 19/18 A2992 RMK AO2
KBRL 
11nm NE 
050453Z AUTO 06010KT 10SM OVC010 19/17 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01890172 $
KEOK 
12nm S 
050515Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM OVC008 20/17 A2992 RMK AO2
KMPZ 
19nm NW 
050515Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM OVC017 17/17 A2994 RMK AO2
TAF
KBRL 
11nm NE 
050221Z 0502/0524 06009KT P6SM OVC008 FM050300 04006KT P6SM SCT020 OVC030 TEMPO 0503/0505 BKN008 OVC020 FM050500 04005KT P6SM FEW025 BKN080 FM050800 02004KT 5SM BR FEW060 FM051000 01004KT 3SM BR FEW002 FM051300 36006KT P6SM SKC FM051600 34009KT P6SM
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Fort Madison Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
KINGSLEY INN 2.2 110-185
KNIGHTS INN FORT MADISON 2.7 60-61
TRAVELODGE FORT MADISON 3.6 60-260
SUPER 8 FORT MADISON IA 3.7 59-60
COMFORT INN AND SUITES 4.5 

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 Fort Madison Municipal Airport

1 in Nauvoo, IL
7 in Burlington
4 in Keokuk
 

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