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 |
| BRLr253/18.6 | | BURLINGTON VORTAC | | 111.40 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KEOKUK | | 021/12.6 | | 366 | | 02E | | EOK | . --- -.- |
| MOUNT PLEASANT | | 152/19.4 | | 212 | | 02E | | MPZ | -- .--. --.. |
| MACOMB | | 283/35.9 | | 251 | | 01E | | JZY | .--- --.. -.-- |
| FAIRFIELD | | 125/36.7 | | 332 | | 00E | | FFL | ..-. ..-. .-.. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 40-39.867367N | | 40-39.225600N |
| Longitude: | 091-19.763200W | | 091-19.566400W |
| Elevation: | 712.0 ft. | | 714.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 167 true | | 345 magnetic, 347 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 clear | | 22 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 |
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| 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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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunrise | | 05:41 | | 10:41 |
| Sunset | | 20:39 | | 01:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:11 | | 02:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 05:43:11 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 00:43:11 |
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| METAR |
| KFSW | 050515Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM OVC009 19/18 A2992 RMK AO2
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KBRL 11nm NE | 050453Z AUTO 06010KT 10SM OVC010 19/17 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01890172 $
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KEOK 12nm S | 050515Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM OVC008 20/17 A2992 RMK AO2
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KMPZ 19nm NW | 050515Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM OVC017 17/17 A2994 RMK AO2
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
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