FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 AND REIL RY 34 AND 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 | | 152/18.9 | | 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: | non-standard NSTD MIRL LAST 2,000 FT HAS CLEAR GLOBES. |
| 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: | left | | 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 | | 24 ft. trees, 267 ft. from runway, 127 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear +33 FT TREES 1000 FT L/R. |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 1200 x 100 ft. / 366 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD PERMLY. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 40-39.583333N | | 40-39.557417N |
| Longitude: | 091-19.683333W | | 091-19.292367W |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 63 ft. trees, 1327 ft. from runway, 133 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 33 ft. pline, 673 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
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: | STEVE HOHL 50 ARPT RD. FORT MADISON, IA 52627 Phone 319-372-1138 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 97/week * | | 52% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 15% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 24 May 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (165KB) |
| 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 17-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 01:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 19:52:23 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 17-May-2008 14:52:23 |
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| METAR |
| KFSW | 171935Z AUTO 25009G18KT 10SM CLR 26/03 A2968 RMK AO2
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KBRL 11nm NE | 171853Z AUTO 30009KT 10SM CLR 27/04 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP049 T02670039
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KEOK 12nm S | 171935Z AUTO 28012G18KT 10SM CLR 27/03 A2968 RMK AO2
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KMPZ 19nm NW | 171935Z AUTO 26012G15KT 10SM CLR 26/06 A2967 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KBRL 11nm NE | 171740Z 171818 32009G16KT P6SM SKC FM2100 36007KT P6SM VCSH FEW050CB SCT150 FM0000 29014G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN060CB OVC100 FM0400 32012KT P6SM FEW100
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| NOTAMs |
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