FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026
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 |
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| BRLr253/18.7 | | BURLINGTON VOR/DME | | 115.55 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | | 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 | | 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 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (263KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (292KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (183KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kimberly Dibble
Photo taken 15-Apr-2010
looking southwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Fort Madison Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-May-2026
| | Local
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-May-2026 18:41:28 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 02-May-2026 13:41:28 |
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| METAR |
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| KFSW | 021815Z AUTO VRB02KT 10SM SCT070 13/M03 A3012 RMK AO2
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KBRL
11nm NE | 021753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 12/M03 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP204 T01221028 10139 20050 58005
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KEOK
12nm S | 021815Z AUTO VRB06G12KT 10SM BKN070 BKN075 13/M00 A3013 RMK A01
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KMPZ
19nm NW | 021815Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 13/M03 A3013 RMK AO2
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KBRL
11nm NE | 021731Z 0218/0318 31006KT P6SM SCT070 FM030100 22006KT P6SM SCT200 FM031200 21010KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 0312/0314 P6SM -SHRA BKN035 FM031500 21012G24KT P6SM BKN090
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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