FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | AMW |
Lat/Long: | 41-59-31.3570N 093-37-18.5550W 41-59.522617N 093-37.309250W 41.9920436,-93.6218208 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 955.6 ft. / 291.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03E (2000) |
From city: | 2 miles SE of AMES, IA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 50010 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 08/1943 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AMW (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 01; VASI RWYS 13, 19 & 31; HIRL RWY 01/19 & MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX ASOS: | 132.025 (515-233-2611) |
DES MOINES APPROACH: | 123.9 |
DES MOINES DEPARTURE: | 123.9 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.0 |
WX AWOS-3 at BNW (11 nm W): | 120.925 (515-432-9042) |
WX AWOS-3 at IKV (18 nm S): | 119.175 (515-965-5764) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
TNUr296/26.1 | | NEWTON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 03E |
DSMr355/33.3 | | DES MOINES VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 07E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100 JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 5701 x 100 ft. / 1738 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 32 /R/C/W/U | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 38.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 41-58.962055N | | 41-59.861562N |
Longitude: | 093-37.485322W | | 093-37.125865W |
Elevation: | 955.6 ft. | | 919.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 014 magnetic, 017 true | | 194 magnetic, 197 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Obstructions: | 78 ft. tree, 2380 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | 87 ft. tree, 2400 ft. from runway, 345 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 3491 x 75 ft. / 1064 x 23 m |
Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 10 /R/D/W/U | Single wheel: | 30.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 41-59.910972N | | 41-59.496122N |
Longitude: | 093-37.581898W | | 093-37.048540W |
Elevation: | 925.9 ft. | | 920.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 133 magnetic, 136 true | | 313 magnetic, 316 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 16 ft. tree, 320 ft. from runway, 164 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear 32 FT TREE 124 FT FM RWY END AND 158 FT R ON APCH; CLNC SLOPE 1:1 | | 50 ft. tree, 1011 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF AMES 515 CLARK AVE AMES, IA 50010 Phone 515-239-5160 |
Manager: | DAMION PREGITZER 515 CLARK AVE AMES, IA 50010 Phone 515-239-5275 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 63 | Single engine airplanes: | | 47 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | Helicopters: | | 1 | Gliders airplanes: | | 5 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 83/day * | 56% | transient general aviation | 37% | local general aviation | 5% | air taxi | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 12 September 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
- | BE ALERT FOR GLIDER & ULTRALIGHT OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
- | BIRD AND DEER ACT ON & INVOF ARPT |
- | RWY 01 IS CALM WIND RWY. |
- | STADIUM WI 3 NM, CHECK FOR EVENTS. |
- | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -27C. |
- | FOR CD CTC DES MOINES ATCT ON 126.0 OR CALL 515-974- 8016. |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download (229KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (211KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (206KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (240KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (213KB) |
VOR RWY 31 | |
download (197KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (146KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBNW - Boone Municipal Airport (11 nm W)
KIKV - Ankeny Regional Airport (18 nm S)
KPRO - Perry Municipal Airport (26 nm W)
KDSM - Des Moines International Airport (28 nm S)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 23-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 10:51 |
Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
Sunset | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 01:34 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 23-Apr-2024 21:04:12 |
Local (UTC-5) | 23-Apr-2024 16:04:12 |
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METAR |
KAMW | 232053Z AUTO 34021G29KT 10SM FEW075 19/02 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 30036/2001 SLP117 T01940017 53016
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KBNW 10nm W | 232055Z AUTO 31020G29KT 10SM SCT070 19/02 A2988 RMK AO2
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KIKV 19nm S | 232035Z AUTO 32022G31KT 7SM CLR 20/00 A2989 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KDSM 28nm S | 231720Z 2318/2418 31017G28KT P6SM FEW200 FM240000 33014G22KT P6SM SKC FM240200 33009KT P6SM SKC FM241100 03006KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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