FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025
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 |
BRLr253/18.7 | | BURLINGTON VOR/DME | | 115.55 | | 05E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (261KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (290KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (181KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kimberly Dibble
Photo taken 15-Apr-2010
looking southwest.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 17-Oct-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
Sunset | | 18:22 | | 23:22 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:49 | | 23:49 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2025 16:51:36 |
Local (UTC-5) | 17-Oct-2025 11:51:36 |
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METAR |
KFSW | 171635Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A2987 RMK AO2
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KBRL 11nm NE | 171553Z AUTO 21015G21KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP117 T02390161
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KEOK 12nm S | 171635Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM CLR 22/15 A2988 RMK A01
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KMPZ 19nm NW | 171630Z AUTO 20016G22KT 10SM CLR 25/15 A2986 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KBRL 11nm NE | 171120Z 1712/1812 18009KT P6SM SCT250 FM171400 20014G22KT P6SM BKN250 FM180000 19010KT P6SM SCT090 OVC110 PROB30 1805/1810 4SM -SHRA BKN040 FM181000 21006KT P6SM OVC250
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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