FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AMW |
| Lat/Long: | 41-59-31.4000N / 093-37-18.6000W
41-59.523333N / 093-37.310000W
41.9920556 / -93.6218333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 956 ft. / 291.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of AMES, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 50010 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 01/19 & 13/31; MALSR RY 01; VASI RYS 13 & 31 & 19 - 126.0. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
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| TNUr296/26.1 | | NEWTON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 03E |
| JWJr254/32.6 | | ELMWOOD VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 03E |
| DSMr355/33.3 | | DES MOINES VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BOONE | | 107/11.0 | | 407 | | 03E | | BNW | -... -. .-- |
| ANKENY | | 349/17.8 | | 275 | | 03E | | IKV | .. -.- ...- |
| PERRY | | 062/25.9 | | 251 | | 06E | | PRO | .--. .-. --- |
| WEBSTER CITY | | 155/29.1 | | 323 | | 03E | | EBS | . -... ... |
| JEFFERSON | | 089/32.2 | | 391 | | 03E | | EFW | . ..-. .-- |
| IOWA FALLS | | 206/33.1 | | 368 | | 03E | | IFA | .. ..-. .- |
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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 38.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 41-58.962060N | | 41-59.861558N |
| Longitude: | 093-37.485338W | | 093-37.125898W |
| Elevation: | 955.6 ft. | | 918.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| 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 (3.00 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 | | |
| 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 100 ft. / 1064 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 41-59.910968N | | 41-59.496142N |
| Longitude: | 093-37.581907W | | 093-37.048508W |
| Elevation: | 925.3 ft. | | 920.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| 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: | 84 ft. tree, 2750 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 42 ft. tree, 1225 ft. from runway, 575 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 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: | | 70 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 44 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 13 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 93/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT FOR GLIDER & ULTRALIGHT OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | BIRD ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT SPRING & FALL. |
| - | RY 01 IS CALM WIND RY. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download (211KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (202KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (195KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (183KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (195KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 13:23 |
| Sunset | | 16:43 | | 22:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 23:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 15:07:43 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 30-Nov-2009 09:07:43 |
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| METAR |
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| KAMW | 301453Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP186 T10061033 56006
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KBNW
10nm W | 301455Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 00/M02 A3003 RMK AO2
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KIKV
19nm S | 301455Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 A3007 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KDSM
28nm S | 301131Z 3012/0112 24008KT P6SM SKC FM301600 24013KT P6SM FEW120 FM302300 23008KT P6SM FEW120
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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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