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KAMW Ames Municipal Airport
Ames, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: AMW
Lat/Long: 41-59-31.3620N / 093-37-18.5580W
41-59.522700N / 093-37.309300W
41.9920450 / -93.6218217
(estimated)
Elevation: 955 ft. / 291.1 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
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
TNUr296/26.1NEWTON VOR/DME112.5003E
JWJr254/32.6ELMWOOD VOR/DME109.4003E
DSMr355/33.3DES MOINES VORTAC117.5007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BOONE107/11.040703EBNW -... -. .--
ANKENY349/17.827503EIKV .. -.- ...-
PERRY062/25.925106EPRO .--. .-. ---
WEBSTER CITY155/29.132303EEBS . -... ...
JEFFERSON089/32.239103EEFW . ..-. .--
MARSHALLTOWN254/32.223903EMIW -- .. .--
IOWA FALLS206/33.136803EIFA .. ..-. .-

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: 5700 x 100 ft. / 1737 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 38.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 41-58.962167N41-59.861567N
Longitude: 093-37.485417W093-37.126033W
Elevation: 955.3 ft.918.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 014 magnetic, 017 true194 magnetic, 197 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 78 ft. tree, 2380 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear87 ft. tree, 2400 ft. from runway, 345 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 3492 x 100 ft. / 1064 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 17.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 41-59.911067N41-59.496150N
Longitude: 093-37.581900W093-37.048400W
Elevation: 925.0 ft.920.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 133 magnetic, 136 true313 magnetic, 316 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 84 ft. tree, 2750 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear42 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: STEVE SALVO
515 CLARK AVE
AMES, IA 50010
Phone 515-239-5279

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 70
Single engine airplanes: 44
Multi engine airplanes: 10
Gliders airplanes: 13
Ultralights: 3
    
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 01   download (212KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (203KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 **CHANGED**   download (195KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download (183KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31   download (196KB)
VOR RWY 31   download (209KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5211:52
Sunrise07:2012:20
Sunset18:4423:44
Evening civil twilight19:1200:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Oct-2008 19:47:40
Local (UTC-5)  07-Oct-2008 14:47:40
 
METAR
KAMW 071926Z AUTO 34015G28KT 3SM -RA BR FEW011 SCT015 OVC034 11/10 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 34032/1858 RAB16 P0001
KBNW 
10nm W 
071935Z AUTO 33019G25KT 2 1/2SM DZ SCT010 OVC015 11/10 A2997 RMK AO2 P0004
KIKV 
19nm S 
071935Z AUTO 34019G26KT 10SM -RA BKN015 OVC030 10/10 A2994 RMK AO2 P0004
TAF
KDSM 
28nm S 
071720Z 071818 33015G22KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT005 OVC015 TEMPO 1821 2SM SHRA BR OVC005 FM2100 33012G20KT P6SM OVC015 FM2300 33012KT P6SM SCT025 FM0300 31006KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Hap's Air Service 515-232-4310
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...
 
Crew car   Hertz   Cessna Service Center  
 
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100LL 
$5.34 
Jet A 
$4.93 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Ames Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Ames Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KAMW have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COUNTRY INN SUITES AMES 2.4 89-90
AMERICINN AMES 2.4 69-109
BEST WESTERN UNIVERSITY PARK INN & SUITES 1.1 100-111
GATEWAY HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CE 1.1 79-209
MICROTEL AMES 2.3 70-90
 

Other hotels near Ames Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
FAIRFIELD INN N STES MARRIOTT 0.9 85-140
DAYS INN AMES 2.1 
COMFORT INN AMES 2.4 80-81
HAMPTON INN AMES 2.4 70-109
SUPER 8 AMES IA 2.4 60-61
HEARTLAND INN AMES 2.8 77-90
QUALITY INN AND SUITES STARLIT 3.7 85-86

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Ames Municipal Airport

12 in Ames
9 in Ankeny
 

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Other Pages about Ames Municipal Airport

www.city.ames.ia.us/...
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