FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 -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: | ACTVT MIRL RYS 01/19 & 13/31; MALSR RY 01; VASI RYS 13 & 31 & 19 - 126.0. |
| 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 |
| JWJr256/32.6 | | ELMWOOD VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 01E |
| DSMr355/33.3 | | DES MOINES VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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 | | 206/32.8 | | 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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 75 ft. / 1064 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, 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: | | 92 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 66 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 13 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 92/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT FOR GLIDER & ULTRALIGHT OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | BIRD ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT SPRING & FALL. |
| - | RY 01 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | STADIUM WITHIN 3NM, CHECK FOR EVENTS. |
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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download (310KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (210KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (202KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (220KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 | |
download (165KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (39KB) |
| 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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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunset | | 18:31 | | 23:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:59 | | 23:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 14:54:23 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 09:54:23 |
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| METAR |
| KAMW | 161353Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM OVC013 08/06 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T00780061
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KIKV 19nm S | 161355Z AUTO 29009G14KT 10SM OVC011 08/06 A2998 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDSM 28nm S | 161137Z 1612/1712 29011G18KT P6SM SCT009 OVC014 FM161900 30012KT P6SM SCT014 OVC024 FM162200 30012KT P6SM BKN040 FM170600 27006KT P6SM SCT040 SCT080
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| NOTAMs |
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