FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download (310KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (209KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (202KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (220KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 | |
download (165KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (39KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 01:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:02 | | 02:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:35:33 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:35:33 |
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| METAR |
| KAMW | 180953Z AUTO 13003KT 6SM BR CLR 14/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP129 T01390139
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KBNW 10nm W | 180955Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2994 RMK AO2 T01470133
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KIKV 19nm S | 180955Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 14/13 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDSM 28nm S | 180913Z 1809/1906 13004KT P6SM BKN300 FM181600 14013G22KT P6SM SCT050 BKN090 FM182100 14014KT P6SM BKN050 FM190300 13007KT P6SM BKN030
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| NOTAMs |
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