FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 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 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 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. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download |
| 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 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 13:19 |
| Sunset | | 17:38 | | 23:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:07 | | 00:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:11:46 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 16:11:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KAMW | 092153Z AUTO 34021G31KT 3SM HZ OVC016 M05/M08 A3006 RMK AO2 PK WND 34031/2149 SLP199 T10501078
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KBNW
10nm W | 092155Z AUTO 34019KT 3SM HZ OVC013 M03/M07 A3005 RMK AO2
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KIKV
19nm S | 092155Z AUTO 33016G23KT 7SM OVC016 M03/M06 A3006 RMK AO2
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KDSM
28nm S | 091732Z 0918/1018 33015G25KT 5SM -SN BLSN SCT025 BKN035 FM092000 33018G28KT 3SM -SN BLSN SCT015 BKN025 FM100000 33018G25KT 5SM BLSN SCT015 BKN035 FM100600 32015KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250 FM101200 31010KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250
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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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