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KFSW Fort Madison Municipal Airport
Fort Madison, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: FSW
Lat/Long: 40-39-32.8000N / 091-19-39.9000W
40-39.546667N / 091-19.665000W
40.6591111 / -91.3277500
(estimated)
Elevation: 722 ft. / 220.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00W (2010)
From city: 2 miles N of FORT MADISON, IA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 52627

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1959
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FSW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SUN ON CALL
FOR ARPT ATTENDANCE CALL 319-316-2234.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RY 35 & PAPI RY 35 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 120.925 (319-372-5147)
WX ASOS at BRL (12 nm NE): 118.025 (319-752-6246)
WX AWOS-3 at EOK (13 nm S): 118.375 (319-524-7884)
WX AWOS-3 at MPZ (19 nm NW): 119.325 (319-385-4926)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.6/316.1 (BURLINGTON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BRLr253/18.7BURLINGTON VORTAC111.4005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KEOKUK020/12.636602EEOK . --- -.-
MOUNT PLEASANT154/19.421200WMPZ -- .--. --..
MACOMB283/36.025101EJZY .--- --.. -.--
FAIRFIELD125/36.733200EFFL ..-. ..-. .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
Surface: concrete/wired/combed, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 19.0
Double wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 40-39.866987N40-39.225467N
Longitude: 091-19.762823W091-19.566015W
Elevation: 713.0 ft.715.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 167 magnetic, 167 true347 magnetic, 347 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear22 ft. trees, 210 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+33 FT TREES 1000 FT L/R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF FORT MADISON
AVE E & 8 TH
FORT MADISON, IA 52627
Phone 319-372-7700
JOHN DEARING CHMN ARPT CMSN; CALL 319-470-7169.
Manager: DAVE WOODLEY
50 ARPT RD.
FORT MADISON, IA 52627
Phone 319-372-1138

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 8
Single engine airplanes: 6
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 43/week *
52% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
15% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 15 July 2008

Additional Remarks

TWY LGTS AT ENTRANCE ONLY.

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (207KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (234KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (177KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (22KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (79KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBRL - Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (12 nm NE)
KEOK - Keokuk Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KMPZ - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (19 nm NW)
KMQB - Macomb Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
C66 - Monmouth Municipal Airport (36 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KFSW (Fort Madison Municipal Airport)
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Photo taken 15-Apr-2010
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3512:35
Sunrise07:0313:03
Sunset17:3623:36
Evening civil twilight18:0500:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 12:53:45
Local (UTC-6)  13-Feb-2012 06:53:45
 
METAR
KFSW 131155Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM OVC050 M02/M12 A3011 RMK AO2
KBRL 
11nm NE 
131153Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM OVC050 M02/M12 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP205 T10171122 11017 21056 56014
KEOK 
12nm S 
131155Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM OVC050 M01/M10 A3011 RMK AO2
KMPZ 
19nm NW 
131155Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM SCT034 SCT050 OVC055 M01/M11 A3010 RMK AO2
TAF
KBRL 
11nm NE 
131126Z 1312/1412 18007KT P6SM OVC050 FM131500 18009KT 3SM -SN BR BKN015 OVC040 FM131700 17012KT 1SM -SN BR OVC008 FM140100 18009KT 3SM -SN BR OVC008 FM140600 18008KT 4SM -SN BR OVC009 FM141000 23006KT 5SM -FZDZ BR OVC009
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Fort Madison Community Airport 319-372-1138
no information available

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100LL
SS $4.65 
 Updated 14-Dec-2011
 
   1 read write
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Fort Madison Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
KINGSLEY INN 2.2 81-185
KNIGHTS INN FORT MADISON 2.7 58-68
IOWAN MOTOR LODGE FORT MADISON 3.5 44-70
SUPER 8 FORT MADISON IA 3.6 49-50
COMFORT INN AND SUITES 4.3 95-137

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 Fort Madison Municipal Airport

2 in Nauvoo, IL
7 in Burlington
4 in Keokuk
 

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