FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RY 35 & PAPI RY 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| BRLr253/18.7 | | BURLINGTON VORTAC | | 111.40 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KEOKUK | | 020/12.6 | | 366 | | 02E | | EOK | . --- -.- |
| MOUNT PLEASANT | | 154/19.4 | | 212 | | 00W | | MPZ | -- .--. --.. |
| MACOMB | | 283/36.0 | | 251 | | 01E | | JZY | .--- --.. -.-- |
| FAIRFIELD | | 125/36.7 | | 332 | | 00E | | FFL | ..-. ..-. .-.. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 40-39.866987N | | 40-39.225467N |
| Longitude: | 091-19.762823W | | 091-19.566015W |
| Elevation: | 713.0 ft. | | 715.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 167 true | | 347 magnetic, 347 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. trees, 205 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left 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 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 43/week * | | 52% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 15% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 02 February 2012 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (176KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (190KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (152KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (22KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kimberly Dibble
Photo taken 15-Apr-2010
looking southwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Fort Madison Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 01:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:42:45 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:42:45 |
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| METAR |
| KFSW | 180955Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 18/16 A2998 RMK AO2
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KBRL 11nm NE | 180953Z AUTO 11003KT 5SM BR CLR 17/17 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01720167
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KEOK 12nm S | 180955Z AUTO 10003KT 1 3/4SM HZ VV007 18/13 A2997 RMK AO2
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KMPZ 19nm NW | 180955Z AUTO 10004KT 4SM HZ CLR 19/16 A2997 RMK AO2 T01930161
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| TAF |
KBRL 11nm NE | 180520Z 1806/1906 14006KT 6SM BR SCT070 SCT120 TEMPO 1809/1813 4SM BR FM181400 15010KT P6SM SCT050 SCT120
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| NOTAMs |
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