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KFSW Fort Madison Municipal Airport
Fort Madison, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: FSW
Lat/Long: 40-39-33.3450N / 091-19-36.5430W
40-39.555750N / 091-19.609050W
40.6592625 / -91.3268175
(estimated)
Elevation: 724 ft. / 220.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02E (1985)
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 319-372-1138 OR 319-201-6006.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 AND REIL RY 34 AND PAPI RY 34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Taxiway lights: TWY LGTS AT ENTRANCE ONLY.

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
BRLr253/18.6BURLINGTON VORTAC111.4005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KEOKUK021/12.636602EEOK . --- -.-
MOUNT PLEASANT152/18.921202EMPZ -- .--. --..
MACOMB283/35.925101EJZY .--- --.. -.--
FAIRFIELD125/36.733200EFFL ..-. ..-. .-..

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4002 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: concrete/wired/combed, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 19.0
Double wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD MIRL LAST 2,000 FT HAS CLEAR GLOBES.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 40-39.867367N40-39.225600N
Longitude: 091-19.763200W091-19.566400W
Elevation: 712.0 ft.714.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 165 magnetic, 167 true345 magnetic, 347 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear24 ft. trees, 267 ft. from runway, 127 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
+33 FT TREES 1000 FT L/R.

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 1200 x 100 ft. / 366 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Operational restrictions: CLSD PERMLY.
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 40-39.583333N40-39.557417N
Longitude: 091-19.683333W091-19.292367W
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 63 ft. trees, 1327 ft. from runway, 133 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear33 ft. pline, 673 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

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
VERN PECK CHMN ARPT CMSN; CALL 319-470-9851.
Manager: STEVE HOHL
50 ARPT RD.
FORT MADISON, IA 52627
Phone 319-372-1138

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 6
Single engine airplanes: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 97/week *
52% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
15% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 24 May 2007

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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR/DME OR GPS-A   download (165KB)
VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 16   download (183KB)
VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 34   download (196KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2010:20
Sunrise05:5110:51
Sunset20:1201:12
Evening civil twilight20:4301:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-May-2008 07:17:14
Local (UTC-5)  12-May-2008 02:17:14
 
METAR
KFSW 111055Z AUTO 34031G42KT 7SM RA BKN014 OVC022 09/08 A2933 RMK AO2 P0012
KBRL 
11nm NE 
120653Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP140 T00670039
KEOK 
12nm S 
120655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A2995 RMK AO2
KMPZ 
19nm NW 
120656Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A2995 RMK AO2
TAF
KBRL 
11nm NE 
120520Z 120606 30004KT P6SM SKC FM0900 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1600 12008KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250
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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 
KNIGHTS INN FORT MADISON 2.7 
IOWAN INN & SUITES 3.6 60-260
SUPER 8 FORT MADISON IA 3.7 61-62
COMFORT INN AND SUITES 4.5 

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

6 in Burlington
2 in Keokuk
 

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