FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -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 319-372-1138 OR 319-201-6006. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 & REIL RY 34 & 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 |
| BRLr253/18.6 | | BURLINGTON VORTAC | | 111.40 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KEOKUK | | 021/12.6 | | 366 | | 02E | | EOK | . --- -.- |
| MOUNT PLEASANT | | 152/19.4 | | 212 | | 02E | | MPZ | -- .--. --.. |
| MACOMB | | 283/35.9 | | 251 | | 01E | | JZY | .--- --.. -.-- |
| FAIRFIELD | | 125/36.7 | | 332 | | 00E | | FFL | ..-. ..-. .-.. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 40-39.867367N | | 40-39.225600N |
| Longitude: | 091-19.763200W | | 091-19.566400W |
| Elevation: | 712.0 ft. | | 714.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 167 true | | 345 magnetic, 347 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 clear | | 22 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 VERN PECK CHMN ARPT CMSN; CALL 319-470-9851. |
| Manager: | DAVE WOODLEY 50 ARPT RD. FORT MADISON, IA 52627 Phone 319-372-7439 |
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 15 July 2008 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (152KB) |
| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 16 | |
download (180KB) |
| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 34 | |
download (188KB) |
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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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:22 | | 23:22 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 14:57:04 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 08:57:04 |
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| METAR |
| KFSW | 081435Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3005 RMK AO2
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KBRL 11nm NE | 081453Z AUTO 19007KT 9SM CLR 16/12 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01560122 51009
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KEOK 12nm S | 081435Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3006 RMK AO2
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KMPZ 19nm NW | 081435Z AUTO 19007KT 7SM CLR 14/13 A3004 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KBRL 11nm NE | 081237Z 0813/0912 17004KT 6SM BR FEW090 SCT250 FM081530 17009KT P6SM FEW090 SCT250 FM081900 18011G15KT P6SM SCT250 FM090000 19009KT P6SM SCT250 FM090600 22007KT P6SM FEW070 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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