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KFSW Fort Madison Municipal Airport
Fort Madison, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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
BRLr253/18.7BURLINGTON 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 fair conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear8 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
    
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (158KB)

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 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5111:51
Sunrise07:1912:19
Sunset18:2323:23
Evening civil twilight18:5123:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 15:01:32
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 10:01:32
 
METAR
KFSW 161415Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM OVC023 10/06 A3000 RMK AO2
KBRL 
11nm NE 
161353Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM OVC020 09/05 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T00940050
KEOK 
12nm S 
161415Z AUTO 29008G14KT 10SM OVC022 09/05 A3000 RMK AO2
KMPZ 
19nm NW 
161415Z AUTO 26009G16KT 10SM OVC018 10/05 A2998 RMK AO2 T00960048
TAF
KBRL 
11nm NE 
161120Z 1612/1712 28008KT P6SM OVC020 FM161800 30010KT P6SM OVC025 FM170600 24010KT P6SM OVC030
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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 $5.70 
 Updated 14-Oct-2013
 
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SS=Self service
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Hotels near Fort Madison Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
KINGSLEY INN 2.2 81-185
KNIGHTS INN FORT MADISON 2.7 60
IOWAN INN FORT MADISON 3.5 45-80
SUPER 8 FORT MADISON IA 3.6 58-62
COMFORT INN AND SUITES 4.3 95-96

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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