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KSPW Spencer Municipal Airport
Spencer, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: SPW
Lat/Long: 43-09-55.9000N / 095-12-10.1000W
43-09.931667N / 095-12.168333W
43.1655278 / -95.2028056
(estimated)
Elevation: 1339 ft. / 408.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 3 miles NW of SPENCER, IA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 51301

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1942
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SPW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: SAT-SUN 0800-1700, ALL MON-FRI 0700-1900
FOR ATTENDANT AFTER HOURS CALL (712) 262-1002.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 12/30 & 18/36; MALSR RY 12; VASI RYS 12 & 30; PAPI RYS 18 & 36; REIL RYS 30; 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX ASOS: 126.625 (712-262-8885)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.75/257.7 (FAIRMONT RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SPW at fieldSPENCER VOR/DME110.0005E
ESTr227/(24.8)ESTHERVILLE VOR110.4007E
DDLr091/27.7SHELDON VOR/DME108.6005E
OTGr142/33.3WORTHINGTON VOR/DME110.6008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LITTLE SIOUX302/3.832605ELTU .-.. - ..-
EMMETSBURG276/22.041004EEGQ . --. --.-
PUFF237/23.234504EPUF .--. ..- ..-.
SIBLEY112/26.926905EISB .. ... -...
SHELDON091/27.833805ESHL ... .... .-..
PILOT ROCK026/30.242305ECKP -.-. -.- .--.
JACKSON194/30.4004EMJQ -- .--- --.-
STORM LAKE359/34.043404ESLB ... .-.. -...
POCAHONTAS310/35.042806EPOH .--. --- ....
ORANGE CITY069/39.052105EORC --- .-. -.-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 50.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 43-10.243333N43-09.659267N
Longitude: 095-12.730000W095-11.641367W
Elevation: 1338.0 ft.1333.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 121 magnetic, 126 true301 magnetic, 306 true
Displaced threshold: no500 ft.
Markings: precision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: none15 ft. road, 750 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 50:1 FROM DSPLCD THR.

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 5100 x 75 ft. / 1554 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 50.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 43-10.326667N43-09.490417N
Longitude: 095-12.093333W095-12.204367W
Elevation: 1334.7 ft.1337.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 181 magnetic, 186 true001 magnetic, 006 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none18 ft. road, 560 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF SPENCER
418 2ND AVE WEST
SPENCER, IA 51301
Phone 712-580-7200
Manager: GAYLE BRANDT
1957 330TH STREET
SPENCER, IA 51301
Phone 712-262-1000

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 32
Single engine airplanes: 25
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 41/day *
45% transient general aviation
31% local general aviation
24% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 16 August 2007

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT.
WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT.
RY 12 IS CALM WIND RY.

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 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 12   download (251KB)
GPS RWY 18   download (177KB)
GPS RWY 36   download (178KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 12   download (210KB)
VOR RWY 30   download (206KB)
NDB RWY 30   download (189KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

4D8 - Fuller Airport (10 nm N)
KEGQ - Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (22 nm E)
KEST - Estherville Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
KISB - Sibley Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
KSHL - Sheldon Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5312:53
Sunrise07:2513:25
Sunset16:5022:50
Evening civil twilight17:2123:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Nov-2009 06:58:57
Local (UTC-6)  23-Nov-2009 00:58:57
 
METAR
KSPW 230553Z AUTO 14006KT 5SM BR BKN060 OVC090 07/06 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP154 60000 T00720056 10094 20072 401610072 53005 $
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Leading Edge Aviation 712-262-1000
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100LL Jet A
FS $4.40 $4.00 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Spencer Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Spencer Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KSPW have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN HOTEL SPENCER IA 4.0 68-85
 

Other hotels near Spencer Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
ECONO LODGE INN AND SUITES 3.4 
AMERICINN SPENCER 3.7 81-140
SUPER 8 SPENCER IA 3.9 75-83
PLAZA 1 SPENCER 4.0 43-68

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 Spencer Municipal Airport

1 in Milford
1 in Arnolds Park
 

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