AirNav: KSPW - Spencer Municipal Airport

KSPW

Spencer Municipal Airport
Spencer, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 JULY 2010

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 field	SPENCER VOR/DME	110.00	05E
ESTr227/(24.8)	ESTHERVILLE VOR	110.40	07E
DDLr091/27.7	SHELDON VOR/DME	108.60	05E
OTGr142/33.3	WORTHINGTON VOR/DME	110.60	08E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
LITTLE SIOUX	302/3.8	326	05E	LTU	.-.. - ..-
EMMETSBURG	276/22.0	410	04E	EGQ	. --. --.-
PUFF	237/23.2	345	04E	PUF	.--. ..- ..-.
SIBLEY	112/26.9	269	05E	ISB	.. ... -...
SHELDON	091/27.8	338	05E	SHL	... .... .-..
PILOT ROCK	026/30.2	423	05E	CKP	-.-. -.- .--.
JACKSON	194/30.4	0	04E	MJQ	-- .--- --.-
STORM LAKE	359/34.0	434	04E	SLB	... .-.. -...
POCAHONTAS	310/35.0	428	06E	POH	.--. --- ....
ORANGE CITY	069/39.0	521	05E	ORC	--- .-. -.-.

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:

43-10.243333N

43-09.659267N

Longitude:

095-12.730000W

095-11.641367W

Elevation:

1338.0 ft.

1333.0 ft.

Gradient:

0.1%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

121 magnetic, 126 true

301 magnetic, 306 true

Displaced threshold:

500 ft.

Markings:

precision, in fair condition

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

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 lights

Instrument approach:

ILS

Obstructions:

none

15 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:

43-10.326667N

43-09.490417N

Longitude:

095-12.093333W

095-12.204367W

Elevation:

1334.7 ft.

1337.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

181 magnetic, 186 true

001 magnetic, 006 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

18 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:		24
Single engine airplanes:		17
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 26 August 2010 at 0901Z and 23 September 2010 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 12		download (314KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12		download (276KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (225KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30		download (234KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (242KB)
VOR RWY 12		download (310KB)
VOR RWY 30		download (216KB)
NDB RWY 30		download (188KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (53KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (75KB)

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 05-Sep-2010

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:21	11:21
Sunrise	06:50	11:50
Sunset	19:49	00:49
Evening civil twilight	20:18	01:18

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Sep-2010 03:15:49
Local (UTC-5)	05-Sep-2010 22:15:49

METAR

KSPW

060253Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP030 T01890144 55004

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Leading Edge Aviation

712-262-1000

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	100LL		Jet A
FS		$4.70		$4.25
Updated 20-Aug-2010

4 read

write

FS=Full service

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KSPW have stayed at...
	Miles		Price ($)
DAYS INN HOTEL SPENCER IA		4.1	85-103

Other hotels near Spencer Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
ECONO LODGE INN & SUITES SPENCER		3.4	60-61
AMERICINN SPENCER		3.7	99-149
SUPER 8 SPENCER		3.9	60-83
PLAZA 1 SPENCER		4.0	53-89

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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