FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | AMW |
Lat/Long: | 41-59-31.3570N 093-37-18.5550W 41-59.522617N 093-37.309250W 41.9920436,-93.6218208 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 955.6 ft. / 291.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03E (2000) |
From city: | 2 miles SE of AMES, IA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 50010 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 08/1943 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AMW (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 01; VASI RWYS 13, 19 & 31; HIRL RWY 01/19 & MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX ASOS: | 132.025 (515-233-2611) |
DES MOINES APPROACH: | 123.9 |
DES MOINES DEPARTURE: | 123.9 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.0 |
WX AWOS-3 at BNW (11 nm W): | 120.925 (515-432-9042) |
WX AWOS-3 at IKV (18 nm S): | 119.175 (515-965-5764) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
TNUr296/26.1 | | NEWTON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 03E |
DSMr355/33.3 | | DES MOINES VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 07E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100 JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 5701 x 100 ft. / 1738 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 32 /R/C/W/U | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 38.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 41-58.962055N | | 41-59.861562N |
Longitude: | 093-37.485322W | | 093-37.125865W |
Elevation: | 955.6 ft. | | 919.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 014 magnetic, 017 true | | 194 magnetic, 197 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Obstructions: | 78 ft. tree, 2380 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | 87 ft. tree, 2400 ft. from runway, 345 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 3491 x 75 ft. / 1064 x 23 m |
Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 10 /R/D/W/U | Single wheel: | 30.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 41-59.910972N | | 41-59.496122N |
Longitude: | 093-37.581898W | | 093-37.048540W |
Elevation: | 925.9 ft. | | 920.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 133 magnetic, 136 true | | 313 magnetic, 316 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 16 ft. tree, 320 ft. from runway, 164 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear 32 FT TREE 124 FT FM RWY END AND 158 FT R ON APCH; CLNC SLOPE 1:1 | | 50 ft. tree, 1011 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF AMES 515 CLARK AVE AMES, IA 50010 Phone 515-239-5160 |
Manager: | DAMION PREGITZER 515 CLARK AVE AMES, IA 50010 Phone 515-239-5275 |
Additional Remarks
- | BE ALERT FOR GLIDER & ULTRALIGHT OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
- | BIRD AND DEER ACT ON & INVOF ARPT |
- | RWY 01 IS CALM WIND RWY. |
- | STADIUM WI 3 NM, CHECK FOR EVENTS. |
- | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -27C. |
- | FOR CD CTC DES MOINES ATCT ON 126.0 OR CALL 515-974- 8016. |
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 from 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download (228KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (211KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (205KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (240KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (213KB) |
VOR RWY 31 | |
download (198KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (146KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBNW - Boone Municipal Airport (11 nm W)
KIKV - Ankeny Regional Airport (18 nm S)
KPRO - Perry Municipal Airport (26 nm W)
KDSM - Des Moines International Airport (28 nm S)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 30-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 10:42 |
Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 11:13 |
Sunset | | 20:11 | | 01:11 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:41 | | 01:41 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-May-2025 01:35:49 |
Local (UTC-5) | 30-Apr-2025 20:35:49 |
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METAR |
KAMW | 010053Z AUTO 14012KT 10SM FEW032 OVC065 16/10 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP107 T01560100
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KBNW 10nm W | 010115Z AUTO 14015G20KT 10SM OVC070 16/11 A2982 RMK AO2
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KIKV 19nm S | 010115Z AUTO 14010G18KT 10SM SCT014 BKN023 OVC070 14/12 A2985 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KDSM 28nm S | 301720Z 3018/0118 13011KT P6SM VCSH FEW040 SCT060 OVC100 FM301900 12010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060 FM302100 12009KT P6SM SCT016 OVC028 FM010300 VRB06KT P6SM BKN007 OVC013 PROB30 0105/0111 4SM -SHRA BR FM011300 VRB05KT 6SM BR SCT008 OVC017
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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