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Ames Municipal Airport (AMW)

  • General
  • Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 08/01/1943, Runways: 2, Land Area Covered By Airport: 700 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 05829.*A, Location ID: AMW, Region: Central, Unicom Frequency: 122.700 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 122.700 MHz, Aeronautical sectional chart: Omaha, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: FOD, Tie-In FSS Name: Fort Dodge, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 955 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2008-11-06), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCP, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZMP, Boundary ARTCC Name: Minneapolis, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Federal Agreements: NGY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: AMW, Last Inspection Date: 09/30/2013, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
  • Location
  • State: Iowa, County: Story, City: Ames, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 59' 31.400'', Lng: -93° 37' 18.600'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.992056, Lng: -93.621833, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2008-11-06), Distance from central business district: 2 mi (SE) Find on map
  • Owner
  • City Of Ames, 515 Clark Ave, Ames, Ia 50010, 515-239-5160
  • Manager
  • Damion Pregitzer, 515 Clark Ave, Ames, Ia 50010, 515-239-5275
  • Operations
  • Period: 09/30/2012 - 09/30/2013, Air Taxi Operations: 1,656, Itinerant Operations: 18,957, Local Operations: 12,639, Military Operations: 499
  • Aircraft
  • Single Engine Aircraft: 62, Multi Engine Aircraft: 7, Jet Engine Aircraft: 2, Ultralight Aircraft: 3, Gliders Operational: 13
  • Additional
  • Fuel Types: 100 A, Magnetic Variation: 3E (Year 2000), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Lighting Schedule: See Rmk, Beacon Schedule: Ss-Sr, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: CHTR, INSTR, RNTL, SALES
  • Remarks
  • ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 & RY 13/31; MALSR RY 01; VASI RYS 13, 19 & 31 - 126.0.

Runway 1

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 01, True Alignment: 17, Instrument Landing System (ILS) Type: Instrument landing system, Right Traffic Pattern: Yes, Runway Markings Type: Precision instrument, Markings Condition: Fair, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 58' 57.723'', Lng: -93° 37' 29.120'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.982701, Lng: -93.624756, Physical Elevation: 956 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 955.6 ft, Approach Light System: MALSR, Controlling Object Description: TREE, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: PIR, Object Clear Slope: 27, Object Height: 78 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 2380.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 350L ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.3, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/06/2008), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/06/2008), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 19, True Alignment: 197, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Fair, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 59' 51.693'', Lng: -93° 37' 07.553'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.997693, Lng: -93.618765, Physical Elevation: 919 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 41.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.04 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 937.3 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: V4L, Controlling Object Description: TREE, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility, Object Clear Slope: 25, Object Height: 87 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 2400.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 345L ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.3, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/06/2008), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/06/2008), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)

Runway 2

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 13, True Alignment: 136, Right Traffic Pattern: Yes, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 59' 54.658'', Lng: -93° 37' 34.914'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.998516, Lng: -93.626365, Physical Elevation: 925 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 43.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 929.7 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: V4L, Controlling Object Description: TREE, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility, Object Clear Slope: 30, Object Height: 84 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 2750.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 112R ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.3, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/06/2008), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/06/2008), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 31, True Alignment: 316, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 59' 29.768'', Lng: -93° 37' 02.910'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.991602, Lng: -93.617475, Physical Elevation: 920 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 36.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 929.7 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: V4L, Controlling Object Description: TREE, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility, Object Clear Slope: 26, Object Height: 37 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1180.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 198L ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.3, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/06/2008), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/06/2008), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 2 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Ames)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 57 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)

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