Ames Municipal Airport

Ames Municipal Airport (IATA: AMW, ICAO: KAMW, FAA LID: AMW) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district of Ames, a city in Story County, Iowa, United States.[1]

Ames Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Ames
ServesAmes, Iowa
Location2 miles SE
Elevation AMSL956 ft / 291 m
Coordinates41°59′31″N 93°37′18″W
Map
AMW
Location of airport in Iowa / United States
AMW
AMW (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,701 1,738 Asphalt
13/31 3,491 1,064 Concrete
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2013)33,751
Based aircraft (2017)86

Facilities and aircraft

Ames Municipal Airport covers an area of 700 acres (280 ha) which contains an asphalt paved runway 1/19 measuring 5,701 by 100 ft (1,738 by 30 m) and a concrete runway 13/31 measuring 3,491 by 75 ft (1,064 by 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2013, the airport had 33,751 aircraft operations: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 1% military. In January 2017, there were 86 aircraft based at the airport: 61 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 2 jet, 13 glider and 3 ultralight.[1]

According to NTSB records, the airport has had no fatal accidents since 1962 (the earliest year which can be searched in their database).

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for AMW (Form 5010 PDF), effective Jan 5, 2017.


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