Ames Municipal Airport (IATA: AMW, ICAO: KAMW, FAA LID: AMW) is two miles (3 km) southeast of Ames, in Story County, Iowa.[1]

Ames Municipal Airport
IATA: AMW ICAO: KAMW FAA LID: AMW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Ames
Serves	Ames, Iowa
Location	2 miles SE
Elevation AMSL	956 ft / 291 m
Coordinates	41°59′31″N 93°37′18″W
Website	www.cityofames.org
Map
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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
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Originally consisting of two turf runways, the airport was created after a 1943 vote by the city of Ames.[2] A new terminal and hangar were constructed in 2017, as part of a modernization effort.[3][4]

Facilities

The airport covers 700 acres (280 ha) and has two runways: 1/19 is 5,701 by 100 ft (1,738 by 30 m) asphalt and 13/31 is 3,491 by 75 ft (1,064 by 23 m) concrete.[1]

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

NTSB records show no fatal accidents at Ames since 1962 (the earliest year which can be searched in their database).

References

External links

• City of Ames, Iowa
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for AMW
  • AirNav airport information for KAMW
  • ASN accident history for AMW
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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