KAMW Ames Municipal Airport
Ames, IA · 2 miles SE of AMES, IA
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KAMW
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 955.6 ft
- Coordinates
- 41-59-31.3570N 093-37-18.5550W
- Lat / Long
- 41.9920436, -93.6218208
- Mag. variation
- 03E (2000)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 08/1943
- 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
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- ACTVT MALSR RWY 01; VASI RWYS 19; HIRL RWY 01/19 & MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF.
Airport diagram
Range from KAMW
Runways
Longest 5701 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 5701 x 100 ft. / 1738 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- PCN 32 /R/C/W/U Single wheel
Runway 1
- Heading
- 014 magnetic, 017 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 955.6 ft.
- Obstructions
- 46 ft. tree, 2167 ft. from runway, 191 ft. left of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear
Runway 19
- Heading
- 194 magnetic, 197 true
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 919.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 87 ft. tree, 2400 ft. from runway, 345 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 3491 x 75 ft. / 1064 x 23 m
- Surface
- concrete, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- PCN 10 /R/D/W/U Single wheel
Runway 13
- Heading
- 133 magnetic, 136 true
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 925.9 ft.
- Obstructions
- 7 ft. tree, 340 ft. from runway, 95 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
Runway 31
- Heading
- 313 magnetic, 316 true
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 920.2 ft.
- Obstructions
- 32 FT TREE 124 FT FM RWY END AND 158 FT R ON APCH; CLNC SLOPE 1:1
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 5
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- 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
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- ILS/DME
Services
- Fuel
- 100 JET-A
- Fuel available
- 100 JET-A
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
Ownership
- 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
- Manager phone
- 515-239-5275
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.