Ames Municipal Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Ames | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Ames, Iowa | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 miles SE | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°59′31″N 93°37′18″W / 41.99194°N 93.62167°W | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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, 2009, the airport had 33,751 aircraft operations: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 1% military. There are 70 aircraft based at the airport: 63% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 0% jet, 19% glider and 4% ultralight.[1]
From May 10, 2010 through June 11, 2010, there were between five and six arrivals/departures at Ames each day.[2]
According to NTSB records, the airport has had no fatal accidents 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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