Ames Municipal Airport

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
Coordinates 41°59′31″N 93°37′18″W / 41.99194°N 93.62167°W / 41.99194; -93.62167
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Location of airport in Iowa/United States

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,701 1,738 Asphalt
13/31 3,491 1,064 Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 33,751
Based aircraft 70

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for AMW (Form 5010 PDF), effective 06-03-2010
  2. ↑ http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2010/06/27/ames_tribune/business/business_monthly/doc4c1a45f08fb43112952812.txt

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