City of Ames, IA
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FAA Identifier: KAMW
Latitude/Longitude:
41-59-31.4000N/ 093-37-18.60000W
41-59.52333N / 093-37.310000W
41.99205561 / -93.6218333
Elevation: 955.6 ft./291.3m (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (2000)
From City: 2 miles SE of Ames
Airport Operation Statistics
Aircraft based on field: 86
Aircraft operations: Average 921/day
Single engine airplanes: 61 56% transient general aviation
Multi-engine airplanes: 7 37% local general aviation
Jet airplanes: 2 5% air taxi
Gliders: 13 1% military
Ultralights: 3
Runway 01/19
| Dimensions | 5701 x 100 ft. / 1738 x 30 m |
| Surface | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway Edge Lights | medium intensity |
| Runway Edge Markings | precision, in fair condition |
| Weight Limitations | single wheel - 30,000 lbs |
| double wheel - 38,000 lbs | |
| Slope Indicator | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach Lights |
MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway 01 | Runway 19 | |
| Traffic Pattern | right | left |
| Runway Heading | 014 magnetic, 017 true | 194 magnetic, 197 true |
| Markings | precision | non-precision |
| Markings Condition | fair |
fair |
| Latitude | 41-58.962060N | 41-59.861558N |
| Longitude | 093-37.485338W | 093-37.125898W |
| Elevation | 955.6 ft. | 918.9 ft. |
| Touchdown Point | yes, no lights | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions | 78 ft. tree, 2380 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of center-line, 27:1 slope to clear |
87 ft. tree, 2400 ft. from runway, 345 ft. left of center-line, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions | 3491 x 75 ft. / 1064 x 23 m |
| Surface | concrete, in good condition |
| Runway Edge Lights | medium intensity |
| Runway Edge Markings | non-precision, in good condition |
| Weight Limitations | single wheel - 30,000 lbs |
| Slope Indicator | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway 13 | Runway 31 | |
| Traffic Pattern | right | left |
| Runway Heading | 133 magnetic, 136 true | 313 magnetic, 316 true |
| Markings | nonprecision | nonprecision |
| Markings Condition | good | good |
| Latitude | 41-59.910968N |
41-59.496142N |
| Longitude | 093-37.581907W | 093-37.048508W |
| Elevation | 925.3 ft. | 920. ft. |
| Touchdown Point | yes, no lights |
yes, no lights |
| Obstructions | 84 ft. tree, 2750 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of center-line, 30:1 slope to clear |
37 ft. tree, 1180 ft. from runway, 198 ft. right of center-line, 26:1 slope to clear |
*Statistics provided by Air Nav (www.airnav.com)
Last Updated: November 9, 2016