| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
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]
Ames Municipal Airport covers an area of 700 acres (280 ha) which contains an asphalt paved runway 1/19 measuring 5,701 x 100 ft (1,738 x 30 m) and a concrete runway 13/31 measuring 3,491 x 75 ft (1,064 x 30 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).