Fort Madison Municipal Airport

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Fort Madison Weather (°F)

METAR: KFSW 180335Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM M03/M09 A3012 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KFSW (0.2 NM at True Heading of 18)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1020.1
Temperature: -3 C (26.6 F)
Dewpoint: -9 C (15.8 F)

Location

Latitude: 
40-39-32.8000N (40.659111)
Longitude: 
091-19-39.9000W (-91.32775)
Elevation: 
721.8 feet MSL (220 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
1.3 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. N of Fort Madison, Iowa
Found On: 
Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
DAVE WOODLEY
50 ARPT RD.
FORT MADISON, IA 52627
319-372-1138
CITY OF FORT MADISON
AVE E & 8 TH
FORT MADISON, IA 52627
319-372-7700

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
03/1959
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-SUN/ON CALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1722 feet (525 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
FSW
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  9
Multi Engine:  1
Jet Engine:  1

Annual Operations (as of 11/04/2021)

Total Operations:  2750
Air Taxi:  418 15.2%
GA Local:  1434 52.1%
GA Itinerant:  898 32.7%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
AWOS-3:  120.925 (319-372-5147)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.6/316.1 (BURLINGTON RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 319

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Air Exec, Inc.
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Unicom 122.8 372-1138 100LL
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Fort Dodge(FOD)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 NC-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 NC-3
IAP VOR/DME-A NC-3
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NC-3
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NC-3
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near FMS

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
11.8 Southeast Iowa Regional Airport
(BRL KBRL BRL)
50 51 100LL, Jet A
12.8 Keokuk Municipal Airport
(EOK KEOK EOK)
201 202 100LL, Jet A
19.2 Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
(MPZ KMPZ MPZ)
334 335 100LL, Jet A
31.9 Macomb Municipal Airport
(MQB KMQB MQB)
104 106 100LL, Jet A
35.6 Monmouth Municipal Airport
(C66)
62 64 100LL, MOGAS
35.6 Lewis County Regional Airport
(6M6)
206 207 100LL
38.0 Fairfield Municipal Airport
(FFL KFFL FFL)
308 309 100LL, Jet A
40.2 Washington Municipal Airport
(KAWG AWG)
337 338 100LL, Jet A
42.9 Memphis Meml Airport
(03D)
253 254 100LL
43.3 Muscatine Municipal Airport
(MUT KMUT MUT)
10 11 100LL, Jet A
43.5 Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field Airport
(UIN KUIN UIN)
171 172 100LL, Jet A
44.0 Galesburg Municipal Airport
(GBG KGBG GBG)
67 69 100LL, Jet A
44.4 Mercer County Airport
(C00)
36 38 100LL
47.0 Mount Sterling Municipal Airport
(I63)
149 151 100LL, Jet A
50.3 Bloomfield Municipal Airport
(4K6)
275 275 100LL
56.3 Hannibal Regional Airport
(KHAE HAE)
185 186 100LL, Jet A
57.3 Ingersoll Airport
(KCTK CTK)
94 96 100LL
57.5 Ottumwa Regional Airport
(OTM KOTM OTM)
298 298 100LL, Jet A
59.7 Iowa City Municipal Airport
(IOW KIOW IOW)
350 351 100LL, Jet A
60.1 Quad Cities International Airport
(MLI KMLI MLI)
37 39 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

List ALL KFSW NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KFSW

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KFSW

Remarks

A11 BOB CHESNUT CHMN ARPT CMSN; CALL 319-470-0066.
A110-1 TWY LGTS AT ENTRANCE ONLY.
A110-2 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
A17 FOR ARPT ATTENDANCE CALL 319-316-2234 (CELL).
A43-35 RWY 35 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN AND BYD 8 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
A52-35 +33 FT TREES 1000 FT L/R.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD.
A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RY 35 & PAPI RY 35 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 17/35
Longest Runway: 17/35 is 4000 ft (1219 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

FMS Airport Runway Details

Runway 17/35  4000 ft x 75 ft (1219 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 12/21/2010
Surface:  Concrete - Good condition - Wire comb or wire tine
Runway Pavement Class:  9 /R/C/W/U
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  19.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  25.0

Runway 17

Runway 35

Elevation: 
713.0 715.2
Latitude: 
40-39-52.0192N 40-39-13.5280N
Longitude: 
091-19-45.7694W 091-19-33.9609W
Runway True Alignment: 
167 347
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Right Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREES TREES
Object Height: 
40 25
Distance from End: 
1100 702
Object Centerline Offset: 
225 ft. right of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
28

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL
Landing Fees: 
Yes
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

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