Spencer Municipal Airport

Location

Latitude:	43-09-56.3470N (43.165652)
Longitude:	095-12-10.0550W (-95.202793)
Elevation:	1338.9 feet MSL (408 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	1.5 E (as of December 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	03 N.M. NW of Spencer, Iowa
Found On:	Omaha Chart
FAA Region:	ACE

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
MARK WHITE 1957 330TH STREET SPENCER, IA 51301 712-262-1000	CITY OF SPENCER 101 WEST 5TH STREET SPENCER, IA 51301 712-580-7200

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	03/1942
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours ALL/SAT-SUN/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC:	ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	2339 feet (713 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	SPW
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:	123.000
Unicom:	123.000
ASOS:	126.625 (712-262-8885)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.75/257.7 (FAIRMONT RCAG).

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 712

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. Update FBO info		262-1000	100LL, Jet A
Spencer Avionics, Inc. Update FBO info	Unicom 122.9	262-2364

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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

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Page Type	Page Name	Volume
IAP	ILS OR LOC RWY 12	NC-3
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 12	NC-3
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 18	NC-3
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 30	NC-3
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 36	NC-3
IAP	VOR RWY 30	NC-3
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	NC-3
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	NC-3

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near SPW

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
0.2	SPW	. . . . _ _ . . _ _	Spencer	VOR-DME	115.15	159	158
3.8	LTU	. _ . . _ . . _	Little Sioux	NDB	326	127	126
6.8	SP	. . . . _ _ .	Snore	NDB	394	306	304
22.0	EGQ	. _ _ . _ _ . _	Emmetsburg	NDB	410	100	99
23.2	PUF	. _ _ . . . _ . . _ .	Puff	NDB	345	61	60
24.8	EST	. . . . _	Estherville	VOR	110.40	53	52
26.9	ISB	. . . . . _ . . .	Sibley	NDB	269	297	295
27.8	SHL	. . . . . . . . _ . .	Sheldon	NDB	338	276	274
29.4	OT	_ _ _ _	Wondd	NDB	277	337	335
30.4	MJQ	_ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . _	Jackson	NDB-DME	353	18	17
33.3	OTG	_ _ _ _ _ _ .	Worthington	DME	110.6	330	328
34.0	SLB	. . . . _ . . _ . . .	Storm Lake	NDB	434	183	182
35.0	POH	. _ _ . _ _ _ . . . .	Pocahontas	NDB	428	135	134
39.1	ORC	_ _ _ . _ . _ . _ .	Orange City	NDB	521	254	252
41.1	AXA	. _ _ . . _ . _	Algona	NDB	403	96	95
43.2	SOY	. . . _ _ _ _ . _ _	Sioux Center	NDB	368	267	265
44.6	FNX	. . _ . _ . _ . . _	Fairmont	DME	114.25	50	49
44.6	FRM	. . _ . . _ . _ _	Fairmont	DME	110.2	49	48
44.8	MWM	_ _ . _ _ _ _	Windom	NDB	203	5	4
45.7	FQ	. . _ . _ _ . _	Montz	NDB	420	57	56

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
22.1	Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (KEGQ EGQ)	99	98	100LL
24.7	Estherville Municipal Airport (EST KEST EST)	53	52	100LL, Jet A+
27.2	Sibley Municipal Airport (KISB ISB)	296	294	100LL
27.7	Sheldon Regional Airport (KSHL SHL)	275	273	100LL, Jet A
30.3	Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP CKP)	210	208	100LL, Jet A
33.6	Worthington Municipal Airport (OTG KOTG OTG)	330	328	100LL, Jet A
34.1	Storm Lake Municipal Airport (SLB KSLB SLB)	182	181	100, Jet A
41.1	Algona Municipal Airport (AXG KAXA AXA)	97	96	100LL, Jet A
44.7	Fairmont Municipal Airport (FRM KFRM FRM)	49	48	100LL, Jet A
45.0	Windom Municipal Airport (MWM KMWM MWM)	5	4	100LL, Jet A
46.0	Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ RRQ)	292	290	100LL
48.2	Sac City Municipal Airport (KSKI SKI)	168	167	100LL
49.3	Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ KLRJ LRJ)	242	240	100LL, Jet A+
53.3	Rockwell City Municipal Airport (2Y4)	150	149	100LL
54.8	Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU SBU)	61	60	100LL, Jet A
57.8	Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD KFOD FOD)	129	128	100LL, Jet A
62.8	Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (KEAG EAG)	115	115	100LL
67.3	Tracy Municipal Airport (KTKC TKC)	345	343	100LL
68.3	Clarion Municipal Airport (KCAV CAV)	111	111	100LL, Jet A
68.4	Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN PQN)	316	314	100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-2	WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT.
A110-3	RY 12 IS CALM WIND RY.
A110-5	FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A17	FOR ATTENDANT AFTER HOURS CALL (712) 262-1000.
A57-30	APCH SLOPE 50:1 FROM DSPLCD THR.
A81-APT	ACTVT MIRL RYS 12/30 & 18/36; MALSR RY 12; VASI RYS 12 & 30; PAPI RYS 18 & 36; REIL RYS 30; 18 & 36 - CTAF.
E111	EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	12/30 18/36
Longest Runway:	12/30 is 6001 ft (1829 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:	12

SPW Airport Runway Details

Runway 12/30	6001 ft x 100 ft (1829 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 09/11/2019
Surface:	Concrete - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:	24 /R/B/W/U
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	30.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	50.0

	Runway 12	Runway 30
Elevation:	1338.7	1334.1
Latitude:	43-10-14.6062N	43-09-39.5585N
Longitude:	095-12-43.7854W	095-11-38.4920W
Runway True Alignment:	126	306
ILS Type:	ILS
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Precision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Object at End:		ROAD
Object Height:		15
Distance from End:		750
Object Centerline Offset:		0 ft. left and right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway	2-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway
Approach Light System:	1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
REIL:		Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:	45	26
Threshold Elevation:		1334.5
Displaced Threshold:		490
Threshold Latitude:		43-09-42.4212N
Threshold Longitude:		095-11-43.8237W

Runway 18/36	5100 ft x 75 ft (1554 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 09/11/2019
Surface:	Concrete - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:	24 /R/B/W/U
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	30.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	50.0

	Runway 18	Runway 36
Elevation:	1334.9	1337.3
Latitude:	43-10-20.5445N	43-09-30.4159N
Longitude:	095-12-05.4206W	095-12-12.1439W
Runway True Alignment:	186	006
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	3.0 degrees
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Object at End:		ROAD
Object Height:		18
Distance from End:		560
Object Centerline Offset:		0 ft. left and right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:	Yes	Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:	53	53

Services

Airframe Repair:	None
Powerplant Repair:	None
Bottled Oxygen:	None
Bulk Oxygen:	None
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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IATA: SPW

ICAO: KSPW

FAA: SPW

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Things To Do

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 712

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near SPW

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

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Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

SPW Airport Runway Details

Runway 12

Runway 30

Runway 18

Runway 36

Services

Maps & Diagrams

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