KAMW — Ames Muni
Ames, IA · field elevation 956 ft · NON-ATCT
KAMW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAMW 100553Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T00940056 10161 20044 402111022 53009
- Wind
- from 350° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
- Density altitude
- 330 ft · pressure altitude 806 ft
- Observed
- 33 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 4 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 31 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 13 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 19 | 4 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KAMW — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KAMW — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.99204, -93.62182
- Elevation
- 956 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1258Z / 2258Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°E (2000)
- Fuel
- 100,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Story, IA
Everything else KAMW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 5,701 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 3,491 | 75 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 126.0
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 123.9
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KBNW Boone Muni11 nm
- KIKV Ankeny Rgnl18 nm
- KPRO Perry Muni26 nm
- KDSM Des Moines Intl28 nm
- KMIW Marshalltown Muni32 nm
- KIFA Iowa Falls Muni33 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAMW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Iowa airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.