KAMW — Ames Muni
Ames, IA · field elevation 956 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KAMW current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
SPECI KAMW 111208Z AUTO 22007KT 6SM VCTS -RA BR SCT110 23/22 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W-NE RAB00 P0002 T02330222
- Wind
- from 220° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,154 ft · pressure altitude 946 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 6 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 13 | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 31 | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 01 | 6 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
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
- 1118Z / 0120Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3° (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
- 7 approaches — ILS, LD, 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.